A successful young boxer named Leo (Masataka Kubota) discovers that he may be terminally ill with a brain tumor. His night soon gets worse when he saves a screaming woman and knocks out her attacker. But this is the first in a downward spiral of mayhem. First, the woman is actually a young hooker who…
Blu-ray Review: 10th Victim, The (Blue Underground)
I have been a fan of Marcello Mastroianni since I first saw 8 1/2 in film school. That first viewing made that film one of my top 10 favorite films of all time, and Marcello one of the greatest actors of the ’60s in my eyes. That being said I never fully explored his filmography,…
Blu-ray Review: The Witch Subversion (Well Go USA)
After a brutal massacre at a top-secret testing facility, a young girl named Ja-Yoon (Kim Da-Mi) escapes in the nearby woods. She finally reaches a farmhouse with a friendly older couple. Life seems peaceful for ten years. But Ja-Yoon’s adopted parents are facing hard times. She decides to try to raise money for the family…
A Labor of Love (Vinegar Syndrome)
In A Labor of Love, the makers of an independent-financed drama titled The Last Affair are compelled by their backers to shoot hardcore sex scenes for the movie to ensure it has a better chance of recouping their investment. This request does not initially sit well with director Henry Cheharbaschi and his cast (including Deborah…
Blu-ray Review: Sore Losers, The (Big Broad Guerrilla Monster)
An alien being known to humans as Blackie (Jack Yarber), returns to earth after a failed attempt to kill 12 beatniks in the 1950s. Instead, he was only able to kill nine and hide their bodies in the woods behind a Drive-In theater. He blames his failure on the location of his landing, The deep…