Tag Archives: 1968

Review: Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (Taiwan 1968)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by David

Subway Cinema’s 10th Old School Kung Fu Festival 2023 “We are big strong men. Why should we worry about three little girls?” Oh, buddy, you should, you really should. This early Taiwanese wuxia about three separated sisters seeking revenge on the men … Continue reading →

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Review: The Swordsman of All Swordsmen (Taiwan 1968)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by David

Subway Cinema’s 10th Old School Kung Fu Festival 2023 The first film in the loose Swordsman of All Swordsman trilogy could not be more different than the awesomely goofy Ghost Hill, it’s a deadly serious revenge film (Stock Wuxia Plot #4, kid … Continue reading →

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Review: Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (USA 1968)

Posted on December 21, 2022 by David

“Almost sounds like a girl.” “A girl? Perhaps. Or a monster.” I’d call this Bog’s What’s Up Tiger Lily but that would be giving it waaayyyy more credit than it deserves. This is just some Corman-purchased Soviet space flick footage that Bog … Continue reading →

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Review: Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (Japan 1968)

Posted on July 17, 2020 by David

Part 2 of the Goro saga moves to Tohoku, and gives us snow instead of city for a while. Tetsuya Watari is back as honorable (now former) gangster Goro – he tries to get out but they keep pulling him … Continue reading →

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Review: Outlaw: Gangster VIP (Japan 1968)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by David

First in the series (working my way through a box set I received as a present). Apparently I’d watched this before but had no memory of it. Somewhat old fashioned Yakuza high melodrama starring Tetsuya Watari covers all the cliches: … Continue reading →

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