Road Rash Reviews

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Review *****

Cert 15 | 102 mins | 1999

5 Star
Civil Unrest Dilemmas
Twenty years from its first release, Key animator and director (this being his first) Hiroyuki Okiura’s (Akira, Your Name., A Letter to Momo, Venus Wars) Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade sees itself on Dual Format release from All The Anime LTD. Being a Production I.G (Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Attack on Titan: Junior High,…more

The Fate of Lee Khan (1973) (Masters of Cinema) Dual Format edition Review *****

Cert 12 | 105 mins | 1973

5 Star
The Intrigues of War.
From actor, writer, director King Hu (Legend of the Mountain, All the King’s Men) comes a tale of fourteenth century China when the Monguls rule with an iron fist and the people have had enough and are fighting back under rebel Chu Yuan-Chang’s army. With choreography from the legend that is Sammo Hung (Wheels on Meals,…more

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower Collectors Edition Review ****-

Cert 12 | 90 mins | 2015

4 Star
The Fight For Earth Continues.
Director/ writer Kō Matsuo (Natsuyuki Rendezvous) gets it right, with this slice of the one year war In U.C. 0079. The Gundam collections grow and this is the slickest yet. With great character creation and sweet animation that shows off the manoeuvrability of the modern mecha suits and the vulnerability of those inside the suits…more

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Part 1 Review ****-

Cert PG | 625 mins | 1995

4 Star
Who Will Rule the Stars?
The classic Mobile Suit Gundam is back with this collectors set parts 1 -25 0f 50 action packed episodes of the battle for Earth and the colonies high above. The old order must fall to the even older order with a new face.
It’s the year After Colony 195, after decades of oppression from the United…more

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online, Part 1 Collector’s Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 6 x 24 mins | 2018

4 Star
SAO from a Dark Angle.
Masayuki Sakoi (Matoi the Sacred Slayer, Kamen No Maid Guy) takes Keiichi Sigsawa‘s (Kino’s Journey) light novel and brings it to life. In SAO style, where ones real life (RL) does not turn out the way you expected and MMORPG’s are the way for release.
Alternative Gun Gale focuses on the life of the young and…more

Last Hurrah For Chivalry & Hand Of Death: Two Films By John Woo (Eureka Classics) *****

Cert 18 | 202 mins | 1976-1979

5 Star
John Woo Magic.
He writes them and he directs them, John Woo (Wu Yu Sheng, John Y.S. Woo) (A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Broken Arrow), a man of many names and a master of his craft of action and drama with Martial Arts and swordplay dominating these two films. Mastering his style in Hong Kong before making a…more

Lupin the 3rd Part IV (2015) English Dubbed Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 650 mins | 2019

4 stars of hilarious hijinks across Italy.
Lupin the 3rd Part IV 2015 (known in Japan as Lupin III: The Italian Adventure) is based on the manga series written by Monkey Punch. The manga series itself is inspired by the popular stories written by French author Maurice Leblanc.  
Our protagonist, Lupin the 3rd, is the grandson of Leblanc’s Arsene Lupin, a gentleman thief…more

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