One of Mexico’s most famous luchadores, El Santo was a heroic wrestler and folk hero who wore an iconic silver mask. Since his first film in 1961, he led a popular action-movie series where he amassed over fifty starring roles. Indicator has collected El Santo’s first two films, both directed […]
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Royal Warriors (1986) – Fast-paced action with little regard for human life (Blu-Ray Review)
After the success of 1985’s Yes, Madame!, Hong Kong production company D & B Films spent the next decade releasing of series of thematically-linked features. Known by the series name In The Line of Duty, director David Chung reteamed with Michelle Yeoh for another entry into the girls-with-guns genre with […]
Adrift In Tokyo (2007) – An understated gem thankfully rediscovered (Blu-Ray Review)
Writer/Director Satoshi Miki opens his film with a curious moment, as law student Fumiya Takemura (Joe Odagiri) hopes buying three-colour toothpaste will save him from his rock-bottom circumstances. The situation reveals itself when loan shark Aiichiro Fukuhara (Tomokazu Miura) bursts in, demanding the debt he’s owed be paid back in […]
This Is GWAR (2022) A Fitting Tribute (Blu-Ray Review)
From their elaborate costumes to a mythology describing them as “scumdogs of the universe” banished to the shittiest planet available, it’s safe to call GWAR one-of-a-kind. Founded in the 1980s in Richmond, Virginia, the heavy-metal band could’ve been a mere gag yet they brought the skill and talent to back […]