Movies of the Month

2012-02-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2012

Traitor
The Good Shepherd
Tabloid
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Fright Night (2011)
Species 2
The Private Affairs Of Bel Ami
Archer, Season 2
Apollo 18
Haywire
MI-5, Seasons 2 & 3
The Boss
Wu Xia
Burn Notice, Season 1
The 6th Day
Species 2
The Arrival
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Breaking Bad, Season 2

2011-12-04T20:54:00.001-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2011

Attack The Block
Open Your Eyes
Bellflower
Being Human (UK), Season 1
The Artist
Hugo
Star Trek The Animated Series
Super 8
Blood Diamond
Spy Game
Universal Solder
The Protectors
MI-5, Season 1
Sherlock Holmes (TV) (1964-68)

2011-12-01T23:12:00.001-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2011

Margin Call
Leverage, Season 3
Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena
The Borgias, Season 1
Breaking Bad, Season 1
Legend Of The Tsunami Warrior
CIA: Exiled
Night Of The Creeps
Dual Forces: Chrome & Helios Creed
The Witches (1967)

2011-11-07T16:51:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER 2011

True Legend
Jane Eyre (2011)
Eden of the East
Unknown
Casino Jack
Paranormal Activity 3
The Invisible Man (1933)
Blood Suckers (1972)
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave
Silent Hill
Dark Fields
The Mummy's Curse
Blue Gender: The Warrior
The Void
Smiley Face
Masters Of Horror: The Black Cat
Castle Of The Walking Dead
R-Point
The Perfume Of The Lady In Black
Wild Country (2005)

2011-10-05T17:11:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2011

Detective Dee & The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame
Unstoppable
Zu Warriors (2001)
Leverage: Seasons 1 & 2
Gantz (2010)
Mythbusters Collection 7
The Debt
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark
Until The Light Takes Us
Urban Explorers: Into The Darkness
Wicked Little Things
The Burrowers
The Expendables
China's Terracotta Warriors
Seven Days To Live
Kill Your Idols
Assault Girls
Sons Of Anarchy, Season 3
The Legend Of The Shadowless Sword
The Vampire (1956)
The Lord Of The Rings (1978)
Where The Truth Lies
The Plague Of The Zombies

2011-09-11T20:32:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2011

Gangs of New York
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Queen Of Blood
Ironclad
Exorcist Master
Paranormal Activity 2
The Wicker Man (2006)
Five Star Stories
RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 2
Archer, Season 1
Burn, Witch, Burn
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Colombiana
Conan The Barbarian (2011)
Ruthless
For Your Consideration
Impact
Fire And Ice
Voodoo Moon
Land Of The Minotaur
Pharaoh's Curse
Blood (2009)
Die Monster Die!
Ancient Inventions
Air Guitar Nation
K-20: The Fiend With 20 Faces

2011-08-07T21:04:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JULY 2011

Trollhunter
A Kiss Before Dying
Murder!
99 River Street
The Naked City
I Wake Up Screaming
The Red Riding Trilogy, pt. 1 - 3
The Big Combo
Vampire Circus
Kill The Irishman
Vanishing On 7th Street
Blood From The Mummy's Tomb
The Deadliest Warrior: Season 2
Tetsuo; The Bullet Man
Max Manus
Cowboys & Aliens
Captain America: The First Avenger
Party Down: Seasons 1 & 2
Skyline
Fear Itself: Skin And Bones
Let Me In (2010)
Dracula A.D. 1972
The Vampire Lovers
Countess Dracula
[Rec] 2
Hobo With A Shotgun
Cedar Rapids
Blow Out

2011-07-10T18:44:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2011

13 Assassins
Mutants
Wild Palms
The Seventh Moon
The Devil's Backbone
Eastbound And Down
X-Men: First Class
Green Lantern
Moribito: Guardian Of The Sacred Spirit, v. 6-8
Toy Story 3
The Keep
Valhalla Rising
Vengeance (2009)
Out For Blood (2004)
Tale Of The Mummy
The Resurrected
The Horde
Terror In A Texas Town
Big Fan
Legend Of The Fist: Return Of Chen Zhen
The Lickerish Quartet

2011-06-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MAY 2011

House Of Bamboo
The Walking Dead, Season 1
Black Death
Moribito: Guardian Of The Sacred Spirit v. 1 - 5
Forest Of Death
City Of The Living Dead
The Crimson Cult
Shock
I Saw The Devil
Chaser
Gallants
Night Of The Demons (2009)
Where The Sidewalk Ends
44 Inch Chest
Kung Fu Panda 2
Bridesmaids
The Wolf Man (1941)
Masters Of Horror: The Screwfly Solution
The Dark Crystal
Trick'r Treat
Slaughter Of The Vampires
Source Code

