Road Rash Reviews

The Strangers (2008) Standard Edition Review ****-

Cert 18 | 95 mins | 2024

4 star horror, a masterclass in tension building.
The Strangers is written and directed by Bryan Bertino (The Monster), who made his very impressive feature directorial debut with this film and was originally released in 2008. A terrifying home-invasion story, it is presented here on Standard Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight Films and is available from 19th August 2024.
“Since we’ve been…more

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) 4K UHD Review *****

Cert 15 | 94 mins | 2024

5 star restoration of an hilariously irreverent and silly comedy.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a 2004 American satirical comedy film, written by Will Ferrell (Strays, Daddy’s Home 2), who also stars and Adam McKay (The Big Short, Don’t Look Up), who made his fantastic directorial debut with this inspired comedy.
It is presented here on 4K UHD for the…more

Point Break 4K Blu-ray Review *****

Cert 15 | 122 mins | 1991

5 Star
Surf’s Up
From Icon Film Distribution comes the 1991 cult surfing-crime film, directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Strange Days) who bring the thrills and spills of this adrenalin fuelled crime caper, and with the 4K you can almost feel the spray from the surf. Point Break, Great Action, Great Characters, Cult Classic.
The surf is good and the sun…more

Boy Kills World 4K UHD Review *****

Cert 18 | 111 mins | 2024

5 star brutal, bloody non-stop martial arts action.
Boy Kills World is a 2024 dystopian action comedy film, with a screenplay from Tyler Burton Smith (Child’s Play) and Arend Remmers (Snowflake, Dreamfactory), who also co-wrote the story, alongside Moritz Mohr, who makes a truly remarkable and accomplished feature directorial debut.
“That’s not a very good disguise. Butterflies don’t exactly blend in.”
Boy (Cameron…more

The Man from U.N.C.L.E (2015) Limited Edition 4K UHD Review ****-

Cert 12 | 116 mins | 2024

4 star expertly remastered origin story.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is a 2015 big screen reimagining of the beloved 1960’s T.V. show of the same name, created by Norman Felton and Sam Rolfe. The screenplay was adapted by Lionel Wigram (Sherlock Holmes), Jeff Kleeman (Frankenstein) and the brilliant Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Wrath of Man). who also…more

MESSAGE FROM SPACE [Uchū kara no messēji] (Masters of Cinema) Special Edition Review ***--

Cert PG | 105 mins | 1978

3 Star
Cult Japanese Knock-off.
Writer/director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Virus) brings us a way-out-there Sci-fi opera that will blow your mind, as planets are ravaged, people massacred and irreverent punk kids are expected to be heroes. With a very similar story and attempts at visual effects done on a budget, compared to a film that came a year before, Message From…more

The Last Starfighter 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition Review ****-

Cert PG | 101 mins | 1984

4 Star
Sci-fi Cult Classic.
Those of a certain age rejoice as a 1980s Sci-fi cult classic, the boundary pushing The Last Starfighter, comes to 4K courtesy of Arrow Video. The Nick Castle (Escape from New York (writer), The Boy Who Could Fly) Sci-fi adventure that relied heavily on state-of-the-art computer graphics created by Ron Cobb (Dark Star, Alien, Star Wars) who…more

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