Howling Village | Blu-ray (Epic Pictures)

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“Howling Village” Theatrical Poster

RELEASE DATE: September 14, 2021

On September 14, 2021, Epic Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray for Howling Village, 2019 horror film from Japanese director Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On, Ju-On 2, The Grudge).

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After her brother goes missing, Kanade, a young psychologist visits his last known location, an infamous haunted and cursed site known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance. Her investigation reveals that the village’s mysteries are connected to her family and works to uncover her family’s dark history.

Howling Village stars Ayaka Miyoshi (Alice in Borderland), Megumi Okina (Shutter), Renji Continue reading

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The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)

RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2021

On September 21, 2021, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch, a 1968 Japanese film from Noriaki Yuasa, director of Daiei Studios’ Gamera series.

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What do you get when Noriaki Yuasa, director of Daiei Studios’ much-beloved Gamera series, makes a monochrome film adaptation of the works of horror manga pioneer Kazuo Umezu (The Drifting Classroom)? The answer is 1968’s The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch, a fantastically phantasmagorical slice of twisted tokusatsu terror ostensibly made for children that will irreparably traumatize any child Continue reading

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Shock Wave 2 (2020) Review

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“Shock Wave 2” Theatrical Poster

Director: Herman Yau
Cast: Andy Lau Tak-Wah, Lau Ching-Wan, Ni Ni, Tse Kwan-Ho, Philip Keung Hiu-Man, Ron Ng Cheuk-Hai, Marc Ma Yu-He, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Running Time: 120 min.

By Paul Bramhall 

In 2017 Herman Yau looked to reinvent himself once more, this time as a director of big budget action blockbusters with Shock Wave, a bomb disposal thriller with Andy Lau as the lead. Armed with the biggest budget of his career, Yau put it to good use and was rewarded with the most commercially successful movie of his career in return. Pitting Lau’s squeaky-clean bomb disposal expert against a revenge seeking bomb specialist who’s set his sights on blowing up Hong Kong’s Cross-Harbour Tunnel, despite its bombast (no pun intended), Shock Wave felt a little too anaemic for its own good. There’s some solid action but its all bloodless (including a decapitation), the characters have potential but are weighed down by either being overly courageous or one dimensionally evil, and a storyline that could have benefitted from shades of grey feels simplistically black and white. Still, none of that stood in the way of it receiving a sequel in 2020.

Shock Wave 2 marks the first time for Yau to direct a sequel to one of his own movies (not including the Troublesome Night series) since 2009’s Turning Point and 2011’s Turning Point 2. In the intervening years he’s continued to work on his craft as an action genre filmmaker, first with the atrocious The Leakers in 2018, then by helming the thematic sequel to Benny Chan’s The White Storm in 2019 with the superior The White Storm 2Drug Lords. Shock Wave 2 follows the same route as The White Storm 2 by also being a thematic sequel rather than a continuation of the original, as anyone who’s seen Shock Wave will have guessed by the return of Andy Lau. This time around he shares top billing with fellow thespian Lau Ching-Wan (Victim, Integrity), with the pair playing best buddy bomb disposal Continue reading

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10 WAYS TO PREVENT BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE

When you hear the term bullying, your mind might go to harassment on social media or scuffles on the playground. It’s easy to forget that bullying is also prevalent in the workplace. According to a poll from Monster, roughly 90% of respondents have experienced bullying at work.

When it comes to workplace bullying, there are ramifications for not only the parties who are involved but also your company as a whole. Victims of workplace bullying may suffer from insomnia, depression, anxiety, and other mental health disabilities, while your company might suffer from the lack of productivity and the collective low morale of your staff.

Whether you’re an employer or a human resources manager, here are 10 ways in which you can help prevent bullying from occurring in the workplace.

1. Create or revise company policies

Written guidelines allow you to communicate behavioral expectations and leave no room for ambiguity on an issue.

If your company doesn’t have official policies regarding respect in the workplace and how others are required to be treated, spend some time crafting policies that can help stamp out instances of bullying and help create a more positive environment as a result.

