RETRIBUTION (2006, Japan, SAKEBI ) Kiyoshi Kurosawa is a notable director of J-horror. His unique visions mean I simply have to see his ever...

PHOENIX FIVE (1969, Australia) TV series - 26 x 25 minutes Since mentioning this obscure Australian sci-fi show two years ago, I've been...

SURVIVE! (1976, Mexico, Supervivientes de los Andes ) A true story more famous than the films There’s always been an appetite for movies bas...

INNOCENCE (2004, France/Belgium, L'Ecole ) One of several films called Innocence , this was rather fascinating. Iris, an infant, gradual...

BLACK LIZARD (1968, Japan, Kurotokage ) Entertaining comic strip crime thriller with a cross-dressed villainess… I recently rewatched Mishim...

DRAGON WARS or D-War (2007, South Korea) The Host and Dragon Wars are both South Korean films, both monster movies. They are however comp...

FIDO (2006, USA/Canada) After seeing the poster with a little boy leading a pet zombie on a leash, I hoped I was going to love this one. I...

CUTIE HONEY - THE LIVE (2007, Japan) Tokyo TV - 25 x 25 minute episodes T his is a new live-action TV series, based on the classic anime and...

PERSONA (2000, Japan, Kamen Gakuen ) No, no, not the one by Ingmar Bergman Need mystique and allure? Who ya gonna call? Time for another Chi...

SHIVER (2003, Hong Kong, Sam Hon) A unsteady balance between Hong Kong thriller and horror There's currently little in my Hong Kong sect...

I don't talk about music much here, because the chances we all like the same movies and all like the same music are pretty slim. But wh...

FUNNY GAMES (2008, USA) Movie audiences get a battering I've tried Funny Games before. I tried Funny Games again. This time, I'm st...