Road Rash Reviews

Rock Dog Review ****-

Cert PG | 90 mins | 2017

4 stars of old fashioned but fun kids adventure.
Rock Dog is written and directed by Ash Brannon (Surf’s Up, Toy Story 2) and is based on the graphic novel Tibetan Rock Dog by Zheng Jun, a Chinese singer/rock song writer.
“Go to the city. But if you fail, you come back and never speak of music again.”
Snow Mountain is the happy and…more

Blood Feast Review ****-

Cert 18 | 67 mins | 1963

4 stars for this great restoration of the original “slasher flick”.
Blood Feast (and Scum of the Earth 1963) are written by Allison Louise Downe (The Gruesome Twosome, She-devils on Wheels) and directed by the “Godfather of Gore” Herschell Gordon Lewis (Colour Me Blood Red, Two Thousand Maniacs!).
It was released in 1963 along with the other film featured on this release,…more

Capture Kill Release Review ***--

Cert 18 | 96 mins | 2017

3 stars of good but slow found footage horror.
Capture Kill Release is written and directed by Nick McAnulty (Murdoch Mysteries, Arctic Air) and is a strange mix of kitchen sink drama and brutal horror.
“I think there should be equal murder opportunities for everyone.”
Jennifer (Jennifer Fraser) and Farhang (Farhang Ghajar – Uncle Brian, Snow) seem like the perfect couple. As the film opens we…more

A Certain Magical Index: The Movie Review ****-

Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2017

4 stars of tense and exciting fantasy action.
A Certain Magical Index: The Movie The Miracle of Endymion is based on a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi (A Certain Scientific Railgun) and takes place in the same world and with the same basic characters as the series, A Certain Magical Index.
“How can you be a Nun and a glutton?!”
It is…more

The Red Turtle Review *****

Cert PG | 81 mins | 2017

5 stars of powerful and incredibly beautiful animation.
The Red Turtle is co-written and directed by Michael Dudok de Wit and is his stunning full length debut. It is a co-production between Wild Bunch (Pan’s Labyrinth, Spirited Away) and Studio Ghibli (Arrietty, When Marnie Was There).
The film has no dialogue, although there is vocalisation in the form of shouts and grunts,…more

Spark Review ****-

Cert PG | 91 mins | 2017

4 stars of entertaining space adventure.
Spark is written and directed by Aaron Woodley (The Entitled, Arctic Justice) and features a host of famous names in its voice cast.
“I hope you’re hungry because you’re about to taste bitter defeat. Time to kick some asteroid!”
The film tells the story of Spark (Jace Norman – Splitting Adam, Rufus), a thirteen year old monkey.…more

Escaflowne The Movie Review ****-

Cert 15 | 98 mins | 2000

4 stars for this classic anime film.
Escaflowne The Movie is a re-telling of the hugely popular television series The Vision of Escaflowne. It is directed by Kazuki Akane (Geneshaft) and produced by Studio Bones (Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean, Fullmetal Alchemist). This edition features the original Japanese soundtrack as well as the original English dub and the 2016 Kickstarter English dub.
“Oh no! I’m…more

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