Perhaps your company already has a set of policies and procedures that speak to the act of bullying but they have become outdated. Be sure to take some time to review them, improve them, and communicate them to your team.

2. Put bullying procedures in place

After you communicate policies to your team, it’s also critical that you also create procedures for handling incidents.

These should outline the ways in which employees should respond if they are privy to an incident, the parties that incidents should be reported to, and the potential ramifications for being the culprit in such an incident.

By putting these consequences in writing, you convey the seriousness of bullying and fairly communicate a warning to those who might be the culprits of bullying.

4. Provide workplace behavior training

One of the best ways to double down on written policies and reinforce them in the minds of other employees is to provide mandatory training opportunities for all of your staff members.

This can be in the form of a lesson and booklet, a video training session, or a class taught by an HR manager or third party.

Whatever the form, make a habit of holding these sessions at least once annually—perhaps even more frequently if your office has a history of inappropriate or disrespectful behavior towards other employees.

3. Always lead by example

If you want to put an end to bullying in the workplace, it starts at the very top. Unfortunately, those at the top can often be the problem. Monster’s poll revealed that 51% of respondents were bullied by a boss or manager.

By requiring your leadership to set the standard for how coworkers should be treated, that sense of courteousness and respect will trickle down to other employees as well.

Conversely, if you and other members of upper management fail to uphold the right standard, you won’t have a leg to stand on when it comes to addressing these types of incidents as they occur.

5. Encourage open communication

If you’re looking to eradicate bullying and harassment from your workplace, make sure that all employees have channels to communicate incidents with upper management openly and freely.

Make sure any employee is encouraged to come forward if they experience or witness bullying—without fear of bringing greater harassment and embarrassment on themselves.

To help facilitate this, consider providing hotlines, surveys, or message forums by which employees can communicate concerns or complaints—anonymously, if appropriate.

6. Keep an ear out for conversation

While listening in on every conversation might do more harm than good, try to be more mindful of conversations that take place at work.

By simply keeping an ear out for speech that could be derogatory or hurtful, you may be able to address certain patterns of speech before they escalate and cause even greater emotional damage to the victim.

7. Take complaints seriously

When a victim of bullying files a complaint, the worst thing you can do is to treat it flippantly—or worse yet—ignore it completely. According to the 2021 U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey from WBI, 63% of respondents reported negative reactions to complaints of mistreatment.

Carefully follow the procedures for handling a bullying or harassment complaint and make sure all parties know that the incident will be taken seriously. If the complaint is found to be true, make sure you provide support to the victim and consider passing down some type of disciplinary action to the culprit.

8. Make sure you put your biases aside

One way to lose control of bullying in the workplace and take a soft stance on the issue is to treat certain situations differently, depending on the parties who are involved. Unfortunately for you and your business, there may be times when one of your highest performers is the culprit of bullying.

Although you may be tempted to brush over the issue when it involves someone who is a key player at your company, it’s critical for the health of your organization to address the situation in the same way that you would in any other scenario.

Be sure to put any kinds of biases aside, treating each person fairly and equally in the process.

9. Seek to rehabilitate the culprit

In a situation that involves bullying or harassment, instinctively, you will probably focus on providing support and vindication to the victim while disciplining the culprit.

During the investigation process, however, don’t neglect the needs of the bullying party. In many cases, there may be deep-seated issues that are causing individuals to lash out and treat others poorly.

By getting to the root of the problem and attempting to rehabilitate the party at fault, you may find that you are more effective in preventing instances of bullying at the workplace.

10. Make better hiring decisions

An organization that is serious about taking a stance against bullying and harassment will also look to protect its employees and company culture going forward.

The truth is that bringing in the wrong hire might cause valued employees to leave your organization. According to a study from CareerBuilder, 20% of those who are bullied end up leaving their jobs.

Take personalities and attitudes into consideration when making hiring decisions. If you sense that an individual might clash with the positive and respectful company culture that you are working hard to establish, consider going in a different direction.

