Road Rash Reviews

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Complete Series Review *****

Cert 15 | 660 mins | 2013

5 Star
The Fight for Survival.
Director Akihiro Enomoto (Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor) gets his first full series directorial debut with this slick human species survival race, a cool story that has good character building combined with great CGI animation space battle and thousands of participants to bring the full tension and enormity of the human plight.
By the 22nd century…more

The Specialists [Gli Specialisti] (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 104 mins | 1969

4 Star
A Town, Money, and a Vengeful Gunslinger.
From Eureka Classics comes a true Spaghetti Western from renowned writer/director Sergio Corbucci (Django, The Hellbenders, Shoot First… Ask Questions Later) who stamped his mark on this genre throughout the  1960’s and 70’s. Now for the first time it is available on crispy Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Classics. See Special Features below. The…more

Throw down [Masters of Cinema] Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 95 mins | 2994

4 Star
Quirky Judo Drama.
From seasoned director/producer Johnnie To (Election, Election 2, Mad Detective, Exiled) comes his judo tribute to Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, The Hidden Fortress) ‘The Greatest Film Maker’. With this tale of a washed up ex-judo champion and those who want to see what this memorable champ still has in the tank.
At AH, an after hours karaoke bar,…more

Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain Review ****-

Cert PG | 95 mins | 1983

4 Star
A Flying Monk, A Flying Demon and Flying Swords.
Visionary Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter Hark Tsui (Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–1997), The Taking of Tiger Mountain) directs his fourth film with Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain which challenged the established way of making Hong Kong films in the 1980’s. Bringing elements of…more

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 – Part 2 [Collector’s Edition] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 625 mins | 2007

4 Star
Millions Die, But There is Still Love in the Vaccum.
Celebrated director Seiji Mizushima (Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa) takes on the universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, with this futuristic dilemma of continuous conflict on Earth. Now AllTheAnime brings the four disk collectors edition.

Four years after the events of Part 1, there still isn’t…more

King’s Game Collector’s [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 18 | 300 mins | 2017

4 Star
Do Not Defy the King!
From the pen of Nobuaki Kanazawa (Tomogui) comes a gruesome modern day tale of how the human race believes it needs to follow orders from a higher being. Directed by Tadayoshi Sasaki (Holmes of Kyoto, Ojisan and Marshmallow, Nobunaga teacher’s young bride) and he brings the story of class 2-1 to gory life, as Nobuaki…more

Plastic Memories Part 2 – Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 150 mins | 2015

4 Star
The Clock Runs Down.
From the director of the popular anime Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan and New Game!, director Yoshiyuki Fujiwara delivers the writings of Naotaka Hayashi (Steins;Gate (Video Game)) and brings us a heart warming and on the other side of the coin, heart wrenching story that only the Japanese can deliver. And now Part 2 (see…more

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