Road Rash Reviews

Penguins Of Madagascar Review ****-

Cert U | 92 mins | 2015

4 stars of quality crazy penguin action for the little ones.
Penguins Of Madagascar is directed by Simon J. Smith (Bee Movie, Shrek) and Eric Darnell (based on the characters from his Madagascar series of films).
It follows on directly from the events of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, and features everyone’s favourite penguins in their very own spy thriller.
The film opens…more

Girl In Progress DVD Review ****-

Cert 15 | 89 mins | 2015

4 stars for this highly entertaining coming-of-age comedy.
Girl In Progress is written by Hiram Martinez (Four Dead Batteries) and directed by Patricia Riggen (Under the Same Moon, Lemonade Mouth).
It tells the story of a young girl Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez – The Fosters, The Secret Life of the American Teenager), who is having a hard time of it being raised by…more

Paddington DVD and Blu-ray Review *****

Cert PG | 95 mins | 2015

5 stars for this thoroughly charming family film.
Paddington is written by Hamish McColl (Mr. Bean’s Holiday, Johnny English Reborn) and Paul King (The Mighty Boosh, Bunny and the Bull), who also directs the film.
It is based on the much loved character, Paddington Bear, from the best-selling children’s books by Michael Bond (Parsley the Lion and the Herbs).
Paddington (Ben Whishaw –…more

The Device DVD Review *----

Cert 15 | 87 mins | 2015

1 star of slightly yawn-worthy and unsatisfying sci-fi film.
The Device is written and directed by Jeremy Berg (The Invoking, Trauma) and essentially wants to be a tale of alien abduction, which is a bit difficult without any of the interesting stuff. To say it was inspired by alien abduction cases may be giving it too much credit, I’m not sure…more

Ben-To DVD Review ****-

Cert 15 | 230 mins | 2015

4 stars for this strangely compelling food based anime.
Ben-To is based on a light novel of the same name written by Asaura and illustrated by Kaito Shibano.
Yō Satō is a young man just starting his first day at a new school. It is a boarding school which only serves breakfast, so cheap food is an extremely useful, if not essential, commodity.
However…more

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Review ****-

Cert 12 | 123 mins | 2015

4 Star Action in the continuing Saga of Katniss.
Director Francis Lawrence (I am Legend) continues Suzanne Collins Hunger Games trilogy with Mockingjay Part 1 after he directed Catching Fire which saw Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) survive the games for the second time.
But she did more than survive, as she destroyed the domes forcefield and  Capitol’s surveillance…more

Good Luck Girl! DVD Review *****

Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2015

5 stars for this hilarious and completely bonkers anime.
Directed by Yōichi Fujita (Gintama) Good Luck Girl! Binbogami Ga is relentlessly funny and fast paced from start to finish.
Ichiko Sakura (Brina Palencia – Psycho Pass) is a beautiful and large breasted school girl who is possessed of an extraordinary quantity of good luck. So much in fact that she has tipped the…more

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