 

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Onibaba | Blu-ray (Criterion)

Onibaba | Blu-ray (Criterion)

Onibaba | Blu-ray (Criterion)

RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2021

On October 5, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray for 1964’s Onibaba, a samurai horror film from director Kaneto Shindo (Children of Hiroshima, The Naked Island), starring Nobuko Otowa (Tree Without Leaves) and Jitsuko Yoshimura (The Insect Woman).

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Deep in the windswept marshes of war-torn medieval Japan, an impoverished older woman and her daughter-in-law murder lost samurai and sell their belongings for the most meager of sustenance. When a bedraggled neighbor returns from battle, lust, jealousy, and rage threaten to destroy the trio’s tenuous existence, before an ominous, ill-gotten demon mask seals their horrifying fate. Driven by primal emotions, dark Continue reading

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Sammo Hung to direct a Yuen Biao-produced film about the ‘Seven Little Fortunes’ starring Tony Leung Ka-fai

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“Painted Faces” Theatrical Poster

Hong Kong legend Sammo Hung (Eastern Condors) will be directing a new film about the Seven Little Fortunes, which will be based on his real-life experiences during his time with the China Drama Academy, a Peking opera school in Hong Kong in the 1960s – led by master Yu Jim-yuen – that was famous for producing some of Hong Kong’s top performers, most notably Hung himself, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan.

Seven Little Fortunes will star Tony Leung Ka-fai (The Taking of Tiger Mountain, Cold War 2) and will be co-produced by Yuen Biao Films Production, Beijing Renxing Film Media Culture and Quanton Times Pictures. Hung will be the chief director of the film, which will be penned by Raymond To, who is perhaps best known for writing Clifton Ko’s 1994 Continue reading

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Why should you refer to NCERT Solutions of Class 8?

Schools across India are mostly affiliated to CBSE and prescribe books published by the NCERT. It develops and publishes textbooks that are used by school students, thereby playing a very significant role in improving the quality of education in India. Apart from CBSE, the NCERT curriculum is being followed by many other state boards. Students of all classes follow these books. NCERT solutions thus prove very helpful in building a strong foundation, especially in subjects like Maths, which the students generally find difficult. NCERT Solutions for Class 8 maths is of immense help to students as it contains the solution of every question given in the NCERT Mathematics book.

Why should you refer to the NCERT solutions while studying for your examination?

  • All in-text questions asked within as well as at the end of the chapters in NCERT books are systematically solved in NCERT solutions. Besides these solutions, the concepts are made easy for the students so that they do not need anyone’s help when they are stuck at any point.
  • All questions given in NCERT books are important from the examination point of view as they are generally asked in the examination. NCERT solutions adhere to the format given in the textbook so that the students can find the solution within no time and move forward to the next question.
  • Reference books that students consult have a variety of questions, some of which may not be included in the NCERT textbook. This may create unnecessary confusion and waste precious time. NCERT solutions are completely in sync with the textbooks taught in school.
  • Students are sometimes unaware of certain steps or points that they miss while answering a question. NCERT solutions help the students with the different methods of answering the questions. By following the steps given in the book, they can excel in their exams.
  • NCERT solutions prepare students in a systematic manner that ensures clarity in all concepts. They can always refer to any topic again for revision before the onset of examination.
  • Consulting NCERT solutions make them self-confident. They can refer to the basic concepts given in the book as many times as they want.
  • NCERT solutions by Cuemath have been designed strategically to guide students about the right approach to answer any question. The answers given are accurate and to the point.
  • Practising a variety of questions develops strong conceptual skills that prove useful at a later stage when they have to face the Board examination or any other competitive examination.
  • Problem-solving skills are also enhanced with regular practice. Questions with gradually increasing difficulty levels are provided so that when students attempt to solve these questions, they develop strong problem-solving skills over some time.
  • Time is of utmost importance in a student’s life. This is equally important while revising the concepts as well as during an examination. It is very common to hear a student saying that he could not attempt the Maths paper as the time was short. This happens because they take too much time in solving the questions. Regular time-bound practice is the key to this problem. Students easily understand the concepts explained in NCERT solutions and develop the ability to solve any question within no time.
  • Relevant illustrations are used wherever required and day to day examples are used, thus helping the students understand the basic concept. By referring to the illustrations, the concept becomes clear, and they can retain it for a longer time.
  • NCERT solutions are handy during last minute revision for the examination. It saves a lot of time as all NCERT answers are available in the same format for ready reference.

