Duel to the Death, 1983, Hong Kong, Dir. Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story) Set up as a modern facing alternative to the then traditionalist Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest is an icon for any fan of martial arts cinema albeit one that Jackie Chan built. It was through Golden Harvest […]
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PTU (2003) The work of a heroic bloodshed artist (Review)
Encounters of a Spooky Kind (1980) Funny and Spooky, the perfect antidote to a bad day (Review)
Two Martial Arts Films: Russian Raid (2020) & Winners and Sinners (1983)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1943/45) Campy 1940s Murder Melodrama’s (Review)
Podcasting just does not get the credit it deserves, it removed the barriers to provide a platform for the everyman to broadcast around the globe. Let’s just ignore the fact the industry has been diminished by overexposure and broadcasting giants like the BBC getting involved making it very difficult for […]
The Specialists (1969) Eccentric French Spaghetti Western Grime (Review)
Battling Butler: A Different Kind of Buster Keaton Movie (Review)
Onwards – Cinema Eclectica Podcast 247
Raining in the Mountain (1979) King Hu’s Spiritual Heist (Review)
What’s New, Pussycat? – Carry On-Like entry into Woody Allen’s mammoth filmography (Review)
With a talented trio of Peter O’Toole, Peter Sellers and an introduction of Woody Allen, it’s a genuine surprise that What’s New, Pussycat? tanks this badly and this quickly. The 1965 piece pools together an impressive cast of comedy greats and acting legends, yet everyone involved comes off as, at the very least, […]