2011-05-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Twelve Kingdoms, v. 1
Black Lagoon, v. 1 & 2
Linebarrels Of Iron, v. 1
The Skull Man, v. 1
Mystery Team
Rin: Daughters Of Mnemosyne, v 2
Gangster No. 1
New Fist Of The North Star, v. 1
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
The Howling
Cruising
Troll
Hanna
Sucker Punch
The Room
Troll
Food Of The Gods
After.Life
Dark Floors
Legendary Sin Cities
The Lost Tribe

2011-04-04T10:25:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2011
Red
Summer Wars
Sword Of The Stranger
Battle: Los Angeles
TerrorVision
Chrysalis
Metalocalypse, Season 3
Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Jackass 3
The Bourne Identity
Poldark, Series 2
Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne, v.1

2011-03-06T10:23:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2011

The Mechanic (2011)
Revenge Of The Creature
The Phantom Planet
Resident Evil
La Portrait De Petite Cosette
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: Under The Red Hood
Eddie Izzard: Dress To Kill
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
Soul Eater, v. 1
Sherlock
Moribito, v. 1
The A-Team (2010)
Eros
We Were Strangers

2011-02-01T20:31:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2011

Eyeborgs
Sleep Dealer
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
Eros
Gilgamesh
Caprica, Season 1.5
Gantz, v. 9-10
Season Of The Witch
Shigurui: Death Frenzy
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
Runaway
Hangar 18
But I'm A Cheerleader
Die, Mommie, Die!
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
The Green Hornet

2011-01-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2010

Centurion
Darker Than Black, v. 2
Gantz, v. 4 - 8
Guyver, v. 6
Taken
Caprica, Season 1.0
Metropia
Gilgamesh
Tron Legacy
Eddie Izzard: Dress To Kill
I Walk Alone
Kansas City Confidential
True Grit
Megazone 23. Part 1

2010-11-30T17:27:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2010

Gantz, v. 2, 3 & 4
Gilgamesh
Lord Of Illusions
Guyver, v. 3, 4 & 5
Claymore
Who Is Harry Nilsson?
Steel Dawn
Cyborg 2
Get Him To The Greek
Please Give
Today's Special
Redline

2010-11-03T20:57:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER 2010

Green Zone
Doctor Who: The Complete Specials
The Guyver, v. 1 & 2
Darker Than Black, v. 1
Vampyros Lesbos
OSS 117: Lost In Rio
We Jam Econo: The Story Of The Minutemen
Swordsman In Double Flag Town
The Mummy (1932)
Dracula (1931)
Dracula's Daughter
Gantz, v.1
House (1977)

2010-10-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2010

Sons of Anarchy, Season 2
V: The Original Miniseries
Maverick, Season 1
The Comedians Of Comedy: The Movie
Patton Oswalt: No Reason To Complain
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Roast of Bob Saget
The Body Beneath
Machete
Maverick, Seasons 1, 2 & 3
Five Shaolin Masters

2010-09-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2010

Hellraiser
The Uninvited (2003)
Avatar: The Last Airbender, Books 2 & 3
Andromedia
The Rocketeer
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
Pirahna 3D
Poldark: Series 1
The Snake (2008)
The Eclipse (2009)
Warlock
Pandorum
Phantasm
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Mr Arkadin: The Confidential Report Version

2010-08-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JULY 2010

Re-cycle
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Masters of Horror: We All Scream for Ice Cream
Fear Itself: New Year's Day
Great Expectations (1999)
Salt
Inception
Predators
Alucarda
Storm Warriors
Where The Wild Things Are
The Boxer's Omen
Masters Of Horror: Cigarette Burns
Kimagure Orange Road Movie: I Want to Return to That Day
The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Gurren Lagaan, v. 1
Blassreiter, v. 4
Tales of the Gold Monkey, v. 1
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Book 1

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2010-06-30T20:01:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2010

Splice
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Daria: The Complete Series
Jonah Hex
Blassreiter, v. 3
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Fear Itself: Sacrifice
Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing
The Book of Eli
Hands Across the Table
The Princess Comes Across
Red Cliff II

