
Gurney Slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom. Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment / Tokiwa-so no seishun (1996) Jun Ichikawa, Masahiro Motoki, Sadao Abe, Satoko Abe

A look at the youthful beginnings of manga giants Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko Fujio, Fujio Akatsuka Read More »
Two of a Kind (1983) John Herzfeld, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning

God has had just about enough of the human’s attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. Read More »
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) William F. Claxton, Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady

Retiring Sheriff Horne goes after the Sawyer brothers who have robbed a bank in town. Read More »
Snakes and Ladders (1996) Trish McAdam, Pom Boyd, Gina Moxley, Sean Hughes

A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two “nearing-thirty” street performers Read More »
Devil’s Ransom / Senza via d’uscita (1970) Piero Sciumè, Marisa Mell, Philippe Leroy, Lea Massari

A couple of blackmailers abduct a child from a married couple Read More »
No More Comics / Komikku zasshi nanka iranai! (1986) Yôjirô Takita, Yûya Uchida, Yumi Asô, Takeshi Kitano

Kinameri is a moderately successful television journalist itching for a big scoop. Read More »
The Naked Ape (1973) Donald Driver, Johnny Crawford, Victoria Principal, Dennis Olivieri

When insecure teenager Alex persuades his buddies James and Eric Read More »
The Beguiled (1971) Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman

During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. Read More »
Java Head (1934) J. Walter Ruben, Anna May Wong, Elizabeth Allan, John Loder

The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. Read More »