Execproducer

Not sure "best" actually applies to anything by Godfrey Ho. I can tell you the one that has the most re-watch value for me. Angel Enforcers which is a surprisingly entertaining Iron Angels knock-off. I'd probably put Angel's Mission as a solid #2 because Yukari Oshima.

Damn, I remember when Emily Lloyd looked to be the Next Big Thing but I guess bad luck and mental health issues derailed that train. Under the circumstances, the title of her autobiography is both heart-breaking and funny as hell. Gotta love such a high score for Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Have you by any chance seen Tokyo Fist?

He's certainly ripe for mockery.

I watched Terry Brunk-Richie Magnet from 86 in Hawaii. Seeing Sabu wrestle as an early 80's white-meat babyface was certainly something. They go to a draw in a 'scientific match'. I was thinking about two minutes in that he was giving me Rick Martel vibes and about two minutes later one of the announcers had the same opinion. I doubt he would ever been as good in that role as Martel was but he certainly could have been in a Tom Zenk or Steve Olsonoski spot. But then we wouldn't have the gift of Sabu.

Blame it on the Renaissance.

They could have started the New Year by being a little more generous with the bonuses. Some quality finishes on this show.

I'd probably go for Riders of Destiny. That Singin' Sandy was scary!

But have you seen Support Your Local Gunfighter?

Is this what came up?

Yeah, that is a cross between a Sight & Sound kinda list and fucking Watchmojo. Repulsion at 100??!! WTF. Seven of the bottom ten are imo easily top 30 or 40 at worst. Great list in general with horrible rankings.

Back in the 90's during the grey market tape era, specifically Video Search of Miami, I grabbed every Japanese film I could, including everything Takeshi Kitano. His later career stuff like the Outrage films don't do much for me but just about everything 90's and early 00's is gold. Do yourself a favor and check out Hana-bi, Boiling Point, and Kid's Return.

Have you heard about The Yin & Yang of Mr. Go ?

Looks like Christmas came early.

Damn. I had a whole slate of legs for days, side boob (both sides) and prominent nips from the 70's ready to go- in spoiler box,of course- but the board won't let me post them. Point being, yeah, they didn't call it jiggle TV for nothing.

You should definitely watch The Americans. Russell and her co-star Matthew Rhys are both fantastic.

Joel > Mike.

Personally I'd have it at #2 between Red State and Chasing Amy.

Oh man, I was 7 years old when we saw this at the drive-in. Horrible movie but, at that age, absolutely spell-binding. I have never been able to listen to Hotel California without thinking of this film. Yet another reason to hate The Eagles.

I checked out that wiki. There is a paragraph that describes the subject of the film, Jill Kinmont. That is basically your synopsis.

I anxiously anticipate your review of the subversive masterpiece, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek.

I'm in.

Unfaithfully Yours is pretty great as well, though for my money The Miracle of Morgan's Creek is the GOAT comedy. Well, if I decide to ignore the existence of Chaplin or Keaton, that is.

I'm vaguely familiar with the whole Video Nasty history and have a couple of docs about censorship in Britain that I have been meaning to watch. It's always seemed like an interesting subject.

That's nothing. I saw Beyond the Valley of the Dolls when I was six!

This reminds me that we recently lost Cheng Pei-pei on July 17th. Probably most famous for her role in Come Drink with Me , she starred in numerous wuxia films during the late 60's to early 70's. After a lengthy retirement, she returned to the industry to appear in mostly supporting roles and would go on to win a Hong Kong Film Award Best Supporting Actress for her villainous, scene-stealing role as Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Not the first woman to fight on-screen but certainly one of the most important. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/movies/cheng-pei-pei-dead.html