Imagine a movie so gleefully absurd, so deeply committed to its bizarre premise, that it transcends good taste and logic to become something strangely mesmerizing. That’s S&M Hunter, a Japanese pinku-exploitation film that blends bondage, comedy, action, and the kind of fever-dream storytelling that only 1980s Japan could deliver.
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Submersion of Japan (1973) – Review
The disaster boom struck Hollywood hard in the 1970s, with the Airport franchise kicking off, as well as Irwin Allen’s The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno cementing him as the “Master of Disaster,” but Hollywood wasn’t the only producer of such cinematic spectacle. In 1973, Japan threw their hat in the ring with Submersion…
Hercules (1958) – Review
Before there was Schwarzenegger, before Stallone, there was Steve Reeves, the original cinematic titan who made Greek mythology a muscle-bound spectacle. This isn’t just a sword-and-sandal classic; it’s the film that launched a thousand peplum (Italian muscleman) movies. Directed by Pietro Francisci, this Technicolor epic blends Greek mythology, brawny action, and just enough campy melodrama…
Airwolf: The Movie (1984) – Review
The 80s were a golden era of television where every hero had a tragic past, every villain had a ridiculous plan, and every government agency had way too much money to spend on experimental aircraft. Enter Airwolf, the feature-length pilot that launched one of the most gloriously over-the-top TV shows of the decade. This isn’t…
Blue Thunder: The Series (1984) – Review
In the grand tradition of taking hit movies and spinning them off into TV series, 1984’s Blue Thunder aimed to capture the excitement of the 1983 film of the same name. Unfortunately, much like many short-lived adaptations, while having the makings of a fun, action-packed police procedural—on paper, at least, it lacked the firepower to…