On this episode Stephen and Elwood look at the killer hair extensions movie "Exte" aswell the weird yet fantastic cinema of Sion Sono a director who many see as picking up were Takashi Miike's outlaw period ended. We look at Sono's career, Takashi Miike's 100th film aswell as discussing the death of physical media rentals plus much more https://www…

With the Netflix remake of "Death Note" on the horizon, Elwood and Stephen check out the original which along with it's anime / manga has spawned an incredible cult following since its release. They also share their favourite live action adaptions, the influence of anime on western animation aswell as looking at the films of Hitoshi Matsumoto Links…

Elwood and Stephen check out Tsui Hark's "Peking Opera Blues"an amazing piñata of a movie that combines more genres and Hong Kong-specific themes than one could possibly imagine. A historical and political intrigue, acrobatic action, screwball comedy, and heroic gunplay elements are thrown together in an intoxicating mix. They also look at the key …

On this latest episode Elwood and Stephen take a look at Wong Kai-War's Chungking Express, a film comprised of two rather untraditional love stories as Takeshi Kaneshiro plays a cop who finds himself caught up Brigitte Lin's mysterious drug smuggler. At the same time Tony Leung (also playing a cop) who in attempting to get over the loss of his girl…

aking a break from the usual trek through the more forgotten realms of cinema, on this episode I'm joined by a trio of bloggers for another exciting draft club. This time we are looking at our favourite movie deaths while celebrating the often creative and inventive ways that characters have met their demise. Links For more of Elwood's movie rants …

Elwood and Stephen (Gweilo Ramblings / Eastern Kicks) head to Thailand for the latest instalment of their introduction to Asian cinema as they look at possibly the most fabulous western ever "Tears of the Black Tiger". An Eastern Western which combines elements of romantic melodrama with John Woo style heroic gunplay and a Sam Peckinpah western to …

Fellow Brit Zoe (Zobo With A Shotgun) joins me for this latest episode to share her love of all things dark and twisted which formed the basis of her site. We also look at British horror with Neil Marshall's "Dog Soldiers" before looking at the notorius former video nasty "Cannibal Holocaust" We also discuss the censorship and the darker side of ho…