Cuemath solutions have been carefully compiled by teachers taking utmost care about the accuracy and relevance to the specific syllabus. Besides having questions from the textbook, they have multiple practice questions to strengthen their conceptual knowledge and problem-solving skills.

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Lost Bullet (2020) Review

"Lost Bullet" Netflix Poster

“Lost Bullet” Netflix Poster

Director: Guillaume Pierret
Cast: Alban Lenoir, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Ramzy Bedia, Stéfi Celma, Rod Paradot, Sébastien Lalanne, Arthur Aspaturian, Patrick Médioni, Alexandre Philip 
Running Time: 92 min.

By Paul Bamhall

France may not be the first country that springs to mind when it comes to action cinema, however it’s successfully dabbled in the genre on several occasions. From Luc Besson’s iconic La Femme Nikita, through to the stylish grittiness of Dobermann, the parkour themed District B13 and its sequel, and of course the gasoline fuelled Taxi franchise. The gasoline theme is continued in 2020 through Lost Bullet, the feature length debut of Guillaume Pierret, and can be found streaming on Netflix.

Lost Bullet focuses on an expert car mechanic played by Alban Lenoir (Sparring), who has a knack for turning even the humblest of cars into 4 wheeled battering rams thanks to plenty of reenforced steel under the hood. In the opening scene we meet Lenoir already in the driving seat, his crop cut and angular features bringing to mind a certain Frank Martin from The Transporter trilogy, and his brother (played by Rod Paradot, Standing Tall). Planning to rob a jewellery store by ramming into it with a heavily reenforced Renault Clio, the heist goes amusingly wrong when the Clio turns Continue reading

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Can you make money with Ufabet?

UFABET is a form of online club wherein wagers are placed on the capacity consequences of a game. On the occasion that your group wins, you may get a prize. Assuming your organization loses, you’ll lose your sum as nicely. This type of making a bet is frequently alluded to as the “Lotto” Framework. 

The way to earn money

The web page of uefa betting highlights many decisions a good way to pick the sport you need. Since there is no restriction to the number of decisions, this implies that a player can song down a web gambling membership with the type of sport he enjoys. Since the probabilities are very excessive for fulfillment right here, an actual card shark may view this as his lone alternative to win. Your photographs at triumphing here are very low, however, for the reason that there’s no cap to it, you can likewise decide on this as your betting selection. The website vows to pay out in a while and offers an interface that isn’t always tough to discover. 

One extra approach to herald earnings sans work at ufabet is by choosing the numbers that are the most well-known. There are in a real experience terrific many numbers to browse. This implies that each time you set up a bet, you have got a superior shot at becoming wildly a success. The website online asserts that players can construct their rewards with the aid of a weighty entirety if they make use of the proper numbers. To assure that they’re coming smoothly approximately this, study their agreements. 

Since there are first-rate many customers inside the round the arena, you could expect that the equity of the game ought to be addressed. As referenced before, UFabet is based totally on the web, which makes it greater prone to extortion than different net betting websites. Numerous speculators had been conned before. It is vast which you make sure you study each one of the hints and tenet before you start playing. 

UFabet is imparting an unfastened site visitors generator, which’s a great advantage to gamers that need to expand the degree of hits and earnings that they procure. Besides those advantages, ufabet has proven that it can create unfastened visitors utilizing advancing its site through exclusive internet-primarily based media sites. Thusly, you may construct your photographs as being visible with the aid of those looking for authentic making a bet location. 

Assuming you need to herald cash via wagering on UFabet, you ought to be organized to stand a few challenges. Not in any respect like maximum online video games wagering frameworks, there may be no a hundred% positive approach of procuring huge. All matters taken into consideration, this does not imply you ought to in no way face challenges as regards wagering on UFabet. The level furnishes you with a collection of options, which makes it easier so you can find out which video games you recognize wagering on. As you progress within the framework, you will need to choose extra useful choices.