2010-05-31T21:02:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MAY 2010

Arrested Development, Seasons 2 & 3
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Bitch Slap
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
American Gothic, v.1
Hard Times (1994)
The Buccaneers
Iron Man 2
Whip It
Daybreakers
Blood of the Virgins
Cypher
House of Traps
Near Dark
Fear Itself: Something with Bite
Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead
Blassreiter, v. 2
Hula Girls
Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)
Caught (1949)

2010-05-01T18:58:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2010

Red Cliff International Version, Part 1
Ink
Dead Snow
Clash of the Titans (2010)
Repo Men
Hot Tub Time Machine
Date Night
The Ghost Writer
Masters Of Horror: Fair Haired Child
Masters Of Horror: Dreams in the Witch House
Battle Girl: Living Dead in Tokyo Bay
Masters Of Horror: The V Word
Blassreiter, v. 1
Kick-Ass
Blood Money (1933)
The Fourth Kind
Blade of the Phantom Master
Iria: Zeiram the Animation
Nana, v. 3
Arrested Development, Season 1
El Cazador de la Bruja, v. 1
Claymore, v. 4

2010-03-31T20:30:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2010

Ultraviolet (1998)
Nana, v. 2
Shutter Island
The Dresden Files, v. 3
Mythbusters Collection 3 & 4
Alice In Wonderland (2010)
The Runaways
Beyond Hypothermia
The Tudors, Season 3
He Knew He Was Right
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Mythbusters: Big Blasts Collection
Krod Mandoon & The Flaming Sword of Fire
I'm Here

2010-02-28T19:34:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2010

Smokin' Aces
The Tudors, Season 2
The Red Spectacles
Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes: The Last Vampire
Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer
Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor
The Dresden Files, v. 2
Mythbusters, Collection 3
The Tick (2001)
Shutter Island
The Wolfman
District 13: Ultimatum

2010-01-31T22:21:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2010

Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts
Wolfen
Frostbitten
Blackenstein
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Shadow: Dead Riot
Gong Tau (2007)
The Gamers
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising
Operation Scorpio
Teeth
An American Werewolf In Paris
Nana, v. 1
Primeval, Season 1
Sanctuary, Season 1
Mythbusters, Collection 1 & 2
Underworld USA
The Stoned Age
30 Rock, Season 3
Darkness Falls
Fubar
Wonderfalls
The Wisdom Of Crocodiles
The Dresden Files, v. 1

2010-01-04T17:34:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2009

Bay of Angels

Ninja Assassin

30 Rock, Season 2

The Tudors, Season 1

The Golden Coach

Up In The Air

Christmas In July

Avatar

The Pearl Of Death

The House Of Fear

Broken Embraces

Requiem From The Darkness, v. 1

Lady Battle Cop

Cronos

Alive (Kitamura, 2002)

Sons Of Anarchy, v. 1

2009-12-06T10:25:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2009

Death Note, v. 9
Masters Of Horror: Homecoming
Masters Of Horror: Imprint:
Master Of Horror: Haeckel's Tale
Shurugui: Death Frenzy, v. 1
Tekkon Kinkreet
30 Rock: Season 1
Dead & Buried
Funny People
They Live By Night
Thirst
Wishmaster
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Paranormal Activity

2009-11-01T10:24:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER 2009

Surrogates
Margaret Cho: Assassin
Primer
The Werewolf (1956)
Black Magic 2
Nana 2
Spring Breakdown
Throwdown
Red Rose White Rose
Frost/Nixon
Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead: Ultimate Power
Dawn Of The Mummy
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
Anvil: The Story of Anvil

2009-10-03T18:39:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2009

Adventureland
Night Of The Lepus
Caprica
Ip Man
Booth
Baccano, v. 3 & 4
Angel Of Death
Living Dead In Manchester Morgue
Prince of Darkness
True Blood, Season 1
Arang
Feast
Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds
The Booth
9
Genshiken 2, v. 1
Death Trance
Bright Star
The Informant!
Stryker
Cemetary Man
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

2009-08-31T18:45:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2009

Cinemania
Rec
Darkon
GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
Shutter (2004)
District 9
The Mutant Chronicles
Torchwood: Children Of Earth
Viva
Face
Ponyo
Inglourious Basterds
One Missed Call 2
My Name Is Fame
Green Lantern: First Flight
The Velvet Vampire
The Heirloom

2009-08-02T19:00:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JULY 2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Public Enemies
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dragon Head
Timecrimes
The Bullet Train
The Sky Crawlers
Golden Boy
Sabata
Tron
Duchess of Duke Street, Season 2
Baccano!, v. 1 & 2
G-Force
The Ruins
Dreamscape
Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman
Body Of Lies

