InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanRunning on Karma — surprising action thriller with a spiritual messageA monk turned body-builder, with the gift to see into people’s past lives, befriends a female cop, and uses his gift to change her destiny.Jan 274Jan 274
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanUnderworld Beauty + Love Letter — satisfying style & cool content in films by Seijun SuzukiA thief hopes to help his old partner with stolen diamonds…Jan 225Jan 225
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanLegend of the Eight Samurai — ’80s horror-fantasy fusion still entertainsOnly eight legendary warriors can protect a cursed princess from an ancient supernatural clan…Feb 111Feb 111
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanHokuriku Proxy War — gripping gangster chronicle reflects realityA Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the Hokuriku region, sparking a turf war with local gangs…Feb 2110Feb 2110
InFrame RatedbyRemy Dean‘Super Spies and Secret Lies’: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw Brothers (1966–69)The three action-adventure films brought together in this new Eureka Classics Box Set are pure entertainment…Nov 29, 202410Nov 29, 202410
InFrame RatedbyRemy Dean‘Shawscope Volume Three’ (1967–1983) — a wonderful wuxia tasting menu for gluttonsBefore Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio mastered kung fu films, Shaw Brothers hit box office gold with a different kind of martial arts…Nov 22, 202415Nov 22, 202415
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanJapan Organised Crime Boss — seminal yakuza crime drama could be betterA gangster, released from prison, seeks a quiet life… but after his boss dies, he’s forced to lead his gang.Nov 15, 202410Nov 15, 202410
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanTomie — unusual psychological J-Horror with sapphic undertonesA young woman, haunted by repressed trauma, seeks answers through hypnosis, repeatedly uttering the name “Tomie.”Nov 13, 202419Nov 13, 202419
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanDaiei Gothic: Japanese Ghost Stories — hauntingly beautiful adaptations of Japan’s spookiest…A collection of three of Japan’s most famous ghost stories that have haunted people for centuries.Oct 25, 20246Oct 25, 20246
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanWolves, Pigs, and Men — brotherly bonds break in brutal thrillerA lonely gangster tries recruiting men to plunder a respected and powerful gang.Aug 18, 20243Aug 18, 20243
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanMessage from Space — space opera chaos with too many ideas and not enough timeAn embattled planet, on the edge of doom, sends an SOS, and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.Jul 19, 20243Jul 19, 20243
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanThe Imaginary — fantasy and reality battle to save a child’s lifeA boy no one can see, imagined by a girl to share her make-believe adventures, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries…Jul 17, 20241Jul 17, 20241
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanSympathy for the Underdog — nostalgia and violence from an auteur of the yakuza genreA yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. So they relocate to Okinawa to violently start over.Jun 26, 20241Jun 26, 20241
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanThe Miracle Fighters — kung fu in conflict with broad comedyA condemned Manchurian commander escapes by taking the emperor’s boy as hostage.Jun 23, 2024Jun 23, 2024
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanRed Peony Gambler I-III — a triad of trend-setting female vengeance moviesThe Valiant Red Peony trilogy arrives on Blu-ray from Eureka ‘Masters of Cinema’…Jun 19, 20241Jun 19, 20241
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanThe Valiant Ones — actions speak louder than words in classic wuxia taleThe emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates.Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 2024
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanShinobi — vengeful ninja versus ruthless samurai in historic genre-defining dramaIt’s the 16th century and Japan is in chaos. Samurai clans engage each other in battle over who gets to rule the nation…May 28, 20242May 28, 20242
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanBlack Mask — superhero mayhem dominates a slight storyA survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.Apr 22, 20243Apr 22, 20243
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanThe Swordsman of All Swordsmen — superlative swordplay and masterly martial artsA new Blu-ray double bill of cult classics from Taiwanese action maestro Joseph Kuo…Mar 14, 20242Mar 14, 20242
InFrame RatedbyRemy DeanKung Fu Cult Master — a fumbled fist of furyDuring the Yuan Dynasty, sects compete for possession of two swords which contain the secret to dominance of the world of martial arts…Jan 25, 20244Jan 25, 20244