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Angel Terminators (1992)
Angel Terminators is a highly entertaining but particularly nasty and bleak Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks movie. It has a surprising...
Feb 134 min read


Angel Force (1991)
Welcome to the jungle baby, you're gonna suck! I have always been bummed out that I missed the 90s video boom of Hong Kong action movie...
Feb 124 min read


Killer Angels (1989) and Iron Angels (1987)
I am journeying deeper into the realm of Girls with Guns movies, beyond the most named and acclaimed. No Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock,...
Feb 76 min read


She Shoots Straight (1990)
I recently re-watched Yes, Madam, the 1980s Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen that kicked off the "Girls with Guns" sub-genre....
Feb 43 min read


Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994)
Rebellious demoness Veronica (Angela Featherstone) journeys from a charmingly low-budget Hell to Earth, where she finds cruelty,...
Jan 243 min read


Crying Freeman (1995)
Crying Freeman is an international co-production between France, Canada, and Japan from French director Christophe Gans, based on a...
Jan 144 min read


Drive (1997)
(note: I watched the Director’s Cut, apparently the original U.S. version cut about 20 minutes of jokes/character beats/backstory (and a...
Dec 20, 20246 min read


Silver (1999)
Silver is a 1999 obscurity from prolific director Takashi Miike. In his 30+ year career he has directed over 100 films, ranging from...
Nov 26, 20245 min read


The Muthers (1976)
This was a random Shudder pick based on a fun sounding premise and attractive actresses. I didn’t realize this was a Cirio H. Santiago...
Nov 15, 20244 min read


Millennium Mambo (2001)
A hazy, fragmented, and elliptical look at a young woman and her relationships in turn of the century Taipei. Vicky (Shu Qi) started...
Nov 10, 20243 min read


Breaking News (2004)
*Disc borrowed from Naro Video Collection, not currently streaming in North America Breaking News is a 2004 Hong Kong film from director...
Nov 8, 20245 min read


Visiting Hours (1982)
Shout out to online writer Outlaw Vern and his community. They recommended this to him, and his glowing review made me add it to my...
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Lust for a Vampire (1971) and Vampyres (1974): Lesbian Vampire Double Feature
Last October I enjoyed the lovely and lusty lesbian vampire flick The Vampire Lovers (1970). This year I decided to follow up with the...
Oct 31, 20243 min read


Bio Zombie (1998) and Yummy (2019): International Zombie Double Feature
Bio Zombie Wilson Yip directed some of the most acclaimed martial arts films of the 21st century (SPL/Killzone, Ip Man 1-4). Before that,...
Oct 30, 20245 min read


The Devil's Candy (2015) and The Loved Ones (2009): Sean Byrne double feature
Metal Mural Music The Devil's Candy was added to my Halloween list to go along with some other devil/demon/possession movies, but it...
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) and Cat People (1942)
I am trying to expand my horror horizons this year, and pretty much the entire black and white era is a blind spot for me. Part of that...
Oct 24, 20244 min read


Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
I saw this movie 30 years ago when I was 8 years old. Unlike some other horror movies I was too young to be watching, I don’t remember...
Oct 18, 20246 min read


The Hills Run Red (2009)
Film student Tyler is obsessed with "The Hills Run Red," a lost film that is supposed to be the scariest movie ever made. He is looking...
Oct 16, 20243 min read


A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
After the last two movies tried to class it up with Poe and Bible quotes, this entry has a purely perfunctory opening. Producer,...
Oct 12, 20245 min read


Hell Night (1981)
Four college students spend the night in a creepy mansion as part of a fraternity hazing. They are told it was the home of a deformed and...
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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