Road Rash Reviews

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Review *****

Cert U | 77 mins | 1920

5 star conversion of this iconic horror film.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is a German silent film, first released in 1920. It was written by Carl Mayer (The Last Laugh) and Hans Janowitz (Der Januskopf) and directed by Robert Weine (The Night of the Rose).
It is now presented as part of the Masters of Cinema Series, #92. Bringing this highly…more

Aldnoah Zero Season 2 Review *****

Cert 15 | 12 x 23 mins | 2015

5 Star
Sworn Enemies and a Princess.
From the great A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Sword Art Online II, World Conquest: Zvezda Plot, Magi: The Kingdom of Magic) comes season 2 of the fantastic Sci-Fi series that blew us away with the first edition of this Mech vs Martian extravaganza.
Set 19 months after the encounter between Slaine and the Princess Asseylum…more

OSAMU TEZUKAS Metropolis limited edition

Cert PG | 110 mins | 2001

5 Star
Innocence, Greed and the World.
This 2001 anime is loosely based on the 1947 manga by Osamu Tezuka which is also loosely based on the famous 1927 silent film. Eureka bring us the new (Limited Edition Dual-Format) SteelBook [Blu-ray] in all its glory. Directed by the legendary Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), set sometime in the near future but relying heavily…more

Takashi Miike’s Black Society Trilogy Review ****-

Cert 18 | 302 mins | 95,97,99

4 Star
Assassins, Prostitutes, Drugs and lots of Money.
This fantastic release comes from prolific director Takashi Miike (Audition, The Happiness of the Katakuris) and this marks his seminal cinema releases for the adults in the family. Black Society Trilogy is a hard hitting delve into the seedier side of life in Japan and Taiwan and how the cultures of Japan and…more

Assault on Precinct 13 Blu-ray Review *****

Cert 15 | 91 mins | 1976

5 Star
Early Carpenter Genius.
Following the success of writer/director John Carpenter‘s (Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China) first full film Dark Star (1974), he was given the money to make a film, but on a limited budget. This was the cult result.
Saturday 3:10 am Anderson, South Central Los Angeles, there is a large robbery of…more

Bad Moms Review ****-

Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2016

4 stars of hilariously bad behaviour.
Brought to us by the writers of The Hangover Trilogy, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and directed by them too, this carries all the hallmarks of those films, but with mothers instead of bachelors.
“Oh my God, that’s a giant bush!”
Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis – Jupiter Ascending, Blood Ties) had her first child at age twenty. Now,…more

War Dogs Review ****-

Cert 15 | 117 mins | 2016

4 Star
Bullets, Guns and Chancers.
After a short break director Todd Phillips (Hangover (Trilogy)) is back with a bang. He gives us a story based in real life US of A during the war in Iraq, but this tale definitely has its tongue firmly wedged in its cheek.
January 1st 2008 a car pulls up in an abandoned yard, there is the…more

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