Two children living in a remote mining town in the distant wastes of Siberia in 1947 Read More »
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Internal Sleuth AKA Sakura no Daimon (1973) Kenji Misumi, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Michi Higashi
When 150 guns are lost from the Iwakuni base and two police officers Read More »
The Oil-Hell Murder AKA Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1992) Hideo Gosha, Kanako Higuchi, Miwako Fujitani, Shin’ichi Tsutsumi
Veteran director (Hideo Gosha) adapts this psychological drama based Read More »
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill (1994) Larry Weinstein, William S. Burroughs, Betty Carter, Nick Cave
Set in a turn-of-the-century warehouse, the lavish designs echo many Read More »
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman AKA Zatôichi (1989) Shintarô Katsu, Kanako Higuchi, Takanori Jinnai
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks Read More »
Addams Family Values (1993) Barry Sonnenfeld, Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester Read More »
Super Mario Bros. (1993) Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton, Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper
Two Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension Read More »
Bad Girl (1931) Frank Borzage, James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Minna Gombell
A mug and a jane: Dorothy knows that every guy is going to make a pass at her; Eddie knows that every gal wastes her money on good times. Read More »
A Stolen Life (1946) Curtis Bernhardt, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark
Kate Bosworth and her twin sister Patricia fall in love with Nantucket lighthouse inspector Bill Emerson. Read More »
Millions Like Us (1943) Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, Patricia Roc, Gordon Jackson, Anne Crawford
Categorised as a British World War II propaganda film this less known example is a superb work Read More »