Road Rash Reviews

The Sweeney: Series Four 50th Anniversary Edition Review *****

Cert 15 | 712 mins | 1978

5 Star
The Grand Finale.
Well, thank you Fetch Publicity for delivering this famous gritty TV Series from the 1970s, this is the fourth and final series from 1978, and we can enjoy these fourteen fully restored episodes. The grit is grittier, the colour is sharper, but nothing is as sharp as Regan’s tongue. With nearly twelve hours of action, this is…more

Dark Winds Season 3 [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 480 mins | 2026

4 star compelling and haunting continuation.
Dark Winds Season 3 is the 2026 sequel to to 2024 American crime series Dark Winds 2 and follows on directly from the ending, therefore it is highly recommended to get caught up before reading any further.
Created for television by Graham Roland (Mile 22, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), it is based on The Dancehall of the Dead…more

KING OF BEGGARS (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 12 | 101 mins | 1992

4 Star
From a Jack to a King.
Writer/director Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend, Beast Cops) bring martial arts to life in The King of Beggars, as Stephen Chow (FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, THE ROYAL TRAMP COLLECTION) lights up the screen with his talents. This from riches to rags story sees a lazy young man get even lazier as he hones his…more

Cloud/Charisma Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 226 mins | 2026

4 star excellent duo of Japanese thrillers.

Cloud/Charisma are two films from the fertile imagination of Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Journey to the Shore). Although made 25 years apart and very different films, they are both great psychological thrillers, each bearing Kurosawa’s unmistakable style and both equally enjoyable.
They are presented here as a Limited Edition boxset, making their UK Entertainment debut as…more

The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess Collection Review ***--

Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2026

3 stars, a chaotic and fast paced animated tale.
The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess is a 2023 Japanese animated series, based on the light novel series of the same name, written by Kotei Kobayashi and illustrated by Riichi.
Directed by Tatsuma Minamikawa, it is presented here in both the original Japanese and an English dub and is available to own…more

FULL MOON HIGH (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 93 mins | 1981

4 Star
Close Encounters of the Hairy Kind.
It’s cult classic time and thanks to Eureka Entertainment LTD, we get to see it on Blu-ray. This Larry Cohen (The Stuff, The Ambulance, Phone Booth) dark comedy (his only true comedy) is possibly more poignant today than back in the early 1980s (Jimmy Carter). But this teen (the star was 25) coming of…more

City Slickers (1991) Limited Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 12 | 114 mins | 2026

4 stars for a remastered beloved nineties gem.
City Slickers is a 1991 American comedy Western film, written by Lowell Ganz (Splash, Parenthood) and Babaloo Mandel (Where the Heart Is) and directed by the always excellent Ron Underwood (Tremors, Heart and Souls). This upbeat but thought provoking comedy is very of its era and some outdated ideas are aired.
It has enjoyed…more

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