A CGI Godzilla that doesn’t suck
CGI almost catches up with the awesomeness of Gojira. And check out the Ifukube score, too.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
Peanut Butter and Jayne
No matter the genre or subject, every reader has her Absolute Favourite writers. The ones whose books she’ll charge the stores to get, and drop everything to read. Diving into those books is a particularly edifying treat, a gourmet of literary delight. But there’s more than one kind […]
Wil Used to be with Starfleet
“Wesley stands up straight, deepens his voice, and declares, ‘I’m with Starfleet. We don’t lie.’ Ah, Wesley may be able to save the ship, but he sure can’t save bad dialogue.” Wil Wheaton reviews Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes. (thanks, paulie!)
Hong Kong Fisticuffs
Over at Kung Fu Fridays, Colin has scans of a 1973 manhua that sure looks like Tony Wong’s Little Rascals / Siu Lau Man. (Prepare for a disturbing blend of Triad violence and manga-influenced figures). And if that’s not enough 1973 Hong Kong fisticuffs for you, he’s got […]
THE SHOCK OF THE STIFF
After breaking my own vow never to do a list article last month, I felt like I should come back with something a little more rigorous to make up. So here it is: a postmodern examination of the zombie, and a chance for me to use up all […]
Good, Weird, no Bad
Tears of the Black Tiger, Sukiyaki Western Django and now Kim Jee-woon’s The Good, the Bad and the Weird, starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun and Jung Woo-sung. Asian Westerns are where it’s at.
The Cultural Gutter 