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Watch the Trailer for Tsui Hark, Dante Lam and Chen Kaige’s ‘Battle at Lake Changjin’ starring Wu Jing and Zhang Hanyu

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“The Battle at Lake Changjin” Theatrical Poster

Martial arts star Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2, Call of Heroes, SPL 2) is getting ready to unleash another high-profile project titled The Battle at Lake Changjin, referring to one of the fiercest and most decisive battles during the 1950-53 Korean War.

The Battle at Lake Changjin will act as a joint project by acclaimed directors Tsui Hark (Double Team, Taking of Tiger Mountain), Dante Lam (Beast Cops, Operation Red Sea) and Chen Kaige (Monk Comes Down the Mountain, Legend of the Demon Cat).

Starring alongside Wu are Zhang Hanyu (Operation Mekong), Jackson Yee (Pound of Flesh), Ryan Zheng (The Great Wall), Huang Xuan (Extraordinary Mission) and Zhang Guoli (The Founding of a Republic).

Don’t miss the film’s Trailer, ahead Continue reading

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3 Epic Bollywood Movies to Enjoy Every Day

Do you think today is a boring day and you just want to find something cool to do? You are on the right page. We perfectly understand how you feel right now and we are here to suggest you pick a couple of the best movies to watch at home. This is a great idea, especially if outside it’s raining or it’s just too windy to go out.

Add A Touch Of Adventure To Your Boring Days

Invite a friend to join your movie night and think about what movies you may want to enjoy together. Probably, you are looking for something full of action and adventure, which counterbalance the non-happening time of this boring afternoon.

It’s actually on boring days that we all seem to look for something dynamic that can add a special touch of freshness and thrills to the day. If you keep this principle in mind, you will certainly come to a great selection of movies to watch. Ask your friend about his/her tastes and preferences. Anyway, if you are still short on ideas, we want to offer you a selection of casino-themed movies from Bollywood (India) that you will like straight away.

Casino-Themed Movies, Why?

If you are wondering why we want to suggest to you a few titles in the casino-related movie genre, the reasons are simple and clear: first of all, casino-themed stories are simply thrilling, no matter the starring or movie background. Secondly, because Bollywood has always had a special affinity with the casino environment and it’s not a random fact if its movies are excellent, even superior in quality and story plot than many Hollywood casino movies.

While watching Bollywoodian movies about casino gamblers and their incredibly stunning hidden stories, you’ll definitely have the same impression when playing live games in a brick-and-mortar casino. This breath-taking emotion is what keeps you watching the movie from the first minute up to its end credits!

Although all the movies are set in real-world casinos, today’s gambling industry is divided into two big components, one is made of land-based casinos for traditional in-person gambling, the other component is made of virtual casino sites that you can find online and it represents the contemporary new horizon for the gambling industry worldwide. Just visit the website of this Indian most accredited gambling guide to find a lot of 100% safe and licensed casinos. The best thing about online gambling is that you have the entire casino all for you at any time of the day!

Pick Your Best Titles From Our List

It’s time for you to start looking at the best Bollywoodian movies about casino stories, thrilling games, scary environments with bandits, and a lot more. If you are ready to dive into a world that is often invisible and mysterious, just start with these titles:

  1. Teen Patti
    This movie is one of the most popular in the world and there are good reasons. First off, Teen Patti sounds more like a thriller than a classic-styled casino movie. The entire movie is built between the casino environment and mathematical reckoning. The hero of Teen Patti, Venkat, is a mathematician who is looking for a strategy to win big jackpots. You will see that Venkat has his theories about casino games and winning formulas. Also, Venkat tries his strategies online before going to a real casino. When casino owners understand that Venkat has a special strategy, the story becomes a lot trickier.
  2. Striker
    If you want to watch a movie about real-life facts rather than invented stories, Striker is the perfect movie to enjoy. Here, the main character is Surya, a 12-year-old boy with life difficulties. At some point, he gets introduced to a game that will change things in his life, carrom. So, Surya begins to win carrom championships until he enters the underground world of this game and that’s how the movie starts depicting the many risks Surya is going to face.
  3. Gambler
    Pandey is a lazy policeman with a complicated past. He gets assigned a new task that brings him among gangsters and gambling cheaters. Things become a lot harder for Pandey, especially when the policeman understands their illegal rackets connected to the gambling business. So, Pandey decides to quit his job and become part of that gambling world. The rest of the movie is about what he will have to pay for this decision.

