April 11, 2019

Hanzo the Razor Trilogy

HANZO THE RAZOR: SWORD OF JUSTICE (Japanese, 1972) Directed by Kenji Misumi, 94 minutesHANZO THE RAZOR: THE SNARE (Japanese, 1973) Directed by Yasuzo Masumura, 89 minutes HANZO […]
April 11, 2019

Sharkskin Man and Peach Hip Girl

During a key scene in the third film of Alexandro Jodorowsky’s Mexican Trilogy, The Holy Mountain, the protagonist defecates inside a giant bell jar. A holy […]
April 11, 2019

Survive Style 5+

Occasionally a single moment in a movie will surprise us with so much revelatory force that we stagger sideways, and then, when we look up again, […]
April 11, 2019

Hero

When I review a film, there are certain laws of nature you can count on. If it’s got wirework, I won’t like it. If it’s very […]