Road Rash Reviews

The Goldfinger Review ****-

Cert 15 | 125 mins | 2023

4 Star
Hong Kong, The Land of Opportunity.
From the writer of Infernal Affairs comes a story that seems stranger than fiction, but The Goldfinger is based on real events in Hong Kong in the 1980s. Felix Chong (The Counterfeiter, Overheard 2 & 3) as a corporation rises to stratospheric heights, then plummets due to a financial crash. One man is in…more

BLACK MASK (Eureka Classics) (Limited Edition) Review ****-

Cert 18 | 87-99 mins | 1996

4 Star
Super Soldiers on the Rampage.
Calling all Jet Li/martial arts fan, Eureka have done it again, bringing us Jet Li (HEROES & VILLAINS: Three films starring Jet Li, KUNG FU CULT MASTER, The One, Kiss of the Dragon) at his most explosive. Action, adventures don’t come more frantic than the action in this super-soldiers vs a superhero. All directed by…more

WE 12 Cinema Review ****-

Cert 12A | 97 mins | 2024

4 star fun for fans of MIRROR.
MIRROR are a 12 piece HK Cantopop boy band who emerged from the reality T.V. talent show “King Maker”. To celebrate their 5th Anniversary, they have produced this idol-style action comedy, the first film to feature all 12 members of the band.
Released to coincide with their  first international tour, WE 12 is now showing…more

Concrete Utopia Digital Review ****-

Cert 15 | 130 mins | 2023

4 Star
Survival in the Ruins.
Writer/ director Tae-hwa Eom (Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned, Ing-too-gi)  brings us an intense survival film, that pits humans with a sense of purpose against those that want that purpose, in a devastated land, where there is no hope of rescue. A smash hit in Korea, it is now available on digital platforms, for you…more

THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Yi dai jian wang) (Eureka Classics) Limited Edition Review *****

Cert 18 | 86-90 mins | 1968-79

5 Star
Revenge and Regret.
Director/writer and master of the wuxia film genre, Joseph Kuo (CINEMATIC VENGEANCE! 8 Kung Fu Classics, Ninja Death) brings one of the best in this Eureka limited edition Two disc release. Thanks to the work of the “Taiwan film classics digital restoration and value adding project”, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture. Also included in the Limited…more

The Lyricist Wannabe Cinema Review ****-

Cert 12A | 110 mins | 2024

4 star amusing and informative coming-of-age story.
The Lyricist Wannabe is a 2024 Hong Kong teen comedy written and directed by Norris Wong (My Prince Edward) which draws inspiration from her own life. It offers a fascinating insight in the world of Cantopop and it’s creation.
It is presented here in Cantonese with English and Chinese subtitles and is showing in selected…more

Assassins Pride Collector’s Edition [Blu-ray] Review ****-

Cert 15 | 300 mins | 2019

4 Star
Angel’s Versus the World
(Kazuya Aiura, Long Riders!, Super Cub) directs this exciting delve into the lives of Mana users, adapted from the light novel series, written by Kei Amagi and illustrated by Nino Ninomoto. These Mana users are all from high-born families of the last human city of Flandore. This is a tale of where a young girl’s heritage…more

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