THE GREAT YOKAI WAR (2005, Japan, titled YOKAI DAISENSO) Hong Kong NTSC Region 3 DVD boxset I've been waiting for this one for over a ye...

Cinematic depictions of Hell - a starter guide I've always been fascinated with visions of the afterlife. Having seen some mysterious an...

GHOST ACTRESS aka DON'T LOOK UP (1996, Japan, titled JOYUREI) Directed by Hideo Nakata Film review White dress, black hair, haunted fil...

SF Episode One - SAMURAI FICTION (1998, Japan) Korean DVD (NTSC, All Region, Garam Net) Charming, funky, homage to old-school samurai films ...

INITIAL D (2005, live action, Hong Kong) 2-DVD DTS Region 3 HK boxset (Megastar Video release) FILM REVIEW (no spoilers): A young petrol st...

TABOO (1999, Japan, titled "Gohatto") Directed by Nagisa Oshima US DVD Review From the director of Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence co...

KARIYUSHI IN AUGUST (2003, Japan, titled "Hachigatsu no Kariyushi") Directed by Iwao Takahashi Japanese Region 2 NTSC DVD review G...

ART OF THE DEVIL (2004, Thailand, titled "Khon len khong") Thailand PAL DVD Another horror film from Thailand not living up to its...

THE BULLET TRAIN (1975, Japan, titled "Shinkansen daibakuha") DVD review (Region 2 PAL UK, Optimum Asia) Sonny Chiba wasted as a t...

GEMINI (1999, Japan, titled "Soseiji") DVD review (Region 3, Hong Kong, from Golden Scene) Wonderfully surreal, period horror from...

SCARED (2005, Thailand) Thailand all-region PAL DVD release   Cross Friday the 13th with a Battle Royale body count and yo...

DORM (Thailand, 2006) A movie review all the way from Bangkok This was released in February in Thailand and also played at the Bangkok Film...

Last November, while I was lamenting that this movie wasn't on DVD, I mentioned that the soundtrack was only available as the old vinyl ...

UZUMAKI (2000, Japan) Updated July, 2009 A creepy, shocking and surreal Japanese horror film, still in my top ten Uzumaki begins in a remot...

TUBE (2003, South Korea) Region 2 PAL DVD (from Asian Vision) As a change from creepy horror, I watched a Korean blockbuster instead. Tube ...

THE UNINVITED (2003, South Korea) DVD review (R2, Asian Vision) Still reeling from seeing this one. From the opening creepy premise, the do...

INTO THE MIRROR (South Korea, 2003) Starring Ji-tae Yu Written and Directed by Seong-ho Kim From the brooding poster (pictured), I got the i...

ZERO HOUR! (1957, USA) (UPDATE JUNE 2007 - This movie has now had its NOT ON DVD status revoked! Out now!) This would just be your average ...

GARUDA (Thailand, 2004) Thai all-region DVD Review In Thailand, a Garuda is a half-human bird god. It's also a monster movie... a prehis...

Mylène Farmer - Live at the Paris Bercy arena, 2006 This weekend I was in Paris to see Mylène Farmer in concert. I’ve been describing her to...