Author: Keith

Computer Love

Doris Norton, a pioneering electronic musician, creatively explored the potential of early personal computers in music, bridging 1970s synths and 1980s technology through her experimental albums. more ›
The Spooky Girl from Yokohama

Hako Yamasaki’s debut album “Tobimasu” captures profound emotions in a folk-rock blend. Released in 1975, it showcases her haunting voice and lyrical depth, reflecting a transformative era in Japanese music… more ›
Taiwan Disco

Taiwan Disco is a vibrant compilation of 1970s and early 1980s Taiwanese music, featuring female-fronted tracks blending disco, funk, and glam influences, often invoking a unique and eclectic dance atmosphere. more ›
Green Snake

The classic tale of a young scholar who falls in love with a snake spirit gets the Tsui Hark treatment in this lush fantasy film, full of wild effects, gorgeous… more ›
Last Tycoon

You can’t go home again At first — and even second — glance, Last Tycoon is a movie that seems custom-made for me and based entirely on some of my… more ›
Bloody Tie

Bloody Tie sports all the polish and big budget precision typical of Korean action films but combines it with a frenetic, almost anarchic approach that makes the entire thing feel… more ›
Rambu: The Intruder

Director Arizal puts Indonesia on the international action movie map with this over-the-top thriller starring a guy who benefitted from looking a little like Sylvester Stallone. more ›
Future Hunters

Cirio Santiago’s Future Hunters melds time travel, kung fu, and post-apocalyptic chaos into a confusing jumble that encapsulates the anything goes 1980s filmmaking quirks for which the director was famous. more ›
Cyborg

It is “the future,” but not too far in the future. Earth has been ravaged by nuclear war and a plague, leaving the place in tatters. Through this post-apocalyptic hell… more ›
Viy

Based on a story by Ukrainian-born writer Nikolai Gogol, Viy is the story of good-for-nothing layabout Khoma (Leonid Kuravlyov), a scholar from the local monastery who with his two friends… more ›
3 Seconds Before the Explosion

When Nikkatsu Studio began to gain steam once again in the 1950s, thanks to the success first of their “Sun Tribe” films and then their “borderless action” style, their marketing… more ›
Gymkata

If you are familiar either with me or with my work on this site, it probably comes as no shock that I rank Gymkata as one of the most valuable… more ›