Road Rash Reviews

Sleepwalkers (Eureka Classics) Review ****-

Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1992

4 star classic Stephen King horror, beware of the cat.
Sleepwalkers was first released in 1992. Written by Stephen King (Castle Rock, Pet Sematary, The Dark Half) and directed by Mick Garris (Critters 2, Hocus Pocus), it is every bit as scary (and fun) today as when it first arrived on our screens. It was the first time that Stephen King…more

The Strangers – Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 86 mins | 2008

4 star horror, a masterclass in tension building.
The Strangers is written and directed by Bryan Bertino (The Monster) and was originally released in 2008. A terrifying home-invasion story, it is presented here for the first time on Limited Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight Films.
Kirsten McKay (Liv Tyler – Armageddon, The Lord of the Rings) and her boyfriend James Hoyt…more

Warning From Space Review ****-

Cert PG | 87 mins | 1956

4 Star
UFO’s, Aliens and Tokyo
What More Could You Want?
From a time before space rockets and when imagination was your only tool, sci-fi came to life, and Warning From Space employs this along with Japan’s unique trait of being the only people to know what it is like to go through a nuclear blast. Penned by Gentaro Nakajima and directed by…more

976 EVIL (Eureka Classics) Review ****-

Cert 18 | 92 mins | 1988

4 stars of nostalgic 1980’s horror film.
Originally released in 1988, this classic horror is the directorial debut of legendary horror actor Robert Englund, best known for his portrayal of Freddie Kruger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Written by Rhet Topham (Trick or Treat) and Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, Legend), it is presented here on Blu-ray for the first…more

Weathering With You Review *****

Cert PG | 112 mins | 2019

5 Star
Superb
The man of many talents, writer, director, producer, animator, editor, cinematographer, voice actor, manga artist and former graphic designer, Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimetres Per Second, Journey to Agartha, The Garden of Words, Your Name) sets the bar at its highest point with Weathering With You. The writing, the animation and the balance of this film puts all the others under…more

Made in Hong Kong (Masters of Cinema) Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 109 mins | 1997

4 Star
Crimes, Loves and Orgasms
(or the tale of two letters)
Made in Hong Kong, written/directed by Fruit Chan (Hollywood Hong-Kong, Kill Time) is a niche film that has been saved by the Far East Film Festival on its twentieth anniversary and now Masters of Cinema bring us the Blu-ray restored urban masterpiece. Filmed at the time of the UK’s handover of…more

This Gun For Hire (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert PG | 81 mins | 1942

4 Star
A Man With Nothing to Lose and a Dame.
Eureka Classics brings us a true film-noir with the stunning Veronica Lake and the hard-nosed Alan Ladd. Adapted from a Graham Greene novel (The Fugitive, Brighton Rock, Our Man in Havana) and directed by Frank Tuttle (Springtime for Henry, The Hour Before the Dawn)  , who brings us a propaganda film…more

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