Asia-Pol
Despite secret lairs and spy gadgets, Asia-pol plays things straight where other Shaw Bros. espionage efforts reveled in the most outlandish sci-fi aspects of spy films.
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Diabolique: Everything Gets Boring
Continuing my trip through the BFI Flipside series on Diabolique with Deep End, a meditation on disappointment, obsession, and the uneven bargain between men and women during the Sexual Revolution.
Read moreDiabolique: One Slow Descent into Respectability
I’m on Diabolique once more, continuing to examine British culture through the lens of films in the BFI Flipside series. This time it’s The Pleasure Girls and a scandal that shook the British government.
Read moreDiabolique: History, Umberto Lenzi Style
I’m on Diabolique, continuing my look at Umberto Lenzi’s pre-Eurocrime/horror adventure films. This time, it’s Russian history with Catherine of Russia…which is not about Catherine of Russia but is about Catherine the Great.
Read moreDiabolique: Lenzi and the Lady Pirate
On Diabolique, I’m continuing to explore the early adventure films of Umberto Lenzi, famous for his crime and cannibal films. But before that, he was swashbuckling with the Queen of the Seas.
Read moreDiabolique: Umberto Lenzi’s Merry Men
The Triumph of Robin Hood bounds jauntily from one encounter to the next. Someone gets kidnapped; Robin and his merry men laugh heartily and ride to the rescue; repeat until King Richard returns.
Read moreDiabolique: Machine Made Dirt
On Diabolique: Beat Girl, Gillian Hills, go-go dancing, hip slang, seedy strip joints, teenage rebellion, and Oliver Reed in a checkered shirt.
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