REVIEW: Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945)
A group of four animals – a puppy, a pheasant, a monkey, and a bear – leave their families to help with the Japanese war effort. After basic training, they are dispatched as paratoopers to invade Suwawesi and wrest control … Continue reading REVIEW: Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945)
REVIEW: Angel Heart (1987)
There are plot revelations during Angel Heart (1997) that bear some discussion, but of course will reveal things best experienced the first time by watching the actual film. If you have never seen the film before, note that next two paragraphs are … Continue reading REVIEW: Angel Heart (1987)
REVIEW: Phase IV (1974)
Saul Bass is a legend of American cinema. As a designer of opening title sequences and promotional posters he worked with some of the very best filmmakers Hollywood ever had: Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger and Robert … Continue reading REVIEW: Phase IV (1974)
REVIEW: All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014)
Riko Rinda (Haruka Ayase) is a professional appraiser, working out of her own small business All-Round Appraiser Q. Upon the invitation of the Louvre art museum, Riko travels to Paris – a dogged young journalist (Tori Matsuzaka) in tow – … Continue reading REVIEW: All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014)
REVIEW: You Can Succeed, Too! (1964)
Yamakawa (Frankie Sakai) and Nakai (Tadao Takashima) are salesmen working for Tokyo firm Towa Tours, which is seeking to secure lucrative American travel contracts over rival Kyokuto Tours. When the president’s daughter Yoko (Izumi Yukimura) takes over their department, she … Continue reading REVIEW: You Can Succeed, Too! (1964)
REVIEW: Cha Cha for Twins (2012)
Mini and Poni (Huang Pei-Chia) are twin sisters enrolled in their senior year of high school. They’re both star players on the basketball team. When Mini begins to be pursued by one of the boys in their school, and then … Continue reading REVIEW: Cha Cha for Twins (2012)
REVIEW: Threads (1984)
After a military build-up ensues between the USA and USSR over Iran, a thermonuclear war ensues. In the industrial city of Sheffield, a pregnant young woman named Ruth Beckett (Karen Meagher) struggles to survive in the aftermath of the atomic … Continue reading REVIEW: Threads (1984)
