Road Rash Reviews

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari Review *****

Cert U | 77 mins | 1920

5 star conversion of this iconic horror film.
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari is a German silent film, first released in 1920. It was written by Carl Mayer (The Last Laugh) and Hans Janowitz (Der Januskopf) and directed by Robert Weine (The Night of the Rose).
It is now presented as part of the Masters of Cinema Series, #92. Bringing this highly…more

La Bamba 30th Anniversary Review ****-

Cert 15 | 108 mins | 1987

4 stars for this inspirational but tragic biopic of a rock and roll star.
La Bamba was originally released in 1987 and is written and directed by Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit, The Cisco Kid). To celebrate the 30th anniversary of it’s release, it is now available for the first time in the UK on digitally restored Blu-ray Dual Format.
It represents the…more

A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex Review ****-

Cert TBC (18) | 70 mins | 2017

4 Star
A Mission, A Goal and a Mad Man.
From our Hungarian friend József Gallai (Moth, Bodom) who has written, produced and directed his latest featurette (a film longer than 40 minutes and less than a feature 1hour 30mins) A Guidebook to Killing Your Ex. It is currently doing the festival circuit, but with high hopes of a release on VOD…more

Bad Moms Review ****-

Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2016

4 stars of hilariously bad behaviour.
Brought to us by the writers of The Hangover Trilogy, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore and directed by them too, this carries all the hallmarks of those films, but with mothers instead of bachelors.
“Oh my God, that’s a giant bush!”
Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis – Jupiter Ascending, Blood Ties) had her first child at age twenty. Now,…more

Mercs Review ****-

Cert TBC (15) | 46 mins | 2017

4 Star
Money, MERCS and Mayhem.
From writer, producer, actor and director Michael Morris, comes an independent action film with a twist, MERCS is a live-action graphic novel. That threads the action with animated sections and speech bubbles in place of subtitles and this puts MERCS tongue very firmly within its cheek.
MERCS is set in different times, dangerous times and if you…more

Fright Night Review *****

Cert 18 | 106 mins | 1985

5 star conversion of a classic eighties horror.
Fright Night was first unleashed on unsuspecting audiences in 1985 and was written and directed by Tom Holland (Tales From the Crypt, The Langoliers).
In an era when vampire films were becoming outdated and being replaced by slasher flicks, Fright Night took horror back to it’s roots with a traditional tale of children of…more

Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods 3D *****

Cert PG | 86 mins | 2016

5 stars of gloriously naughty Gauls.
Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods 3D is based on the comic book of the same name and directed by Louis Clichy and Alexandre Astier. It was first released as a French language film and the English dub is now available for the first time in all it’s glorious 3D.
The mighty Roman Empire has swept…more

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