HERE COMES THE BRIDE, ALL DRESSED IN …BLACK!?! RIDING A BROOM AND CLUTCHING A CAT?!?  It’s intractable imps, saucy sorceresses, and weird...

At the turn of the ‘70s, Shaw Bros. Studios, like everyone else, was caught off-guard and playing catch-up with Bruce Lee’s megahit The Big Boss (aka: Fists of Fury, 1971) – the film that turned rival studio Golden Harvest into a market threat and heralded a new style of action movie, dubbed kung fu. While Lee’s overwhelming charisma and physical skill were key to the film’s success, writer/director Lo Wei was certainly an important...

The Shinobi series consisted of eight official films and one attempted reboot, released between 1962 to 1970. The first three films were based on the exploits of historical figure Ishikawa Goemon, whose life, like that of many similar folk heroes, is largely lost to time, making it impossible to separate the fact from the legend. Over centuries of stories, kabuki performances, movies, and comics, Goemon has been a protagonist and villain, but the most enduring portrayal is th

Welcome to Wizard Jail – a limited run series from Director’s Club, Tracks of the Damned, and 96 Greers podcast host/co-host/co-creator...