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Stories From The Past: Hagakure Review
Published by KODANSHA in 2010; Hagakure: The Code of The Samurai has been adapted from translations. It comes from the popular spiritual guide of the same name. With the help of Sean Michael Wilson and Chie Kutsuwada it has been… Read More ›
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Lullabies from Hell Review: Hino Knows Horror
When I was younger, a friend of mine taught me about something that spoke to the way I look at a creative medium. He said (and I paraphrase) “If you really want to understand a creators’ mind, see who influenced… Read More ›
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Liam Neeson’s Horrible Day: Darkman Review
Premiering in 1990, Darkman, written and directed by Sam Raimi (Spider Man Series, The Evil Dead Series) is about Peyton Westlake (played by Liam Neeson) your average scientist dedicated to his research on making synthetic skin to help burn victims. An explosion in… Read More ›
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Super Pro K.O. Review: Welcome To The Squared Circle, And The Club Of Ultimate Clubs
“Wrestling wants to pander to the ladies through pretty boys and pointless plots.” (Jeremy Scott) I felt like starting this review with that quote you see above you. See, Jeremy speaks from being a wrestling fan in the past. This… Read More ›
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Black Death Review: Season Of The Witch…Minus The Face-Palming
Black Death opens during the spread of the black plague. A team of ruffians follow a monk to a rumored land free of plague and pestilence. Enter Osmund; a young monk torn between his love for God and his love… Read More ›
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The Three Forgotten Stories: Neo-Tokyo Review
Released in September 25, 1987, Neo-Tokyo is an anthology of three short anime films made by three different Directors. It comes from Madhouse, the same studio who brought the West Trigun, Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust, and Ninja Scroll to… Read More ›
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Shigurui Death Frenzy Review: Samurai Are All That We Require
Class take your seats, I am about to start. You all know the old saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, let me just this once dismiss that saying and start judging the DVD case for tonight’s review… Read More ›
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Chronicles of Wormwood Review: Defiantly Giving Good and Evil the Finger
We here at Children of The Blazing Fist are big fans of stories about characters that live in a world of pure good and pure evil but decided to choose neither out of pure spite (that needs to be a… Read More ›
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Cyber City Oedo 808 Review: Dog The Bounty Hunter, Eat Your Heart Out
Who here has watched The Animatrix? Ok, looks like a lot of you are nodding yes. In The Animatrix, there was a segment called Program that was written and directed by a man named Yoshiaki Kawajiri (he also wrote my favorite segment “World Record”)…. Read More ›
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Streets of Fire Review: A Rock & Roll Fable
Back in 1982, Walter Hill, writer and director of The Warriors, had just finished 48 HRS. (starting Eddy Murphy’s mainstream success). He stated in his production notes that he wanted to do a rock and roll movie. After getting together… Read More ›
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Science & Religion Make Sweet Sweet Love: Super God Review
Supergod is a five issue comic published by Avatar Press, created and written by Warren Ellis (Red, Hellblazer) and drawn by Garrie Gastonny (Lady Death, City of Dust). Supergod is set on earth where various nations have created beings of tremendous strength and abilities… Read More ›
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Kagemono: Flowers and Skulls Review: Tales of Terror From Down Under
Horror as a genre has long since permeated the mainstream audience. From H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulian imagery, to the flood of late 70’s/ early 80’s slashers, and to the Saw torture porn of today (I guess that is an example of… Read More ›
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Milk Review: Charming Sean Penn Movie V
Milk is the account of Harvey Milk’s campaign to become San Francisco’s City Supervisor, gaining the first real grounds for the gay rights movement. The film is set in the culturally turbulent 1970’s, and spans a vast period showing Harvey… Read More ›
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