Movie Review: The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms (1978) directed by Cheh Chang, aka Crippled Avengers Tao (Kuan Tai-Chen) once used his Tiger-style kung fu for good, clearing out bandits and such, and became prosperous as a result. Unfortunately a gang (coincidentally also called “Tigers”) decided to strike back at Tao, and when they found he… Continue reading Movie Review: The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms
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Movie Review: The Revenge of Frankenstein
Movie Review: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) directed by Terence Fisher When last seen in The Curse of Frankenstein, Baron Frankenstein (Peter Cushing) had been condemned to the guillotine. At the beginning of this story, he’s being marched to his execution. We see the blade fall, but two grave robbers soon discover that the Baron has somehow… Continue reading Movie Review: The Revenge of Frankenstein
Anime Review: Golden Kamuy
Anime Review: Golden Kamuy Japan may have won the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, but not all of the soldiers came home…not even the living ones. Sugimoto, nicknamed “Immortal Sugimoto” for his ferocity and amazing ability to survive battles and wounds, came home just long enough to learn his best friend’s widow was going blind. He… Continue reading Anime Review: Golden Kamuy
Movie Review: Electric Dragon 80,000 V
Movie Review: Electric Dragon 80,000 V (2001) dir. Gakuryu Ishii Dragons exist, at least in the hearts of men. The man called Dragon Eye Morrison was struck by lightning while climbing a power tower as a child. This caused damage to his “reptile brain”, which controls violent impulses. The doctors tried electroshock therapy, but this just… Continue reading Movie Review: Electric Dragon 80,000 V
Open Thread: Bloggers Get Social
Open Thread: Bloggers Get Social Last Wednesday, I went to an event titled “Bloggers Get Social”, which was held at a Davanni’s in Edina. Getting there was the first hurdle, as it started at 5 P.M. and I got off work at 4:30 several suburbs away. I found an express route that worked on paper,… Continue reading Open Thread: Bloggers Get Social