Back in the far flung past of 2011; I was binge reading a ton of manga by famed horror mangaka, faux-snuff film writer, and modern samurai Hideshi Hino. My university library, a place normally used by me to bum time… Read More ›
Horror
The Visitor Review: Cheating At Pong With Telekinesis
The Visitor is an Italian and American co-production from 1979 directed by 8 1/2 actor Giulio Paradisi, credited as Michael J. Paradise. Paradisi’s other small directorial credits include the unfortunately titled Italian film Spaghetti House, supposedly a drama/comedy based on… Read More ›
Cronos Review: I Can’t Think of a Witty Title Involving Vampires
Cronos was originally released in 1993 and was the debut film of director Guillermo del Toro, of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim fame. Additionally, the film’s cinematography was done by Guillermo Navarro, who in addition to working on many of… Read More ›
Another Guest Appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast: Santa Sangre
I was once again on the Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast talking about what I feel is one of the greatest movies ever, Santa Sangre. Yes, I butcher some Spanish. Yes, I force some jokes. Yes, I mumble my words. But… Read More ›
7 Billion Needles Review: Socially Impaired Teenager Meets Aliens, Hilarity Ensues
As Franklin just loves to constantly remind me, I am not an avid reader of science-fiction. This doesn’t mean I don’t like it, as some of my favorite stories draw from both sci-fi and fantasy like A Certain Magical Index,… Read More ›
Special Appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast: Cabin in the Woods
Some time ago I was being active on Twitter and landed a quest appearance on The Greatest Movie Ever! Podcast (see, persistence wins out I guess?). I personally enjoyed myself, getting to work with one of my bigger influences Paul Chapman. I listened… Read More ›
Heartless Review: One Heart, Two Heart, Red Heart, Demon Heart
Ah, Valentine’s Day. A time for warm embraces and couples sharing their love. I hope all of our readers here at Children of the Blazing Fist are having as much of a great day as any of us will ever… Read More ›
October Horror Special: Tokyo Zombie
2005’s Tokyo Zombie is directed and written by Sakichi Satô. In lieu of referencing other things that I can bet my bottom dollar will never be released in the States, how about I reference some of his non-directorial credits for… Read More ›
October Horror Special: Art of The Devil 2
Well if this did not interest me greatly; the 2005’s Art of the Devil 2 being directed by seven different people would. I will list them accordingly as members of the self-entitled “Ronin Team”: Pasith Buranajan, Kongkiat Khomsiri, Isara Nadee,… Read More ›
Wormwood Gentleman Corpse Review: Bloody Hilarious!
Black comedy is something of a fragile glass tool for humorists and writers alike. Pour too little, and it becomes forced and unnecessary, use too much and the work becomes uncomfortable and difficult to laugh at. As the years have… Read More ›
October Horror Special: Eternal Evil of Asia
1995’s Eternal Evil of Asia is directed by Man Kei Chin. Considering practically everything he has directed that has never been released over here (Eternal Evil’s practically unknown presence only helps this notion), I can say with conviction that my… Read More ›
October Horror Special: A Tale of Two Sisters
2003’s A Tale of Two Sisters, is directed by Kim Ji-woon, who with fellow director Park Chan-wook, encapsulate most of the South Korean film and brings it to American attention. Starting with the big boom of Two Sisters, moderate attention… Read More ›
Vampire Princess Miyu Review: Miyu Was Here, Ai Enma’s a Loser
Vampires are certainly no strangers to anime, regardless of what genre or time period they find themselves. From Osamu Tezuka’s Don Dracula to Hideyuki Kikuchi’s Vampire Hunter D all the way up to Kouta Hirano’s Hellsing, you’d be pretty hard-pressed… Read More ›
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