2009-07-03T18:42:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2009

Dilbert, vols. 3 & 4
Metalocalypse, Season 2
The Crazies
Nightbreed
Tokyo Zombie
Warning Sign
Crazy Stone
Scott Walker: 30th Century Man
Marebito
Cheri
Up

2009-05-31T19:26:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MAY 2009

X Men Origins: Wolverine
Star Trek
Berzerk, v. 1
The Duchess of Duke Street, Season 1
Krull
Angels & Demons
American Gangster

Terminator

Galaxy Quest
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator: Salvation
Battlestar Galactica, Season 4.0
Tattooed Life
Terminator: Salvation
Sparrow
Drag Me to Hell
Eden Log
The Eye 3
The Miracle Woman
Ladies of Leisure
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Golden Queen Commando
Bangkok Haunted
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Forbidden (1932)

2009-04-30T17:10:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2009

Battlestar Galactica, Seasons 2.5 & 3
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, v. 1
Ghost Slayers Ayashi, v. 1
Baccano!, v. 1
The Loreley's Grasp
Dilbert, v.1
Tales of the Black Freighter
Lone Wolf and Cub TV, v. 5
Knowing
Curse of the Devil
Crank: High Voltage
Suicide Club
The Rocking Horse Winner
Wonder Woman
A Chinese Odyssey, Part 1: Pandora's Box
All I Wanna Do
Slings and Arrows, Season 3
The Rise of the Footsoldier

2009-03-31T20:32:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2009

Watchmen
Lone Wolf and Cub TV, v. 3 & 4
Slings & Arrows, Season 2
Battlestar Galactica, Season 2.0
Rocknrolla
Chocolate (2008)
The Furies
Crossfire
One Missed Call (2003)
Horror Rises from the Tomb
Tales from Earthsea
I Love You, Man
Humoresque
Duplicity

2009-02-28T20:00:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2008

Slings & Arrows, Season 1
Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Lone Wolf & Cub TV, v. 2
Mushi-shi, v. 6
Coraline
Red Dawn
Battlestar Galactica, Season 1
Death Note, v. 8
Human Beasts
The Midnight Meat Train
Gene Generation
The Dracula Saga
Karas: The Revelation

2009-02-01T20:00:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2009

Flag, v. 4
Black Demons
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Chinese Torture Chamber Story
Jojo's Bizarre Adventures, v. 1
Evil Dead Trap
The Seventh Curse
The Spirit
The Warlords
Let The Right One In
Seeding of a Ghost
Erotic Ghost Story II
School of the Holy Beast
Resident Evil: Degeneration
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Lone Wolf and Cub TV, v. 1
Pineapple Express
Dr. Who, Season 4
Karas: The Prophecy

2009-01-03T18:56:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2008

Transporter 3
Punisher: War Zone
Mushishi, v. 5
Blades of Glory
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Mad Detective
Kibakichi 2
The Big Valley, Season 2
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The City of Ember
Torchwood, Season 2
The Thrill of It All: A Visual History (Roxy Music)
Wall-E

2008-11-30T20:43:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2008

The Great Yokai War
Untold Story
Black Magic (1975)
Inferno (1980)
The Mother of Tears
The Tick vs. Season One
The Tick vs. Season Two
Mushishi, v. 4
Kitaro
She-Wolves of the Wasteland
Quantum of Solace
The Wallflower, v. 2
Dr. Who, Season 3
Blade: the Series, v. 1
Death Note, v. 7
Role Models
Milk
The Woman in the Window
The Young in Heart
Ghost Sweeper Mikami

2008-11-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER 2008

Machine Girl
Love Me Or Leave Me
Tea & Sympathy
The Big O, v. 1
This Island Earth
Dr. Who, Season 3
Death Note, v. 6
Phantom Planet
I Married A Monster From Outer Space
The X From Outer Space
Death Note: The Last Name
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Max Payne
Legend of the Black Scorpion
The Wallflower, v. 1

2008-10-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2008

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
City of Men
Flag, v.3
Mad Men, Season 1
Exterminator City
Hellsing Ultimate, v. 1
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Robot Holocaust
Lust, Caution
The Office, Season 4
The Warriors (Ultimate Director's Cut)
Eagle Eye
The People (1972)

2008-08-31T21:22:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2008

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Death Note, v. 5
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Mushishi, v. 3
Definitely Maybe
Terminal Island
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Death Race
Big Bad Wolf
Chrome and Hot Leather
The Mini-Skirt Mob
Duelist
Mystics in Bali
Dragon Tiger Gate
Welcome to the NHK, v. 1
Babylon AD
Wolf

2008-08-03T18:54:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JULY 2008

Wanted
3:10 To Yuma (1957)
Death Note, v. 3 & 4
The Big Valley, Season 1
Hawk the Slayer
Batman: Gotham Knight
Last Exile, v. 1
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Batman: The Dark Knight
Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis
Musa, The Warrior
Mushishi, v. 2
The Crimson Kimono

2008-07-01T12:43:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2008

Tenchu
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Kung Fu Panda
The Incredible Hulk
Mongol
Return of Sister Streetfighter
Death Note, v. 2
Vexille
Flag, v.2
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, v. 3

2008-06-01T17:54:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MAY 2008

Iron Man
Torchwood, v. 1
Men from the Monastery
xxxHolic, v. 1
Death Note, v. 1
Doctor Who, Season 2
Witchblade, v. 3, 4, 5 & 6
Prince Caspian
Speed Racer
Knights
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
My Sassy Girl
Gunhed
Land of Doom
The King of Kong
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Fall
Persepolis

2008-05-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2008

Honey and Clover
Rome, Season 2
Interzone
Metalocalypse, Season 1
The Forbidden Kingdom
5 Centimeters Per Second
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Parasite Dolls
Flag, v. 1
Doctor Who, Season 1
Cyber Wars
Nirvana
Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla
Escape From LA
Witchblade, v. 1 & 2
Hell Girl, v. 1
Ratatouille
The Purifiers

2008-04-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2008

Kibakichi
Jumper
The Bank Job
Bastard!
Rome, Season 1
Godzilla: Final Wars
Ricco The Mean Machine
Dr. Who, Season 1
Casshern
Atragon
Doomsday

2008-03-01T18:36:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2008

Lady Kung Fu
New Atlantis
Omega Doom
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
Escape from New York
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Count Yorga, Vampire
Kyoshiro Nemuri: The Human Tarantula
The Orphanage

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2008-02-01T21:24:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2008

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Otakus in Love
Volver
Scorpion Female Prisoner: Beast Stable
Heaven and Hell
Have Sword Will Travel
Neo Tokyo
Island of the Dead
Night Call Nurses
The Maid
Bloody Mallory
2009: Lost Memories
6ixtynin9
Jane Eyre (2006)
Otaku Unite!

2008-01-01T21:19:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2007

Five Fingers of Death
Chevalier D'Eon, vol. 5
The Golden Compass
Red Garden, vol. 1
City of Lost Souls
Knives of the Avenger
I Am Legend

2007-11-11T20:25:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, AUGUST 2007

The Bourne Ultimatum
Knocked Up
Leprechaun 3
Genshiken, vol. 1
A Bittersweet Life
Exiled

2007-11-11T20:23:00.001-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JULY 2007

Transformers
Vampire Hunters
Moon Of The Wolf
House Of Wax
Scream Of The Wolf
Election
Paradise Kiss, v. 3
Peach Girl, v. 1
Linda Linda Linda
Texhnolyze, v. 4 & 5
Night Of The Comet
Ghost In The Shell: Solid State Society
Sunshine
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
Dynamite Warrior
My Wife Is A Gangster

2007-11-11T20:23:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2007

Azumi
Le Chevalier D'Eon, v. 2
Paradise Kiss, v. 2-3
Peach Girl, v. 1
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Triad Election
Texhnolyze, v. 1-3
Basilisk, v. 6
Afro Samurai
The Prestige
Mafioso
Fracture

2007-11-11T20:01:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MAY 2007

Veronica Mars, The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons
The Sopranos, Season 6, Part 1
Gunbuster
Vanishing Point
Basilisk, v. 5
Bandh Darwaza
Natural City

2007-11-11T19:59:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2007

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
The Mack
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Expresso Bongo
Lola
Basilisk, v. 4
Grindhouse

2007-11-11T19:20:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, MARCH 2007

Pan's Labyrinth
Last Quarter
Inside Man
Menno's Mind
Tony Takitani
300
The Host
Le Chevalier D'Eon, v. 1
The Departed
Company

2007-11-11T19:17:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, FEBRUARY 2007

Cyborg
We're Going to Eat You
Natural City
Idiocracy
Breach
Music & Lyrics
Casino Royale
Black Dahlia
They Live
The Night Listener

2007-11-11T19:16:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2007

Children of Men
The Cell
Sassy Sue
The Fallen Idol
MPD Psycho
Flesh for Frankenstein
Ginger
Olga's Girls
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil & Daniel Johnston
Seven Swords
The Gingerdead Man

2007-07-29T23:42:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, DECEMBER 2006

Pumpkinhead
Lance Henriksen is scary but sympathetic as a grieving father who summons a revenge demon which causes all kind of trouble.

