Cert 15 | 84 mins | 2015
4 Star Personal Journey West.
First time writer/director John Maclean brings us a strange tale of a young man’s lost love.
This is a far cry from the westerns of old (1940-50’s) with more of a script that makes it personal and intimate rather than the big sweeping vistas of Monument Valley and long shots of the cavalry.
Well to-do Young Scottish lad…more
Cert 15 | 94 mins | 1987
4 stars for this classic cult horror film.
The Lost Boys is Road Rash Reviews pick from the Warner Bros catalogue for Halloween, a classic film, made long before all the vampires turned sparkly and is now available on glorious Blu-ray, looking better than ever.
This fantastic, pure eighties horror starts with two teenage boys, Sam (Corey Haim – Crank: High Voltage,…more
Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2015
3 stars for this glossy and highly produced horror film.
Released just in time for Halloween, Pay The Ghost is based on the novella by Tim Lebbon, written by Dan Kaye (Timber Falls) and directed by Uli Edel (Houdini, The Baader Meinhof Complex).
It tells the story of Mike Lawford (Nicholas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas, National Treasure), a very busy University…more
Cert PG | 104 mins | 2015
4 Star A new Holmes.
Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) brings Mitch Cullin‘s novel “A Slight Trick of the Mind” through Jeffrey Hatcher‘s screenplay and brings us an awesome new take on Arthur Conan Doyle‘s iconic character Sherlock Holmes, which I believe only Sir Ian McKellen (The Hobbit, 3D Box Set) could pull off.
Far away from the tales of old, of the daring…more
Cert 18 | 99 mins | 2015
3 stars for this reasonable but not inspiring thriller.
Knock Knock is written and directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Aftershock) and takes place in the affluent hills around the Hollywood area.
Evan Webber (Keanu Reeves – 47 Ronin, John Wick) has the very epitome of the cliched perfect family. He is a successful architect, with a beautiful sculptor wife, Karen Alvarado (Ignacia…more
Cert 15 | 6 x 25 mins | 2014
4 star Stand Alone Sci-Fi.
Tales from the awesome classic Sci-Fi horror magazine from 1974-1987, Métal Hurlant, meaning Screaming Metal, also known in the USA and UK as Heavy Metal and in Germany as Schwermetall.
Adapted by and directed by Guillaume Lubrano these are six self contained episodes and if you are a fan of programs such as Twilight Zone or the…more
Cert 15 | 97 mins | 2015
4 stars for this highly enjoyable horror prequel.
Insidious: Chapter 3 is written and directed by Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) and is set a few years before the haunting of the Lambert family from the first film, Insidious.
Chapter 3 is a prequel which gives us a little insight into the history of gifted psychic Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye – A Nightmare…more
