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Japan Organized Crime Boss Blu-ray Review
In the decade before he made the groundbreaking Battles without Honor and Humanity series (1973-74), which led him to be recognized as a...
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2 days ago9 min read
Hollywood 90028 Blu-ray Review
Completed in 1973 (edit: according to the commentary on this disc, it was actually completed in 1969 or ‘70), but not released outside of...
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6 days ago6 min read
The Invasion (2007) 4K UHD Review
Post-WWII, Cold War angst produced an enduring legacy of American science fiction and horror films that helped audiences process their...
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7 days ago3 min read
The Kung Fu Instructor Blu-ray Review
Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 pop samurai feature Yojimbo drew inspiration from American westerns and was also based loosely on Dashiell Hammet’s...
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Nov 139 min read
The Warrior Trilogy Blu-ray Review
Following the glorious ascension of new generation directors, including Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel, and Joko Anwar...
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Nov 75 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Bride from Hades (1968) Blu-ray Review
While not quite as popular as Ghost of Yotsuya, Botan Dōrō, aka The Peony Lantern, is a cornerstone of classic kaidan. It came to Japan...
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Nov 15 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Snow Woman (1968) Blu-ray Review
The second film in Radiance Film’s Daiei Gothic collection is Tokuzo Tanaka’s The Snow Woman, which combines two popular kaidan tropes...
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Oct 315 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Ghost of Yotsuya Blu-ray Review
Japanese ghost stories – or kaidan (sometimes translated as kwaidan) – are rooted in an ancient pantheon of conventions, stock characters...
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Oct 294 min read
The Convent (2000) 4K UHD Review
I don’t have the pertinent data on hand to prove it, but it feels like the end of the period between 1998 and 2002 was a bit of a black...
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Oct 257 min read
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 4K UHD Review
Notorious scumbag and art-ruiner Harvey Weinstein barely meddled at all during the post-production of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth...
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