Road Rash Reviews

The Driver UHD [Blu-ray] Review ****-

91 mins | 1978

4 Star
Let the Car-nage Begin.
STUDIOCANAL brings us petrol heads, one of the best car films of the 70s, with this Walter Hill (The Warriors, The Long Riders, 48 Hours, Brewster’s Millions) film, underrated at the time of release, but it has gone on to inspire other writer/directors (Quentin Tarantino, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Edgar Wright), and computer games. Now on…more

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 4K Review ****-

Cert 12 | 298 mins | 1991

4 Star
4K Medieval Skulduggery.
From Arrow Video comes the definitive version of the 1991 smash hit American blockbuster, set in twelfth century feudal England. Directed by Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, The Beast of War), his first with Costner (Waterworld). You know the story now relive the movie in 4K, in the comfort of your own home, or a great Xmas gift for…more

The Leech Blu-ray Review ***--

Cert 18 | 82 mins | 2022

3 star cautionary Christmas horror tale.
The Leech is a 2022 American comedy/horror film written and directed by Eric Pennyhoff (Sadistic Intentions)
It is presented here in on Special Edition Blu-ray in 1080p courtesy of Arrow Video from 5th December 2022.
“When we help others, we bring them face to face with God, by bringing them face to face with us.”
Father David (Graham…more

King Kong (1976) 4K [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 12 | 135 mins | 2022

4 star restoration of a classic B movie remake.
This retelling of the King Kong story was originally released in 1976, produced by Dino De Laurentiis (Conan the Barbarian, Dune) and directed by John Guillermin (The Towering Inferno, Death on the Nile).
This 2022 restoration is presented for the first time in 4K courtesy of Studiocanal and Paramount Pictures.
“In 1749, a waterlogged…more

Samurai 7 Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 12 | 650 mins | 2004

4 Star
Akira Kurosaw’s Classic
Reborn.
The story of a village plagued by bandits takes a futuristic twist with Samurai 7. The country has been plagued with war for years and the Samurai were the fighting force, until the mechanical Samurai came along. But in the end it was the merchants that came out on top, and the mechanical Samurai ‘the Nobuseri’, turn…more

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Limited Edition 4K Blu-ray Review *****

Cert U | 77 mins | 2022

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 influential film up to standard was…more

Mad God Review ****-

Cert 18 | 83 mins | 2022

4 star horrifyingly good stop-motion feature.
Mad God is an undeniably brilliant piece of work from iconic Oscar and Emmy award-winning stop-motion artist Phil Tippett (Robocop, Starship Troopers, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back).
A labour of love thirty years in the making, this magnum opus is a Shudder original, available on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Platforms from 5th December 2022 courtesy…more

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