We think that these 3 titles cover some of the best casino-themed movie production of Bollywood, but if you are still looking for other movies, you may check The Great Gambler and Jannat, two masterpieces of this movie genre.

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Death Ring | Blu-ray (Code Red)

Death Ring | Blu-ray (Code Red)

Death Ring | Blu-ray (Code Red)

RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2021

On September 7, 2021, Code Red will be releasing the Blu-ray for the 1992 low budget action film Death Ring. The film stars Mike Norris (Chuck’s son), Don Swayze (Patrick’s brother), Chad McQueen (Steve’s son), Billy Drago (Untouchables) and George Cheung (Rambo: First Blood Part II).

Death Ring is directed by R.J. Kizer, who is perhaps best known for directing the U.S. footage for Godzilla 1985.

Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiancée, Lauren Sadler, by crazed hunter extraordinaire Danton Vachs. Every year he holds a contest where people can purchase the right to hunt down and kill a human being. This time, Collins is to be the hunted. Vachs uses Lauren as motivation for Collins Continue reading

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Midnight Diner | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Midnight Diner | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Midnight Diner | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: August 17, 2021

On August 17, 2021, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Midnight Diner. The film marks the directorial debut of noted Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai (A Better Tomorrow 3), who also plays the lead. The story is based on Shinya Shokudo, a Japanese manga series by Yaro Abe.

The “Midnight Diner” is a small one-man, counter-only restaurant where Master (Leung) serves good food and a comfortable atmosphere. Through the years, people from all over come to the diner to share their story, taste Master’s delicious home cooking, and leave feeling refreshed and full.

Midnight Diner also stars Deng Chao (Shadow), Eddie Peng (Operation Mekong) and Joyce Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! Lone Wolf and Cub Collection | Blu-ray | Only $49.99 – Expires soon!

Lone Wolf and Cub Collection | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

Lone Wolf and Cub Collection | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)

Today’s Deal on Fire is Criterion Collection’s Lone Wolf and Cub Collection on Blu-ray.

Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody, new heights. The shogun’s executioner, Itto Ogami (Tomisaburo Wakayama), takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin—along with his infant son Daigoro (Akihiro Tomikawa) and an infinitely weaponized perambulator—helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife.

Delivering stylish thrills and a body count that defies belief, Lone Wolf and Cub is beloved for its brilliantly choreographed and unbelievably violent action sequences as well as for its tender depiction of the bonds between parent Continue reading

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Limbo (2021) Review

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“Limbo” Theatrical Poster

Director: Soi Cheang Pou Soi
Cast: Gordon Lam, Cya Liu, Mason Lee, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Fish Liew, Sammy Sum, Hanna Chan, Kumer
Running Time: 118 min. 

By Martin Sandison

In recent times the news from Hong Kong has gone from sad to devastating, especially for the Hong Kong film fan, as the mainland prepares to bring in a law that will censor films that have a perceived ‘threat to national security’. When I read this, I thought: that’s the death knell for Hong Kong cinema as we all know it. And while I’ve enjoyed some recent genre offerings such as Ip Man 4, the style and spark that I love so much seemed to be dying.

The advance word about Limbo was very good. I read an interview with Soi Cheang, and my excitement started to grow. Then a few people I know were raving. The words ‘masterpiece’, and ‘instant classic’ were bandied around. But, let me tell you, nothing prepared me for this bombshell of a movie. As I watched, the usual thoughts went around in my head about how to write about it. Nothing seemed right. Then a clear thought emerged: ‘Use as little Continue reading

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