Blood Type: Blue (1977)
Also known as Blue Christmas, this movie is somehow way ahead of its time, as UFO abductees return to Japan with blue blood, which upsets everyone else because, well, do racist people really need a reason? And this also has a deeper story inside it, a remembrance of at least 17 Japanese citizens that were taken […]
Golgo 13 (1973)
Filmed almost entirely in the Imperial State of Iran, with an almost entirely Persian supporting cast, the first live action adventure of Duke Togo — Golgo 13 — stars Ken Takakura, considered the Clint Eastwood of Japanese film. The world’s best killer, Golgo 13 has been recruited to kill Max Boa, who leads a worldwide […]
HOT DEATH! COLD DEATH! DOUBLE FEAR ON THE DRIVE-IN ASYLUM DOUBLE FEATURE!
Bill, Gigi Graham and I are all back this Saturday at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube pages. And oh man — we’re bringing the wild movies. Up first is one of those movies they always warned you about, a video nasty that more than lives up to its name, Don’t Go in the […]
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
“…” Man, if you were a kid in the 80s, you were lucky if you had Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode for the NES, a game that somehow had sniper rifle murder, conspiracy, bioterrorism and a sex scene that gives you back your energy. How did we get this game? After two live action attempts* at telling […]
Ghost Story: Episode 4 “Bad Connection”
If you’ve watched enough made-for-TV horror, you may have asked, “How long will it be until Karen Black shows up as part of Ghost Story?” Good news. She’s here. In this episode — written by John McGreevey (The Death of Richie) and horror master Richard Matheson and directed by Walter Doniger, who made a lot of […]
Dark Water (2002)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jennifer Upton is an American (non-werewolf) writer/editor in London. She currently works as a freelance ghostwriter of personal memoirs and writes for several blogs on topics as diverse as film history, punk rock, women’s issues, and international politics. For links to her work, please visit https://www.jennuptonwriter.com or send her a Tweet @Jennxld […]
Akai bôkô (1980)
In my experience, performance — whether in a band or as a pro wrestler — is a lot of things you don’t want to do at all. In fact, a good portion of it is the kind of work that you wouldn’t want to do if you were being paid for it. Non-stop practice in […]
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