Road Rash Reviews

BLACK TUESDAY (Masters of Cinema) Limited Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 12 | 80 mins | 1954

4 Star
Doomsday Breakout
When it comes from the pen of Sydney Boehm (The Big Heat, The Atomic City) you know you are in for a great tale. Directed by Hugo Fregonese (My Six Convicts, Savage Pampas) who brings out the brooding and ferocity of his leading man Edward G. Robinson (Double Indemnity, Key Largo) and a cracking support cast to boot.…more

JUGGERNAUT (aka TERROR ON THE BRITANNIC) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert PG | 109 mins | 1974

4 Star
High Tension on the High Seas.
From the 1970s, the era of disaster movies, some movies stood out and some just sunk, but this nautical thriller stands the test of time. Now Eureka Classics brings us their crispy Blu-ray limited edition, with plenty of special features (see below). Based on events of 1972 aboard the QE2, this movie follows 1200…more

The Invasion Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Review ****-

Cert 15 | 99 mins | 2007

4 Star
No Sleep Till D.C.
After fifty-five years, it was deemed time to do a remake of the 1956 film ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’, so in 2007 first time writer David Kajganich (True Story, A Bigger Splash) brings the story into a new century and shows its sensibilities. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, Five Minutes of Heaven) who has two…more

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Review ****-

Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1988

4 Star
Legend of the Night in UHD.
Arrow celebrate the Mistress of the Dark: Elvira on 4K UHD with this Limited Edition release. Directed by novice feature director James Signorelli (Saturday Night Live (TV Series), Easy Money), he brings Elvira (Cassandra Peterson, Movie Macabre (TV Series), Elvira’s Haunted Hills) to the big screen as her fame stretched across the globe. This…more

Trick ‘r Treat (2007) Limited Edition 4K Review ****-

Cert 15 | 82 mins | 2024

4 star, timely and excellent restoration of a Halloween classic.
Trick ‘r Treat is a 2007 American anthology horror comedy film, written and directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus, Godzilla: King of the Monsters).
It has enjoyed a 4K restoration courtesy of Arrow Video and is available with original artwork, exclusively from the Arrow Video Store.
“Werewolves, zombies and demons of every variety. They’ve…more

J Horror Rising Limited Edition Blu-ray Review ****-

Cert 15 | 100 / 94 / 105 / 85 / 90 / 90 / 115 mins | 2024

4 stars, excellent and diverse collection of Japanese horror films.
Around the turn of the millenium, a wave of Japanese horror and mystery films were released which sparked enormous interest globally and became known as J Horror. This expertly curated box-set brings together a diverse collection of films from across the genre, offering a fascinating cross section of this period in…more

BROKEN OATH (Po jie) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review ****-

Cert 15 | 98 mins | 1977

4 Star
Revenge is in the Blood
Hong Kong, the nineteen-seventies belonged to the amazing talents of Angela Mao (Angela Mao: Hapkido & Lady Whirlwind, WHEN TAEKWONDO STRIKES, A Queen’s Ransom, THE SKYHAWK) and this Eureka Classics release brings this 1977 unofficial remake of Lady Snowblood 1973, where her talents come to the front to exact the revenge that was called upon…more

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