Baby Face
Red Headed Woman
From 1934 to 1951 or so, the Production Code ruled over movies with an iron fist. Movies were constructed so that people who didn't want to know that sex existed could remain ignorant. Most of the "Golden Age of Hollywood Movies" we see on TV were made then, so you might think your grandparents were some kind of foolish naifs who didn't know married people slept in the same bed. Fortunately, racy, pre-Code movies of the early 30's are starting to re-appear. In these two, Barbara Stanwyck and Jean Harlow use their sex appeal to survive in a dog-eat-dog world. Look for the scene where Stanwyck chews out her Dad for pimping her out at 15.

Gunslinger Girl, vol. 3

Curse of the Golden Flower
Gong Li is diva-licious as the Empress, commanding the screen like Betty Davis in the height of Tang Dynasty fashion. More of a court-intrigue film with kung fu than a martial-arts film, kind of like The Little Foxes with kicking and slave girls.

Shopgirl
It has its moments, but it doesn't quite work. There's a nice, melancholy, New Yorker-short-story-feeling to it, but it doesn't quite make the move from page to screen. There should be no more narration in films other than documentaries, ever. The idea of the old "budding female artist gets her heart broken by an older man" story being told from the point of view of the man is interesting, but we don't learn any more about why the guy is a jerk. Still, Claire Danes is amazing, and at least she has a reason to be bummed out other than the fact that she got a free trip to Tokyo.

Basilisk, vol. 3

2007-01-28T22:51:00.003-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, OCTOBER 2006

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
It's a little short of alchemy, but if you liked the TV series you have to watch the Elric brothers reunion.
Brokeback Mountain
Remember those old 40's women pictures like Now, Voyager? They were sentimental and the heroines always had to renounce their illicit lovers in the end, but they snuck in a lot of psychological truths behind the glossy exteriors. This is a much less glossy and more real version of those movies, but it made me tear up at the end just the same.
Hackers
I love those old B-movies made to cash-in on teen fads, like rock-n-rollers, beatniks, bikers, folkies, surfers, etc. Today's mainstream movies cost too much to do them in the quick turn-around time required, while direct-to-video types tend to stick to tried-and-true genres like horror. There are still the occasional throw-back like Lambada or this one. Enjoy the fantasy that hackers are hot, hip teens with their own futuristic fashions and nightclubs (in real life, not in a MMPORG or Second Life ).
Renaissance
A sci-fi film that's literally noir--beautifully animated in blacks and whites, not even any gray. Sort of like the Sin City comics without the occasional splash of color. The acting is good, but the dialog's a little flat--it should have been in French.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Not at all plausible, but fun, fun, fun. The often-underrated Robert Downey, Jr. and Val Kilmer have a great time in this parody of all those everyone-is-corrupt-in-LA thrillers.
Trinity Blood, Vol. 1
The conflict between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy in the Middle Ages replayed as a futuristic vampire story. More promising than it sounds, with a good mix of action and court intrigue.
The Twilight Samurai
This one made me sob like a baby at the end, too. Former action star and Sonny Chiba protégé Hiroyuki Sanada gives a great low-key performance as a samurai clerical worker trying to survive despite the rigid rules of Tokugawa-period Japan.
American Hardcore
This made me sad that I never saw any of these bands live back in the day. I saw Husker Du and Naked Raygun after their hardcore phase, and Adolescents 2 years ago. This movie really captures what it must have been like, but read the book and buy the CD for the full experience.
Naked States
It's pretty entertaining to watch artist Spencer Tunick trying to wrangle up people to pose nude for his photos. In this movie we learn that it's hard to find people to pose nude in Idaho, but nudists are the toughest to work with. My guess is it's because most people feel ashamed or at least a little insecure when nude in front of a stranger, which makes them more submissive. Nudists don't feel that way, so they are uppity and mouth off.
Warriors Two
A sequel to The Prodigal Son, but not quite up to the level of that kung-fu masterpiece. Whatever happened to Casanova Wong?
Frankenstein's Bloody Terror
In spite of the title, neither Frankenstein nor his monster appear. It's one of those Euro Paul Naschy werewolf movies. He really pioneered the sexy werewolf years before Ginger Snaps, Cursed and Blood & Chocolate. No woman can resist the erotic appeal of this human beast.
The Ice Harvest
More neo-noir with another underrated actor, John Cusack. I like my humor jet black, and it is until the end, which is kindy cheesy. The alternative ending isn't too good either, but it's worth it for Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Oliver Platt.

