Ben “Cymreig Samurai” Jones
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Ben “Cymreig Samurai” Jones
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"Monsters are tragic beings; they are born too tall, too strong, too heavy, they are not evil by choice, that is their tragedy" - Ishirō Honda.

Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/a1Kb
Too kind, but thank you.

Dies of Hypothermia whilst living in Australia. Absolutely crazy.
a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
ALT: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
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December 19, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Big fan of this one. It’s like a TV movie of the week but with the profanity filters turned off.

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A ★★★★★ review of Hostage (1983)
“Based on a True Story”. 5 words that have varying levels of emotional impact, because let’s face it, ever since Fargo nobody knows who or what to believe anymore. However, 1983 was a time when those ...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“Hips and Makers” is such a great record.

I’m also pretty sure that the 12” Release of “Your Ghost” had a beautiful cover of Led Zeppelin’s “WhenThe Levee Breaks” as one of the B-Sides.

I really need to get out more.
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It’s indicative of Hollywood Horror. It spends half its time trying to be “True To The Genre” by lacing in nods and winks to other films/franchises, just so you know that they know that they are just Horror fans too.

I don’t hate it like many do, but yeah, it’s no “classic”…

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A ★★★½ review of It Chapter Two (2019)
Some people were expecting this to launch a new wave of Hollywood horror, for the mainstream to embrace what many of us have loved despite the unfair reputation and association with trash, horror was ...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I really wish Sean Byrne made more movies. Between this, The Devil’s Candy (2016) and The Loved Ones (2009), he is yet to put a foot wrong.
September 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM