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Monthly Archives: June 2013

Review: The Grandmaster (2013)

Review by: Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Since Donnie Yen kicked the living daylights out of the Japanese in Ip Man (2008), we’ve seen a flurry of Ip Man-inspired movies, some good and some not so [...]

June 25, 2013 Reviews

Review: An American Werewolf In London (1981)

Review by Monkey Fist SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The film starts with two young American lads, David Kessler (played by David Naughton) and Jack Goodman (played by Griffin Dunne), on a backpacking holiday in England. Following an awkwardly tense [...]

June 17, 2013 Reviews

Review: The Super Robot Red Baron (1973-1974)

Review by Monkey Fist SCUM Rating : ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ I finally got around to buying the DVD box set from Amazon.com! Back in the late 70s, I can still remember purchasing sporadic copies of this manga series [...]

June 7, 2013 Reviews

Review: Rentaneko (2012)

Review by: Mountain Monkey SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ The word ‘quirky’ inevitably comes to mind when describing director Naoko Ogigami’s latest release, Rentaneko. Translated as ‘rent-a-cat’, the movie deals with just that, a cat rental service run [...]

June 6, 2013 Reviews

Review: Coffy (1973)

Review by Monkey Fist SCUM Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ If you’re seeking for no-holds-barred blaxploitation, look no further. Pam Grier’s first solo starring role is a gem!! Nurse by day, vigilante by night, luscious Coffy (Pam Grier) leads a [...]

June 3, 2013 Reviews