Throughout the early 80s, Anime as we knew it was more directed at families, or animated series airing on television; but in 1985, one of
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Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – Review
Healing can come from the strangest places, but all the legions of button bashing fanatics who walked away from the disastrous 1994 attempt to realise
Roujin Z (1991) – Review
Anime is a remarkable genre that can virtually handle any subject you throw at it, be it esoteric fantasy movies, goofy sex comedies with more
Demon City Shinjuku (1988) – Review
During the gory, glory days of Anime in the 89s and 90s, Yoshiaki Kawajiri managed to secure himself as a talent to watch thanks to
Wicked City (1987) – Review
To be honest, I’ve never know just what the fascination is with 80s and 90s Japanese and the absolute need to fill so many instances
Urotsukidōji: Legend Of The Overfiend (1989) – Review
Well, it had to happen sooner or later…You can’t explore the Anime of the 80s and 90s without eventually stumbling upon some of the far
Ninja Scroll (1993) – Review
There was always something delightfully anti-social about some of the anime released in the 80s and 90s. I mean, what could be more counter-culture (and
Fist Of The North Star (1986) – Review
Like a punch that reduces the human skull to so much tapioca, the anime explosion of the 90s literally blew my mind as all these
The H-Man (1958) – Review
While Ishiro Honda will always be most famous for unleashing a 165 foot tall irradiated lizard onto the world as it masqueraded as the social
The Mysterians (1957) – Review
There’s a test I tend to put on the works by Japanese filmmaker Ishiro Honda that I like to call the Godzilla test. It’s born
Matango (1963) – Review
Hey, you guys all know Ishiro Honda right? I mean, some of you less familiar with Japanese fantasy cinema actually might not instantly have prior
Atragon (1963) – Review
Ishiro Honda rightfully is held aloft as one of Japan’s leading purveyor of sci-fi and adventure primarily because of his most famous creation, the city
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009) – Review
Emerging from the the grainy, black and white frazzle of an 80s avant garde, art house experiment, came Shinya Tsukamoto’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man, a
Uzumaki (AKA. Spiral) (2000) – Review
When the Japanese turn their eye to horror, you’re always going to get something weird, be it the analogue terrors of The Ring or the
Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts (1969) – Review
If you think follow-ups, spin-offs and sequels come at us at a fearsome rate now, you should have seen how fast things moved in the
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) – Review
Probably one of the strangest trilogies you’ve never heard of, the Yokai Monsters series saw its second installment hit Japanese theatres a mere seven months
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968) – Review
One of the things I love about exploring lesser-known franchises from other countries is that you’re essentially deep diving into the weirder nooks and crannies
Godzilla Minus One (2023) – Review
In some regards, modern Godzilla fans don’t quite know how tough they’ve got it, after all, the previous three eras of Toho’s returning city smasher
Gamera: Rebirth – Season 1, Episode 6: Childhood’s End (2023) – Review
After five episodes, five different Kaiju fights and one shock death, theres a very good chance that when all is said and done, Gamera: Rebirth
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992) – Review
There’s been a long and storied history of young, visionary directors who chose to semi-remake their rough-looking, low budget debuts with more cash and experience
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