2006-11-25T19:53:00.000-08:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, NOVEMBER 2006

The Hustler Squad
This World-War-II-set sexploitation flick combines M*A*S*H and The Dirty Dozen in the story of an authority-bucking US officer and a tough Filipino partisan who train a diverse group of women to infiltrate a Japanese officer's secret pleasure island by posing as prostitutes.
Speed Grapher, Vol. 2
Basilisk, Vol. 2
Gunslinger Girl, Vol. 2
Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex (2nd Gig), Vol. 7
This is one series that maintained the same level of excellence from beginning to end. The way information from the early episode about the Major's childhood became important to the climax was very clever. Its complex view of the immigration issue has some intriguing similarities to Children of Men (see December reviews when I get to them). I'm looking forward to the GITS:Standalone Complex movie, Solid State Society.
Born Innocent
I can't believe they originally made this as a TV movie. It's actually more disturbing that most theatrical women-in-prison movies, probably because the actors actually seem to be the teenagers they are supposed to be.

2006-09-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

MOVIES OF THE MONTH, SEPTEMBER 2006

My birthday month was a big one for martial arts, appropriately enough.

The Protector
Not as good as Ong-Bak, but still pretty fun. I wanted more of the campy tranny villainess (a la Black Lizard), but it does have the first capioera master I've seen who looks like he could really kill you instead of just dance you to death.
The Wicker Man
The original--not the remake that looks so bad I can hardly watch the trailers. I'd seen it before in a butchered version, but the the DVD has the famous naked dancing scene.
Fullmetal Alchemist, vols. 12 & 13
Jet Li's Fearless
Fearless is a meta-kung fu movie: it doesn't just display martial arts, that's what it's about. A little like the Shaw Brothers movies directed by Lau Kar Leung such as Shaolin Challenges Ninja and Martial Club, it's about martial arts as self-improvement and a way for different cultures to communicate by fighting, not killing. It gets a bit New-Agey in the middle, where our hero learns values by living in a remote tribal village, but there's enough action in the beginning and end to make up for it.
New One-Armed Swordsman
Hey straight gals! Do you love the tragic romance of Brokeback Mountain and the pretty boys of yaoi anime? Then check out the extremely homoerotic work of kung fu director Chang Cheh. Rumor has it that David Chiang and Ti Lung's wives hated the movies they teamed up in, and you'll know why. This is more a swordplay movie than a kung fu one, so don't expect elaborate martial-arts moves, but it is a Chang Cheh film, so expect plenty of dismembered limbs and spurting blood.
The Boxer From Shantung
Another early Shaw Brothers "kung fu" film, but really more of a gangster flick about a rube from the country with fighting skills who rises up the criminal ranks before realizing it's not worth it. Chen Kwan Tai burns up the screen with charisma, but unfortunately doesn't get to display his considerable martial arts skills. A nice cameo by David Chiang as a benevolent gangster boss.
The Sound And The Fury
Not exactly what you'd call a good movie, but I love Yul Brynner. He dominates whatever he's in, but unfortunately only made a few decent flicks. This film has all the Southern Gothic elements in place: run-down plantation, once-proud aristocratic family holding on by a thread, drunk brother, slutty sister who has an illegitimate child (a cheesy Blanche Dubois imitation by Margaret Leighton), a mentally retarded mute, tough-but-maternal black housekeeper, a bed-ridden matriarch who won't accept the family's decline, a sexy drifter, and the spunky young daughter who may actually make something of herself if she doesn't get knocked up. Brynner plays the adopted son who tries to keep the family together. His Russian accent is hilariously explained by saying he's a Cajun who spoke only French for his first 10 years. I haven't read the book, but I'm sure it's nothing like this movie.

