Exhumed: A Child's Treasury of Jimmy Wang Yu Movies
Back in the day, Jimmy Wang Yu was one of my favorite punching bags, and I’m glad I was never a punching bag for him. Because I hear he was actually pretty tough.
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Home Alone
I and my fellow New Yorkers are being urged to stay at home and stop coughing on each other so much. And since this is an era of oversharing and narcissism, I might as well keep a running log of activities, thoughts, amusements, and revelries.
Read moreIn the Funhouse Madhouse
On Diabolique, I’m writing about the surreal Polish fantasy film The Hourglass Sanatorium and the malleable nature of how we remember our past.
Read moreDefiant Fairy Tales
On Diabolique, I am writing about the Czech fantasy film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders and how it reflects Czechoslovakia during the rebellious Prague Spring.
Read moreSearching for Odin, My Love
On the Cultural Gutter, I am Searching for Odin, My Love — one of the most expensive, most lavish, most boring, and most infamous anime flops of all time.
Read moreThe Invisible Man in Japan
The Japanese entries into the Invisible Man sweepstakes might not have been an official part of the series, but they certainly hold their own against Universal’s films.
Read moreCrash-Landing Into the Nightmare Future
World Without End is an action-packed, low-budget blend of HG Wells’ The Time Machine and Planet of the Apes, which it predates by many a year. That’s time travel for ya.
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