A horror and sexual exploitation movie that half-asses both. Absolutely none of the actors seem engaged in any of the many sex scenes throughout the film. It's redeemed only by a few deliciously gothic lines that sound cool even in translation and a handful of great images (2/5)
A horror and sexual exploitation movie that half-asses both. Absolutely none of the actors seem engaged in any of the many sex scenes throughout the film. It's redeemed only by a few deliciously gothic lines that sound cool even in translation and a handful of great images (2/5)
Yoo Man-su breaks bad in the most interesting way: ineptly. In fact, everyone in this movie, aside from his genius daughter, sucks at what they do. It's a much more Coen-esque story about late stage capitalism in South Korea than the (superior) Parasite. (3.5/5)
Yoo Man-su breaks bad in the most interesting way: ineptly. In fact, everyone in this movie, aside from his genius daughter, sucks at what they do. It's a much more Coen-esque story about late stage capitalism in South Korea than the (superior) Parasite. (3.5/5)
Pam Grier stars as Foxy Brown, who is... well... Foxy Brown. I had always assumed she was like a professional killer or something, but nope: she's just cool as hell all the time. She lives in a cartoon world and kicks the ass of cartoon baddies. Mostly dumb fun. (3/5)
Pam Grier stars as Foxy Brown, who is... well... Foxy Brown. I had always assumed she was like a professional killer or something, but nope: she's just cool as hell all the time. She lives in a cartoon world and kicks the ass of cartoon baddies. Mostly dumb fun. (3/5)
Utae and Aiko attend an all-girl private school and are constantly tormented by the embodiment of Christianity, patriarchy, westernization, and homophobia. The plot is little more than a simple movement from one incredibly distressing scene of sexual exploitation to another. (2.5/5)
Utae and Aiko attend an all-girl private school and are constantly tormented by the embodiment of Christianity, patriarchy, westernization, and homophobia. The plot is little more than a simple movement from one incredibly distressing scene of sexual exploitation to another. (2.5/5)
Ralph Fiennes gives a performance which, while maybe not nuanced, is quite spectacular. The zombies *as zombies* take a step into the background- and I don't miss them- to make room for "The Jimmies". Now if only we could move on from 80's needle drops. (3.5/5)
Ralph Fiennes gives a performance which, while maybe not nuanced, is quite spectacular. The zombies *as zombies* take a step into the background- and I don't miss them- to make room for "The Jimmies". Now if only we could move on from 80's needle drops. (3.5/5)
First time seeing a film from a genre I'd hitherto known only through parodies. Enjoyed the soundtrack far more than the actual story, though I would have liked to hear even more new songs instead of old ones repeated. I appreciated this more as a time capsule than as a movie. (3/5)
First time seeing a film from a genre I'd hitherto known only through parodies. Enjoyed the soundtrack far more than the actual story, though I would have liked to hear even more new songs instead of old ones repeated. I appreciated this more as a time capsule than as a movie. (3/5)
Truly incredible. A must-watch movie continually alternating between characters, cinematic forms, and tones; held together by painterly, expressionistic compositions. I haven't seen the other films in this series but did not feel lost at all. (4.5/5)
Truly incredible. A must-watch movie continually alternating between characters, cinematic forms, and tones; held together by painterly, expressionistic compositions. I haven't seen the other films in this series but did not feel lost at all. (4.5/5)
Not my kind of trash. Perhaps the most overtly racist movie I've ever seen. I don't usually attribute the evil sentiments of characters to the writer/director himself (in this case Russ Meyer) but the acting is so terrible that I don't see these people as characters at all. (1/5)
Not my kind of trash. Perhaps the most overtly racist movie I've ever seen. I don't usually attribute the evil sentiments of characters to the writer/director himself (in this case Russ Meyer) but the acting is so terrible that I don't see these people as characters at all. (1/5)
An American counterpart to Lady Snowblood, in some ways. After being sexually assaulted twice in the same day, Thana's quest for mortal vengeance grows to devour every man who can come in range of her .45. Movie permits the viewer to color the character of Thana as they wish. (3.5/5)
An American counterpart to Lady Snowblood, in some ways. After being sexually assaulted twice in the same day, Thana's quest for mortal vengeance grows to devour every man who can come in range of her .45. Movie permits the viewer to color the character of Thana as they wish. (3.5/5)
A typical story about "giving it your all" for the sake of your goals that must live under the shadow of the the far superior series, Ping Pong: The Animation. The rotoscoped segments stick out too much from the norm and distracts. Uoto can write a damn good monologue though! 2/5
A typical story about "giving it your all" for the sake of your goals that must live under the shadow of the the far superior series, Ping Pong: The Animation. The rotoscoped segments stick out too much from the norm and distracts. Uoto can write a damn good monologue though! 2/5
A rather uncomplicated tale of revenge honed to aesthetic perfection on a relatively low budget. Probably influenced something like 50% of all anime and 100% of Kill Bill, specifically. Best shots highlight select colors by surrounding them in pitch darkness. 4/5
A rather uncomplicated tale of revenge honed to aesthetic perfection on a relatively low budget. Probably influenced something like 50% of all anime and 100% of Kill Bill, specifically. Best shots highlight select colors by surrounding them in pitch darkness. 4/5
I did not like (most of) the other Rebuild movies, so I went into the final one with low expectations. Not to mention the series+EoE already had two phenomenal endings. The highlight of this one is that it actually resolves the conflict with Shinji's father.
I did not like (most of) the other Rebuild movies, so I went into the final one with low expectations. Not to mention the series+EoE already had two phenomenal endings. The highlight of this one is that it actually resolves the conflict with Shinji's father.
(ROTK is a stand-in for the entire LOTR trilogy, of course)
(ROTK is a stand-in for the entire LOTR trilogy, of course)