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Review: More Shion Sono—Cold Fish (2010)
Posted on June 17, 2011 | 2 CommentsDirector: Shion Sono / Writers: Shion Sono (screenplay), Yoshiki Takahashi (screenplay) / Stars: Makoto Ashikawa, Denden, and Mitsuru Fukikoshi Cinefamily’s Shion Sono retrospective last weekend—where I got to see Love Exposure for a second time in all its glory—kicked off with an exclusive advance screening... -
Foreign Focus: Arahan
Posted on June 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhen you think of kung fu movies, you’ll probably think of something from Japan, or China. In doing so, you might overlook this little gem from Korea, released in 2004. Made by Ryoo Seung-wan, billed as Korea’s answer to Stephen Chow, Arahan is slick, accomplished,... -
Starring Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher?
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 6 CommentsJumping Zeus H. Jove. For years I have been looking forward to the big screen adaptation of Lee Child’s badass wrecking ball sleuth Jack Reacher. Child’s long running adventures with Reacher is the only pulp series I follow. I love the character. The Bunker has been... -
Cinematic Blues – June 13, 2011
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsCinematic Blues makes a long overdue return to the Bunker. This week: Corporations, Cowboys, & Cunnilingus. Aren't you glad I'm back? -
[Review] Super 8 (2011)
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 4 CommentsCome with me on a journey back to 1982. There were a lot of good movies that came out in 1982. It was a fantastic year that included Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Tron, Blade Runner, The Thing, and Conan The Barbarian. There... -
Love Exposure
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsDirector: Shion Sono / Writers: Shion Sono / Starring: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, and Sakura Andô (This is not officially a “Taste of Asia” post, but it sort of qualifies…) The word “epic” is one of many that has been increasingly overused in popular culture lately, and so I often try... -
[Video Game Trailer] Star Trek (2012)
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t know much about the new Star Trek game, but this trailer looks pretty good. I do find it interesting that there is no ambiguity with regard to what actor’s likeness the game is using to represent Trek characters – Abrams Trek all the... -
[Review] Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 5 CommentsIn Brightest Day, In Blackest Night, This Movie Should Not Escape Your Sight. DC Animated knocks another one out of the ballpark and around the Universe. Twice. -
[Review] X Men: First Class
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 3 CommentsIf you were anything like me, you would have enjoyed the first X Men movie, loved the second, and wondered what the hell went wrong in number three. As a result, you might have been somewhat sceptical about another X Men film – and a... -
[Old Movies / Young Eyes] Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsWriter/Director: Jim Jarmusch / Starring: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, and Richard Edson Every once in a while, er – well, more often than care to admit, I open up my Netflix DVD mailer and find a movie that I don’t even recall having put into my queue. Such was...
