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Film Review – Transsiberian
March 6, 2010 – 9:37 am | Comments

In Transsiberian, Woody Harrelson and his wife (Emily Mortimer) are leaving a missions trip in China and taking the Transsiberian express train across China and Russia to see the countryside, such as it is. The …

Film Review – Bart Got a Room
March 2, 2010 – 9:37 am | Comments

Bart Got a Room is one of those teen high school comedies similar to SuperBad or Napoleon Dynamite. Danny is a regular kid with divorced parents and he’s trying to find a date for the …

Film Review – Big Man Japan
February 22, 2010 – 11:59 pm | Comments

Big Man Japan – This Japanese film is a fake documentary on a “real life” super hero who protects Japan from monsters. The film crew is interviewing Big Sato, who is the youngest (the sixth …

Film review – Return To Oz
February 18, 2010 – 1:28 pm | Comments

This film from 1985 is a sequel to the original wizard of Oz from back in the day. The film takes place a few months after Dorothy gets back from the Oz. She hasn’t been …

Film Review – Executive Koala
February 15, 2010 – 12:10 pm | Comments

Executive Koala is a really bad Japanese film about a Koala (or a guy in a koala suit) that works at a large company. Koala boy puts in crazy hours for his boss (who is …

Film Review – The Calamari Wrestler
February 8, 2010 – 2:40 pm | Comments

The Calamari Wrestler – As odd as this sounds, the Japanese actually made a film about a giant squid that wrestles people. The movie opens with a wrestler winning the championship belt in a title …

Film Review – Stevie
February 6, 2010 – 11:11 am | Comments

A filmmaker from Southern Illinois University spent some time being a “big brother” to Stevie in the 80’s and feels guilty about not keeping in touch 10 years later. This is the story of him …

Film Review – Tokyo Gore Police
February 4, 2010 – 9:27 pm | Comments

This Japanese (overdubbed) film is about a girl, Ruka, whose father was killed in the first scene and makes her want to go into crime fighting. The first few scenes are filled with BUCKETS of …

Film Review – Without a Paddle
February 4, 2010 – 9:21 pm | Comments

Without a Paddle – Four friends grew up together and have pretty different personalities. Once, they’re older they’ve gone their separate ways. One of them dies and they all come back to Oregon for the …

Film Review – Sukiyaki Western Django
January 21, 2010 – 8:58 pm | Comments

Sukiyaki Western Django – If you’re not familiar with Takashi Miike, then you should move out of the box you’re living in and get some culture – I say that, but by crawling out of …