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Demolition Man 4K UHD Review
The general pattern of Hollywood dystopian fiction throughout the decades has been to acknowledge, criticize, and/or satirize the current...
Gabe Powers
Dec 125 min read
Killer Constable Blu-ray Review
Best remembered for his psychedelic Grand Guignol horror/action hybrids Hex (1980), Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980), Bewitched (1981), Corpse...
Gabe Powers
Dec 105 min read
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan Blu-ray Review
Writer/director Chor Yuen is very well-represented in this latest Shawscope collection, especially for his action-packed entries in the...
Gabe Powers
Dec 55 min read
The Magic Blade Blu-ray Review
During the ‘60s and ‘70s, Hong Kong filmmakers had a clear affinity for the (largely) Italian-made westerns of the same period, movies we...
Gabe Powers
Dec 44 min read
The 14 Amazons Blu-ray Review
In 1966, King Hu’s Come Drink with Me set the quality precedent for Shaw Bros. wuxia movies and the popularity precedent for a wave of...
Gabe Powers
Nov 225 min read
The One-Armed Swordsman Blu-ray Review
Before The Five Venoms (1978), before The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), before even The Big Boss (1971), there was The One-Armed Sword...
Gabe Powers
Nov 204 min read
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...
Gabe Powers
Nov 199 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...
Gabe Powers
Nov 156 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...
Gabe Powers
Nov 143 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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