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Posted on November 2, 2020
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1980 Director(s): Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi Starring: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Tokio Oki Words – Nathan Scatcherd. The kind of bloody, balletic Samurai film you rarely see made anymore, Shogun Assassin stands as perhaps one of the finest examples of the Jidaigeki… Continue Reading “Shogun Assassin (1980)”
Category: Cult Corner, In Retrospect, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1980, 2020, 40th, Akihiro Tomikawa, and, anniversary, Assassin, cinema, classic, Criterion, Cub, cult, feature, film, Japan, Japanese, Kenji Misumi, Lone, movie, release, retrospect, retrospective, review, Robert Houston, Samurai, Shogun, Shogun Assassin, Toho, Tomisaburo Wakayama, VIPCO, Wolf
1992 Director: Bernard Rose Starring: Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Williams, DeJuan Guy, Marianna Elliott, Ted Raimi, Ria Pavia Words – Oliver Innocent Touted as the heir to the throne of Stephen King, Liverpool-born horror novelist Clive Barker came to… Continue Reading “Candyman (1992)”
Category: BAME Cinema, horror, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1992, 2020, Adaptation, Barker, Bernard, Black, Blood, Books, Candyman, cinema, classic, Clive, DaCosta, feature, film, Forbidden, Homepage, horror, Jordan, Madsen, movie, Nia, of, original, Peele, remake, retrospect, retrospective, review, Rose, sequel, The, Todd, Tony, Virginia
Posted on February 26, 2020
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1989 Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Starring: Tomoro Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka Words – Christian Abbott “Your future is metal!” This line hits two-thirds into the film, and after a series of deliriously disturbing sequences, you believe it. It’s hard to… Continue Reading “Tetsuo: The Iron Man”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1989, cinema, classic, cult, feature, film, horror, Iron, Japan, Japanese, Man, metal, movie, retrospect, retrospective, review, Shin'ya, Tetsuo, The, Tsukamoto
Posted on October 28, 2019
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1922 Director: F. W. Murnau Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schroeder, Alexander Granach Words – Eleanor Smith Nosferatu (1922), by German director F.W. Murnau, is a textbook example of the haunting beauty and mystery seen in classic, silent horror films. This exceptional… Continue Reading “Nosferatu (1922)”
Category: horror, In Retrospect, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: 1922, Bram, cinema, classic, Dracula, feature, film, Halloween, horror, Max, movie, Murnau, Nosferatu, retrospect, retrospective, review, Schreck, silent, Stoker, vampire
1979 Director: George Miller Starring: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Geoff Parry, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward Words – Rebecca Kirby If like me, your first exposure to the Mad Max franchise came via Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, it’s predecessor… Continue Reading “Mad Max – 40th Anniversary”
Category: Cult Corner, In Retrospect, Reel SteelTags: 1979, action, cinema, film, George, Mad, Max, Miller, movie, Ozploitation, retrospect, retrospective, review
1979 Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto, Harry Dean Stanton, Bolaji Badejo Words: Nathan Scatcherd Living as we do in the year 2019, it’s difficult to imagine the sheer force Alien must have had… Continue Reading “Alien: 40th Anniversary”
Category: horror, In Retrospect, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: 1979, 2019, 40, 40th, 4k, Alien, anniversary, cinema, classic, creature, Dean, Ellen, feature, fi, fiction, film, forty, franchise, Giger, Harry, horror, HR, Hurt, John, movie, Nostromo, original, release, restoration, retrospect, retrospective, review, Ridley, Ripley, sci, sci-fi, science, Scott, Sigourney, Space, Stanton, Weaver, years
Posted on February 22, 2019
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2000 Director: Kinji Fukasaku Starring: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano Words: Katherine Guest Battle Royale, a Japanese dystopian thriller, is a film in which violence is made into a spectator sport. More specifically, it is about children on children violence as… Continue Reading “Battle Royale”
Category: Cult Corner, horror, In Retrospect, Japan, Reel Steel, World CinemaTags: Battle, Chiaki, cinema, classic, cult, film, Fujiwara, horror, Japan, Japanese, Kitano, Kuriyama, movie, retrospect, retrospective, review, Royale, Takeshi, Tatsuya
Posted on December 8, 2018
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1971 Director: Lucio Fulci Starring: Florinda Balkan, Stanley Baker, Leo Genn, Jean Sorel, George Rigaud, Anita Strindberg Words – Nathan Scatcherd A little-seen entry in the filmography of Italian director Lucio Fulci (his better known films include The Beyond, Don’t Torture a Duckling and… Continue Reading “Cult Corner: A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin”
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Posted on November 1, 2018
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1977 Director: Dario Argento Starring: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett, Flavio Bulci, Miguel Bosé, Udo Kier Words – Nathan Scatcherd It’s generally agreed that Suspiria is something of a touchstone in horror cinema. One of the better known giallo films (Italian… Continue Reading “Suspiria (1977)”
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1985 – 1990 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd Words – Christian Abbott There are few films to reach the ‘must-see’ status of the Hollywood canon, far fewer for an entire series – Back To The Future is one of those… Continue Reading “Back To The Future Trilogy”
Category: In Retrospect, Reel Steel, sci-fiTags: Back, best, Christopher, cinema, classic, cult, DeLorean, favourite, film, Fox, Future, hoverboard, Lloyd, Michael, movie, part, retro, retrospect, retrospective, review, The, To, Top, Trilogy