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CSB talks with Grady Hendrix about this week’s 9th Old School Kung Fu Festival in NYC, featuring the films of Joseph Kuo
Grady Hendrix has made a name for himself in the last decade as an author, with books like Paperbacks from Hell, Horrorstör, and My Best Friend’s Exorcism. But Asian film aficionados know him as part of the Subway Cinema team … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolo, Grady Hendrix, Hong Kong, Jack Long, Joseph Kuo, Mark Long, Old School Kung Fu Festival, Taiwan
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Review: Benedetta (France 2021)
Paul Verhoeven’s new nuns gone wild true story is a fascinating study in wrong-footing an audience. Just when you think you have the movie, and the titular character figured out, Verhoeven shifts the narrative and point of view. Sometimes a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, Charlotte Rampling, France, Nuns, Paul Verhoeven
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Review: Sawdust and Tinsel (Sweden 1953)
“You smell of stables, cheap perfume and sweat. But I’ll lick you clean like a dog.” Maybe earlier Bergman is just more my style, I prefer this more wry, humanist material (and his delightful Smiles of a Summer Night) to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1953, Ingmar Bergman, Sweden
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Review: The Imp (Hong Kong 1981)
Security guard Keung (Charlie Chin) and his pregnant wife end up with a bit of a Devil Fetus situation after he gets a job in the absolute wrong building. The Imp has all the craziness I associate with HK horror … Continue reading
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Tagged 1981, Hong Kong, Kent Cheng
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Review: Wife of a Spy (Japan 2020)
Watching Kiyoshi Kurosawa experiment with new genres over this past decade or so has been fascinating. The man knows how to make an incredibly spooky supernatural chiller – his Kairo/Pulse is probably the pinnacle of J-horror for me – but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Issey Takahashi, Japan, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Yu Aoi
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Review: Yakuza Princess (Brazil 2021)
Brazil has a large Japanese population, and the social conflicts between returning Japanese ex-pats and more traditional Japanese citizens have been the subject of a lot of great Japanese cinema, like Takashi Miike’s wild City of Lost Souls and Masato … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, Brazil, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, MASUMI, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Vicente Amorim, Yakuza
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Review: Behemoth (USA 2021)
Horror is traditionally one of those genres where you can do a lot on a wing and prayer, and where you can show off your chops despite a low budget. Here, director Peter Szewczyk (coming out of major shops like … Continue reading
Review: Wonderful Paradise (Japan 2020)
Japan Cuts 2021 Looking to scratch that “weird Japan” itch but with some more substantive meat under the oddity? This has a bit of an After Hours energy, as a small goodbye party thrown by a depressed family losing their home … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020, Japan, Japan Cuts, Masashi Yamamoto
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Review: Go Seppuku Yourselves (Japan 2021)
Japan Cuts 2021 You want a master class in how to make a monologue absolutely riveting? Look no further than this intensely angry short film that maps Toyoda’s anger about government failings during the pandemic onto the story of a samurai … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, Japan Cuts, Samurai, Toshiaki Toyoda
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Review: Free Guy (USA 2021)
A pinch of Matrix, a healthy smatter of Lego Movie, two tablespoons of They Live, and a dusting of Truman Show, stir in some Ready Player One. Let sit for one year and serve slightly cold.