Author Archives: David

Review: Premika (Thailand 2017) – NYAFF 2018

Posted on July 13, 2018 by David

Those in the mood for midnight movie fare need look no further than Premika, an absolutely bugnuts karaoke-themed horror movie out of Thailand. It’s funny, it’s gross, and it’s even a bit heartbreaking. Premika is gonzo filmmaking at its best, … Continue reading →

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Review: The Big Call (China/HK 2017) – NYAFF 2018

Posted on July 4, 2018 by David

The Big Call, the latest from Oxide Pang, is so hilariously overwrought (even by Hong Kong standards) for its subject matter that I spent most of the first half of the movie convinced it was a sly parody.  No such … Continue reading →

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CSB Interview with Richard V. Somes, Director of We Will Not Die Tonight – NYAFF 2018

Posted on June 29, 2018 by David

Richard V. Somes’s film, We Will Not Die Tonight (Philippines 2018) has its World Premiere tonight, June 29, as part of the 17th New York Asian Film Festival.  The film stars Erich Gonzales as Kray, a down-on-her-luck stuntwoman who stumbles … Continue reading →

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Review: Dynamite Graffiti (Japan 2018) – NYAFF 2018

Posted on June 29, 2018 by David

The 17th New York Asian Film Festival kicks off tonight at Lincoln Center and I could not be more excited.  I’ve been coming to Subway Cinema’s annual extravaganza’s since before they even were the NYAFF, and they’ve never once failed … Continue reading →

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Review: Heavy Trip aka Hevi Reissu (Finland 2018) – Cinepocalypse 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by David

As a region, Scandinavia only has a few instantly recognizable cliché cultural exports. Smoked fish, 70’s art porn, IKEA … and the blackest of black metal.  I’m not much for the others, but I’ve been fascinated with the Scandinavian metal … Continue reading →

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Review: Satan’s Slaves aka Pengabdi Setan (Indonesia 2017) – Cinepocalypse 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018 by David

I watch a lot of horror movies, and while I love them, I’ve become pretty jaded over the years.  Maybe one out of every hundred are actually frightening, and then usually only for a moment or two.  So when I … Continue reading →

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Review: Shanty Tramp (USA 1967)

Posted on June 14, 2018 by David

CSB’s Jeff talked up the glories of this low-budget hicksploitation movie for years, so when the Brooklyn Alamo screened it, we had to go. Fortunately, the movie lived up (lived down?) to its reputation, with plenty of go-go dancing, race-baiting, … Continue reading →

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Chang Cheh at the Quad Cinema in NYC

Posted on May 25, 2018 by David

The Quad Cinema in New York will be continuing its Chang Cheh retrospective – “Vengeance Is His: Chang Cheh’s Martial Lore” – over Memorial Weekend.  There are still lots of great films to see, including the stone cold classic Five … Continue reading →

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Review: Downrange (USA 2018)

Posted on April 25, 2018 by David

Downrange is the latest step in Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura’s gradual move into the US market. Kitamura follows in the footsteps of luminaries of Asian cinema like Tsui Hark and John Woo, who were also set out to toil in … Continue reading →

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Review: Mom and Dad (USA 2017)

Posted on April 20, 2018 by David

Mom and Dad, the latest film from Brian Taylor, one-half of the pair of madmen behind the miraculous Crank films, is similarly … well, apeshit bananas for lack of a better term. Taylor, working from his own screenplay, posits a … Continue reading →

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