Tag Archives: cult cinema

Saturday Matinee: The Boxer’s Omen

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Luther Blissett

“The Boxer’s Omen” (1983) is a gonzo Hong Kong horror film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and produced by the Shaw Brothers. Phillip Ko stars as Fei Kao, a boxer whose brother is nearly killed in a match by a rival … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The Case of the Grinning Cat

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Luther Blissett

Synopsis from Icarus Films: In his newest film, French documentarian and cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium. In November 2001, the filmmaker became intrigued, as did many … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Terror: Mark Steven’s ‘Splatter Capital’

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Michael Grasso Source: We Are the Mutants Splatter Capital: The Political Economy of Gore Films By Mark Steven Repeater Books, 2017 “Splatter confirms and redoubles our very worst fears. It reminds us of what capital is doing to all … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Land of the Dead

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Luther Blissett

“Land of the Dead” (2005) is writer/director George Romero’s fourth film in his “Night of the Living Dead” series and  is possibly the most underrated installment so far. The film offers a variety of new twists to the series such … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Mr. Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Luther Blissett

“Mr. Freedom” (1969) is a surreal polemic directed by William Klein skewering patriotism, imperialism and cold war scare-mongering by chronicling the idiotic exploits of an all-American superhero. What it lacks in plot and subtle acting it makes up for in … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Slacker

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Luther Blissett

Synopsis by Criterion Collection: Slacker, directed by Richard Linklater, presents a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on 16 mm for a mere $3,000, writer-producer-director Linklater and his … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Step Across the Border

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Luther Blissett

Synopsis from CineNomad: In “Step Across the Border” two forms of artistic expression, improvised music and cinema direct, are interrelated. In both forms it is the moment that counts, the intuitive sense for what is happening in a space. Music … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Dust

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Luther Blissett

“Dust” (2001) is an audacious Southeastern European Western directed by Milcho Manchevski. The film’s narrative cross-cuts between two stories: one in which a thief is cornered at gunpoint in a New York apartment by an elderly woman and a second … Continue reading →

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