April 11, 2019

Azumi

Kitamura’s Versus was such a revelation that I felt compelled to buy everything he had done. As is so common, humans tend to typecast actors and directors […]
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

Shall We Dance

Shall We Dance is a film with many levels. It’s great fun, it’s one of the most innocent and sweet movies I’ve ever seen, it gives […]
April 11, 2019

Kamikaze Girls

As a Miike fan, outrageous perversion, buckets of blood, and raw insanity are nothing more than food for my movie-loving soul. Toss in Katsu’s Zatoichi (the […]