Road Rash Reviews

The Boy and the Beast Review *****

Cert 12 | 120 mins | 2017

5 stars of gloriously animated and engrossing storytelling.
The Boy and the Beast is written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) and produced by Studio Chizu.
“I hate everybody! I hate them, hate them, hate them…”
Our story opens in the realm of the beasts, Jūtengai, where the Lord (Steve Powell – Space Dandy) has decided…more

Martian Successor Nadesico Review ****-

Cert PG | 740 mins | 1996

4 Star
War, Love and Peace.
All The Anime bring us a complete package of classic 90’s anime, in this Dual-Format release of all the episodes, OVA and feature film of the escapades of those aboard the civilian Battleship Nadesico. Directed by Tatsuo Sato (Ninja Scroll: The Series).
It is the latter stages of the 22nd century and man has gone into the…more

Fairy Tail 17 Review *****

Cert 12 | 12 x 25 mins | 2014

5 Star
Death, Destruction and Dragons.
Shinji Ishihira (Log Horizon) brings us the conclusion to the “Grand Magic Games” Arc from the manga by Hiro Mashima (Monster Soul) and what a conclusion it turns out to be. Whilst the Fairy Tail guild battle in the last day of the games, Natsu and Wendy and the two Lucy’s battle to get out of…more

Voice From the Stone Review ***--

Cert 15 | 87 mins | 2017

3 stars for this atmospheric but slow mystery.
Voice From the Stone is based on the novel “La Voce Della Pietra” by Silvio Raffo, with the screenplay by Andrew Shaw and directed by Eric D. Howell (From Heaven to Hell).
“Something inside of him is broken…”
Voice From the Stone is set in Tuscany in the 1950’s and features some beautiful and haunting…more

Batman and Harley Quinn Review ****-

Cert 12 | 74 mins | 2017

4 Star
The Bat, the Wing and Harley Quinn.
Sam Liu (Batman: The Killing Joke) brings us the twenty-ninth film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series and this time it is ecological disaster time for the caped crusader, mixing new style and classic batman and sidekick capers.
It’s late at night but all is not quiet and still at S.T.A.R. Labs…more

The Bleeder Review ****-

Cert 15 | 98 mins | 2016

4 Star
Blood, Punches and Drugs.
Philippe Falardeau (My Internship in Canada) takes the real life story of an amateur  boxer who went up against the greatest fighter of his generation and how that story inspired the film legacy of Rocky Balboa.
Bayonne, New Jersey and Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber, X-Men Origins: Wolverine)  is a liquor salesman going from bar to bar in…more

A Certain Scientific Railgun S Review ****-

Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2017

4 stars for this engaging and fun fantasy tale.
A Certain Scientific Railgun S is a spin off from A Certain Magical Index, created by Kazuma Kamachi,  made by the studio J.C. Staff (Golden Time, Shimoneta) and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai (Toradora!). It is the second series, set in Academy City during the events of A Certain Magical Index II.
The story this time centres around Mikoto Misaka…more

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