It’s a 19th century Western that was actually shot in Europe (Hungary, Spain, Austria and Germany)—the locations are well-chosen and work fine. The story is very grim, and resulted in some backlash from American and British critics over alleged misogyny, but its actually a revenge story about a woman who has consistently abused by men. … Continue reading Brimstone – Blu-Ray Review
"Toxic masculinity" is a term that has been thrown around recently, and is probably overused, like many buzzwords. However, the film Once Were Warriors certainly deals with the consequences of a family patriarch’s toxic masculinity for the other members of his family. When the film was unleashed on the filmgoing public it sent shockwaves throughout the … Continue reading Once Were Warriors – Blu-Ray Review
Penitentiary is a blaxploitation film directed by Jamaa Fanaka, who was part of the “L.A. Rebellion” movement of young African-American filmmakers in the '70s, mostly from UCLA. The most notable member of the group was Charles Burnett. For the most part they rejected classical Hollywood filmmaking, opting for an experimental neo-realist approach. However, Fanaka was an … Continue reading Penitentiary – Blu-Ray Review
Hausu is a 1977 film made by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, who had previously done commercials and experimental short films. Just previous to making this film, he had been busy with making a series of commercials for Japanese television featuring major American stars like Kurt Douglas and Charles Bronson. Toho, the biggest film company in Japan, wanted … Continue reading Hausu – Blu-Ray Review
The Fugitive Girls (1974) was the last film Ed Wood wrote before sadly passing away from chronic alcoholism. It’s a women-in-prison sexploitation movie, which was pretty much all he could do at that point. It’s more of an actual film than Orgy of the Dead, which really is just a strip-tease with The Amazing Criswell … Continue reading The Fugitive Girls – Blu-Ray Review
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