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Gabe Powers
Nov 19, 20249 min read
Hollywood 90028 Blu-ray Review
Completed in 1973 (edit: according to the commentary on this disc, it was actually completed in 1969 or ‘70), but not released outside of...


Gabe Powers
Nov 15, 20246 min read
The Invasion (2007) 4K UHD Review
Post-WWII, Cold War angst produced an enduring legacy of American science fiction and horror films that helped audiences process their...


Gabe Powers
Nov 14, 20243 min read
The Kung Fu Instructor Blu-ray Review
Akira Kurosawa’s 1961 pop samurai feature Yojimbo drew inspiration from American westerns and was also based loosely on Dashiell Hammet’s...


Gabe Powers
Nov 13, 20249 min read
The Warrior Trilogy Blu-ray Review
Following the glorious ascension of new generation directors, including Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Kimo Stamboel, and Joko Anwar...


Gabe Powers
Nov 7, 20245 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Bride from Hades (1968) Blu-ray Review
While not quite as popular as Ghost of Yotsuya, Botan Dōrō, aka The Peony Lantern, is a cornerstone of classic kaidan. It came to Japan...


Gabe Powers
Nov 4, 20241 min read
49. Animation/Live-Action Hybrids, feat. Tyler Foster
IT’S SEQUENTIAL DRAWINGS VERSUS FLESH & BLOOD ACTORS IN A SHOWDOWN OF MULTIMEDIA PROPORTIONS! Since the advent of filmmaking, people have...


Gabe Powers
Nov 1, 20245 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Snow Woman (1968) Blu-ray Review
The second film in Radiance Film’s Daiei Gothic collection is Tokuzo Tanaka’s The Snow Woman, which combines two popular kaidan tropes...


Gabe Powers
Oct 31, 20245 min read
Daiei Gothic: The Ghost of Yotsuya Blu-ray Review
Japanese ghost stories – or kaidan (sometimes translated as kwaidan) – are rooted in an ancient pantheon of conventions, stock characters...


Gabe Powers
Oct 29, 20244 min read
The Convent (2000) 4K UHD Review
I don’t have the pertinent data on hand to prove it, but it feels like the end of the period between 1998 and 2002 was a bit of a black...


Gabe Powers
Oct 25, 20247 min read
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 4K UHD Review
Notorious scumbag and art-ruiner Harvey Weinstein barely meddled at all during the post-production of Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth...
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