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DIRECTED BY: Jason Eisener FEATURING: Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth, Brian Downey PLOT: A hobo rides the rails into a surreally depraved “Scum Town” (formerly Hope Town) and is pushed into grabbing a shotgun and sweeping the streets clean of pimps, pushers, and bum fight promoters. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Hobo is one . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (2011) This review first appeared in a slightly different form at Film Forager. DIRECTED BY: Takeshi Koike FEATURING: Takuya Kamura, Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano PLOT: Set in a distant future and moving between multiple planets, this is a fairly simple tale of a major road race taking place on . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: REDLINE (2009) This review first appeared in a slightly different form at Film Forager. Alex Kittle’s complete coverage of the Toronto After Dark festival can be found here. DIRECTED BY: Astron-6 FEATURING: Adam Brooks, Conor Sweeney, Matt Kennedy, Mackenzie Murdock, Amy Groening, Lloyd Kaufman PLOT: A crazed cannibalistic killer goes after fathers in his rape/murder spree. One-eyed . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: FATHER’S DAY (2011) DIRECTED BY: Tsui Hark FEATURING: Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li, Chao Deng PLOT: When court officials begin spontaneously bursting into flames as her coronation approaches, Empress Wu suspects a conspiracy and hires the one man she believes can uncover it: Detective Dee, whom she imprisoned years ago for treason. WHY IT WON’T MAKE . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME (2011) DIRECTED BY: Guy Moshe FEATURING: Josh Hartnett, Gackt, Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Ron Perlman PLOT: Set in a post-apocalyptic future that outlaws guns but promotes copious amounts of sword-heavy battles, Bunraku follows two mysterious lone strangers—a card-playing cowboy (Hartnett) and a pacifistic Japanese warrior (Gackt)—as they strive to take down the all-powerful crime . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: BUNRAKU (2010) DIRECTED BY: Mary Lambert FEATURING: Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, A. Martinez PLOT: An underground environmental activist sneaks pythons into the Everglades; when the snakes begin killing off the swamp’s native fauna, a game warden feeds the local alligators experimental steroids in an attempt to restore nature’s balance. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: It’s Mega . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: MEGA PYTHON VS. GATOROID (2011) DIRECTED BY: Shinya Tsukamoto FEATURING: Eric Bossick, Akiko Monô, Shinya Tsukamoto PLOT: A salaryman with “android DNA” turns into a metal monster when he gets angry. WHY IT WON’T MAKE THE LIST: Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2009) is a virtual English language remake of the same auteur’s original (Certified Weird) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1985) . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: TETSUO: THE BULLET MAN (2009) AKA Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door DIRECTED BY: Shinichirô Watanabe FEATURING: Voices of Kôichi Yamadera, Unshô Ishizuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Aoi Tada (Japanese version); Steve Blum, Beau Billingslea, Wendee Lee, Melissa Fahn (English dub) PLOT: Based on the popular anime series, the film brings the . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: COWBOY BEBOP: THE MOVIE (2001) [BLU-RAY] DIRECTED BY: Hiroyuki Imaishi FEATURING: Amanda Winn Lee (voice), Jason Lee (voice) PLOT: A man with a television for a head and a woman with mismatched eyes wake up with amnesia, are imprisoned on what’s left of the moon, lead a revolt, have a baby, and kill lots and lots of people. WHY IT . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: DEAD LEAVES (2004) 366 Underground is an occasional feature that looks at the weird world of contemporary low- and micro-budget cinema, the underbelly of independent film. DIRECTED BY: Eric Manche and Jeff Nitzberg FEATURING: Jordan Lee, Dustin Triplett, Jessica Borusky, Chris Gorges, Mewgen, Ben Powell PLOT: Atheist park ranger Rock Rockerson is forced into an unlikely partnership . . . → Read More: 366 UNDERGOUND: SLIMED (2010) |
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