Based on Takao Saitou’s long-running Golgo 13 manga, Golgo 13: The Professional was originally released in Japan in 1983. The film was directed by the late Osamu Dezaki. Dezaki, who was best known for directing a variety of classic anime,… Read More ›
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Black Summer Review: Extremes and Extremities
Black Summer was written by English comic book writer Warren Ellis, known for the comics Transmetropolitan and Hellblazer, as well as novels like Crooked Little Vein. The comic was illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp, who also worked on Alan Moore’s… Read More ›
Merantau Review: Caught Between a Rock & a Hard Place
I am a big believer that settings in fictional stories should be meaningful. Settings should complement a story, not simply add an aesthetic. A few times, I have consumed stories wherein the author has an interesting setting or time period… Read More ›
The Dagger of Kamui Review: No, It’s Not Actually a MacGuffin
Anime based on Japan’s historical periods tend to vary wildly, not only in terms of the actual time periods and events they cover, but also in their means of execution. Some series, such as House of Five Leaves are rather reserved and… Read More ›
Everlast review: Because Nicholas Cage Isn’t Here to Save You
Originality and execution are two big elements of general entertainment media that many critics look for in any given series. Since it is difficult for most works to truly be “original” as many modern works are derivative of older ideas… Read More ›
Dirty Pair Special: Affair of Nolandia – At Least We Can Breathe Down Here
Affair of Nolandia was directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, whose repertoire also includes Aishiteruze Baby, Cat’s Eye, and MÄR. Animation director is Yukari Kobayashi, who has worked on Lovely Complex and Gokujou. Notably, as this is Kobayashi first and only trek into the… Read More ›
The Sky Crawlers Review: Too Much Mystery For A Mere Fighter Pilot
As of late, it would appear I have been getting paired with nothing but war story Anime, (see my last review of Now and Then, Here and There). But anything is better than having me watch Grave of the Fireflies, so I am not… Read More ›
Dirty Pair Special: Project Eden – Big Trouble In Little Eden
Let us travel back in time to the year 1980 where Haruka Takachiho has just created the short story called, The Dirty Pair’s Great Adventures. He eventually made these short stories into numerous sequels such as Dirty Pair Flash and… Read More ›
Gunhed Review: MMMMMMHH…Delicious Texmexium
One day Franklin Raines and I were discussing what would be the next reviews for the site. He tosses me a DVD case. What I saw was a giant robot and pretty bad ass looking people with guns adorning the cover, so… Read More ›
Miami Connection Special: A Film Of Escalation In A Miami Without Irony
One day taking place sometime ago; fellow esteemed CotBF writer Alex emailed me a trailer for a midnight released film that he wanted us desperately to attend. After considering the trailer to be fantastic (I usually avoid watching trailers because of the… Read More ›
Attack the Gas Station: Because Why the Hell Not
Juvenile delinquency, in all of its forms, usually doesn’t spell good news for anyone, anywhere, any time. Putting the obvious issues aside, delinquents in different countries act differently from each other, influenced by their cultures expectations and their specific reasons… Read More ›
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 ›