Road Rash Reviews

The Place Promised in Our Early Days Review *****

Cert 12 | 116 mins | 2016

5 star breathtakingly beautiful digital animation.
This is a double feature set, including both The Place Promised in Our Early Days and Voices of a Distant Star. These are the second and third films by renowned Japanese director Makoto Shinkai (The Children Who Chase Lost Voices, Garden of Words) and also included is “She and Her Cat”, an adorable 5 minute…more

Outlaw Star: The Complete Series Review ****-

Cert 12 | 650 mins | 2016

4 stars of rip roaring space-faring adventures.
Outlaw Star was first released in 1998 and is based on the manga of the same name by Takehiko Ito. It was produced by Sunrise Studio (Gundam Reconguista in G) and directed by Mitsuru Hongo (Shamanic Princess). This is the first English release on Blu-ray.
“Oh, You can’t perform? I’m sorry you can’t perform…”
It tells us…more

Your Lie In April Part 1 Review *****

Cert PG | 275 mins | 2016

5 stars of beautiful and heartwarming anime.
Your Lie In April is based on the manga of the same name by Naoshi Arakawa and directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro from A-1 Pictures (Fairy Tail The Movie: The Phoenix Priestess). This is Part 1 of the series and features episodes 1-11.
“I met the girl under full-bloomed cherry blossoms and my fate has begun to change…”
It…more

Kes Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert PG | 106 mins | 1969

4 Star
A Boy, A Bird and Bruises.
 
Taken from the Barry Hines novel (“A Kestrel for a Knave”) and adapted by Hines for Ken Loach (The Angel’s Share) to direct the ground breaking style of filming set within the coalfields of Barnsley UK.
Fifteen year old Billy Casper (David Bradley, Zulu Dawn) lives with his mother (Lynne Perrie, Coronation Street) and…more

Gundam Reconguista in G Review

Cert 12 | 26x23 mins | 2014-2015

4 Star
Pirates, Army and Mobile Suits.
The thirteenth instalment in Sunrise’s long-running Gundam franchise. This series is the first original series since 1999 and marks the 35th Anniversary. Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino (Astro Boy, Gundam franchise) he continues to give what we expect of Gundam.
Regild Century 1014, 1,014 years after the end of the Universal Century. Man is trying…more

Now You See Me 2 Review ****-

Cert 12 | 129 mins | 2016

4 Star
Magic, Mystery and Mayhem.
From director Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets) and writer Ed Solomon (Men In Black, Now You See Me) comes the much anticipated sequel to the very original first film.
Set a year after the first film, the remaining four Horsemen J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson, The Hunger…more

The Killing of America Review ****-

Cert E 18 | 115 mins | 1981

4 Star
Death on the Streets.
Sheldon Renan (Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse) brings us a brutal documentary about the decline of America in the 1960’s-70’s and the meteoric rise of gun crime.
This documentary has never been released in the United States and graphically shows the bloodyness of real life gun crime. The only censorship in this film is…more

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