Diabolique: Bruce in Bollywood
Over on Diabolique, I’m writing about Katilon Ke Kaatil and that time Dharmendra fought Bruce Le for the honor of Zeenat Aman and then General Ursus from Planet of the Apes came striding up.
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Cultural Gutter: Heavy Light, Part 2
On the Cultural Gutter, I’m following up my exploration of Heavy Metal magazine with a look at Gandahar, Rene Laloux’s sci-fi epic about a horrifying totalitarian regime.
Read moreThe Bastard Swordsman Saga
Near the end of its lifespan, Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers studio decided that no film was too weird, resulting in a late-in-the-game deluge of utterly bizarre martial arts fantasy films.
Read moreKung Fu Zombie
Kung Fu Zombie, , one of the films that inspired the creation of Teleport City, pits Billy Chong against an indestructible living dead martial artist with flaming hands and feet.
Read moreDiabolique: Taste the Hamburger of Dracula!
My write-up of Dracula, Sovereign of the Damned has moved to the Carfax Abbey that is Diabolique. THIS should have been the future of Marvel movies: an anime adaptation of Tomb of Dracula.
Read moreCultural Gutter: Gods in Wigs
Over on the Cultural Gutter, I’m writing about the loony sci-fi epic, Hard to Be a God, a co-production between France, West Germany, and the Soviet Union made as the Berlin Wall was coming down.
Read moreCultural Gutter: Gab Emperor of Dune
Over on the Cultural Gutter, I’m writing about God Emperor of Dune, which I finished reading last month after starting it in 1987. I’m not sure the return was worth the investment.
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