Road Rash Reviews

Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams Review *****

Cert 18 | 115/77/77/73/85 mins | 2023

5 star gloriously restored trip down memory lane.
If you pine for the good old days of heading down to your local Blockbuster store for a stack of eighties gems in huge plastic boxes then look no further than this box set from Arrow Video. All of the fun without any of the rewinding.
This release features five films from the catalogue…more

Ju-On: The Grudge Collection Review ****-

Cert 15 | 452 mins | 2022

4 star box set of super creepy retro Japanese horror.
Ju-On: The Grudge Collection is a box set containing all six of the Japanese films from the Ju-On franchise. Written and directed by Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge, Howling Village), the first film Ju-On: The Curse was released in 2000, with the sequel Ju-On: The Curse 2 following quickly behind the same…more

Shawscope Volume Two [Limited Edition] [Blu-ray] Review *****

Cert 15 | 1415 mins | 1978-1993

5 Star
Shaolin on the Rampage.
ARROW VIDEO have done it again, but even bigger this time as we see volume 2 of the masters of Martial Arts film making the Shaw Brothers. Ten, yes, ten disks. Fourteen action packed films (See below) and two disks of soundtracks. Brilliant stuff. Volume two should be the Christmas present for any Kung Fu fan…more

Vampyr (Masters of Cinema) Review ****-

Cert PG | 74 mins | 2022

4 star restoration of a dreamlike 1930’s horror.
Originally released in 1932 and directed by Carl Th. Dreyer (Gertrud, Ordet), Vampyr has enjoyed a 2K restoration completed by the Danish Film Institute using materials from various European archives. It is unveiled for the first time to celebrate the film’s 90th anniversary.
It is presented here on Limited Edition Blu-Ray for the first…more

Shawscope Volume 1 Limited Edition Review *****

Cert 18 | 1272 mins | 1972-78 (2021)

5 Star
Classic Films from a Classic Studio.
Well, Arrow have blown our minds with this volume one of their Shawscope releases on Limited Edition Blu-ray of the famous Shaw Brothers Studio from Hong Kong in the 1970s, featuring all manner of genres. From Horror to comedy and everything in between with these eight films, (Yes, eight films). With a plethora of…more

Fireball XL5 Complete Series Remastered in HD Review ****-

Cert U | 1,170 mins | 1962-63

4 Star
Time to Save the Universe.
After the success of the thirty-nine episodes of  Supercar, producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson (Stingray (TV Series), Thunderbirds (TV Series), Joe 90 (TV Series)) created the children’s series Fireball XL5, to take children into the new frontier of space. Where the World Space Patrol are tasked with keeping Earth and Interstellar space safe from all…more

Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge Review ****-

Cert 15 | 90/89/96 mins | 1989

4 stars of quintessentially eighties horror fun.
Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge is an American horror film first released in 1989. It is directed by Richard Friedman (Halfway to Hell, Acts of Desperation) This two disc 1080p Blu-ray release is presented courtesy of Arrow Video and features three versions of the film, the Original Theatrical Cut, TV Cut and bonus…more

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