2006-08-07T10:35:00.000-07:00

Movies of the Month, August 2006

Bomb The System
Not really a graffiti-sploitation movie ala Wild Style, more like those old movies that would teach you all about some job or criminal enterprise while entertaining you. I don't know if it's really so hard out there for a tagger, but the real-life street artists they interview in the extras say it is.
Burst City
Early Japanese cyberpunk movie with a cool punk soundtrack.
Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Not the best campy 70s Japanese movie, but then there are so many. Worth it for the girl-gang musical number.
The Descent
Back in the 70's, only Robert Shaw was macho and stupid enough to take a a giant shark, but today's extreme-sports types get a similar comeuppance in this movie. It's sort of like one of those war movies about a foolhardy captain who gets his platoon killed, except with female spelunkers.
Speed Grapher, Vol. 1
OK, it's the future and Tokyo is the playground of the rich. A burned-out war photographer sneaks in to takes pictures at a secret exclusive club where they have orgies and sometimes a teenage girl in an angel costume flies down to kiss people, which somehow gives them super-powers. He's accidentally kissed by her and suddenly everything he photographs explodes. Plus, he's being stalked by a female cop with a gun fetish. You know I love the weird stuff, I just hope it can maintain its level of freaky-deaky for the whole series.
Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex (2nd Gig), Vol. 6
Shaolin Vs. The Evil Dead
An updating of Hong Kong horror of the Mr. Vampire/Spooky Encounters variety with computer graphics and the great Gordon Liu as the ghost-busting priest. The only problem is it ends rather abruptly, so I hope there's a sequel.

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
This movie is just waiting for Quentin Tarantino to rip it off. A tough female cop is sent to jail for executing a perverted diplomat vigilante-style, then sprung in order to free a big-wig's daughter from a gang of incompetent, chaotic druggies. As in most 70s Japanese movies, authority figures are worse than criminals and not to be trusted.
Hollow Man
The invisible-man movie genre finally has the computer graphics to go with it, and it looks great when he's on fire or covered with water, but the main ingredient needed is to have an actor who nails the part of an arrogant jerk who wants to play God, and Kevin Bacon does the job right.
Fullmetal Alchemist Vols. 10 & 11
Basilisk, Vol. 1
You got your superhero comic in my ninja anime! Two great tastes that go great together. I love the slug ninja.
Dead Birds
Another genre mashup, this time a horror/western. A good sleeper horror with a better-than average cast. With brother-vs-brother, surgery without anesthesia, and the original sin of slavery, the Civil War is a good setting for horror that has been too rarely used except for the occasional adaptation of an Ambrose Bierce short story.
Heroes Shed No Tears
A loose Hong Kong Lone Wolf and Cub adaptation and early John Woo movie. Excellent heroic performance by by Eddie Ko, a Hong Kong character actor who usually plays villains.
Planetes, Vol. 2

Movies of the Month, July 2006

2006-07-05T19:58:00.000-07:00

The House on the Edge of the Park
A sleazy Italian thriller, but if it were done a little arty, like Man Bites Dog or Funny Games, it would be considered a commentary on the violence of our society.
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
I have learned from female revenge thrillers such as Lady Snowblood, They Call Her One Eye, Bury Me An Angel, Broken Oath, and Kill Bill that when women decide to take revenge, they go about it so carefully and methodically that their targets haven't the least hope of escaping. The same is true for Lady Vengeance.
A Scanner Darkly
Junkies and drug-war zealots are linked in a sick symbiosis, two sides of a paranoid coin.
Electric Dragon 80,000 Volts
Other than the first Matrix movie, only the Japanese have successfully depicted cyberpunk on film, and on 1/1000th of the budget.

From Beyond
If you loved the grotesquerie-with-an-undertone-of-perverted sex that was Re-Animator, you'll enjoy this low-budget but creative effort from the same team.
Kung Fu Zombie
Not as great as Spooky Encounters or Mr. Vampire, but an extremely fun example of the kungfu/horror genre starring the adorable Billy Chong.
Gankutsuou 5
Love! Revenge! Scandal! Gorgeous Settings! And now . . .giant robots! Who could ask for anything more?
Fullmetal Alchemist, Volume 9
Things are getting serious. Who created the homunculi? Why were the Ishbalans massacred? If your country's leader is named Fuehrer Bradley, isn't that a bad sign?
Fists in the Pocket
Everything you need from a disfunctional family drama: blackmail, incest, matricide, mysterious fits of some kind. No sentiment, ephipanies, or pat psychological explanations.

Movies of the Month, June 2006

2006-07-05T19:53:00.000-07:00

District B13
The Duel
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 4
House of Fury
Jungle Holocaust
Kino's Journey 1 & 2
The New Barbarians
The New Gladiators
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave
One Nite in Mongkok
Port of Shadows
X-Men: the Last Stand