In 2000, Kinji Fukasaku directed a movie called Battle Royale and fulfilled the every old person fantasy of teenagers murdering each other in the name of bloodsport. The movie was based on a popular Japanese dystopian novel which was also … Continue reading Made Overseas: Battle Royale (2000)
Come on in. Come to the Night Thread where the fun never ends. Come on in. Come join the party… … with Garfield and Friends! Continue reading Come on in to the Night Thread 5/28
I’m feeling like a star You can’t stop my shine I’m lovin’ Cloud City My head’s in the sky I’m solo, I’m Han Solo I’m Han Solo I’m Han Solo, Solo Come on in and discuss spoilers for SOLO: A … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Now for something a little different: a movie about killing trolls! And I’m not talking about QAnon! (Cue: slide whistle sound effect…. Wait. What do you mean Made Overseas isn’t a podcast? What did I buy all these expensive microphones … Continue reading Made Overseas: Trollhunter (2010)
He’s a saxophone player by day, and a superhero by night. While riding a cable car in San Francisco, Johnny Domino (and I would like to emphasize this point, his name is JOHNNY DOMINO) is struck by a piece of … Continue reading Night Man Night Thread 5/21
I have a terrible confession to make: I am weirdly fascinated by Hong Kong movies superheroes. I guess you could make the argument that most wu xia films are superhero movies already — people with amazing, nearly supernatural powers that … Continue reading Made Overseas: Black Mask (1996)
Japanese punk band Shonen Knife was formed in 1981. The all-girl group, a rarity for their time, consisted of sisters guitarist-vocalist Naoko Yamano and drummer Atsuko Yamano and their friend bassist Michie Nakatani. Shonen Knife took their inspiration from renounced … Continue reading Shonen Knife: the Day Thread 5/12
Everybody have fun tonight! Everybody Wang Chung tonight. Nick Feldman and Jack Hues form the core of Wang Chung. Jack Hues, incidentally, is a pseudonym, and a French one at that. It’s pronounced “j’accuse”. The band was formerly called “Huang … Continue reading Everybody Wang Chung the Night Thread 5/10
For decades, man had looked up to the stars and wondered, “How can we take the basic premise of ET, one of most profitable movies of all time, and make it as awkward as possible?” For some, it means creating … Continue reading Made Overseas: Koi… Mil Gaya (2003)
Don’t want to see you going out the Day Thread, baby, bye bye bye. BYE BYE The Orlando-based *NSYNC are Justin, Chris, Joey, Lance, and JC. Take the last letter of each name, and you get… NSYNC! (OK, so… Lance … Continue reading *NSYNC: The Day Thread 5/6
I arrived at this week’s pick in a very roundabout way. I wanted to give this review some European flavor. Something outside the Asian action movie sphere this feature has predominantly featured. From time to time, I’m in the mood … Continue reading Made Overseas: Beauty and the Beast (2014)
Most of you have probably seen Kung Fu Hustle. Multiple times, even. The Stephen Chow movie was released in Hong Kong in 2004, but made a splash in the US in 2005. Roger Ebert once described this movie “like Jackie … Continue reading Made Overseas: Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
In an inverse of the stereotypical narrative, Alex Raymond, the creator of Flash Gordon, was encouraged by his father to be an artist. His dad would cover his office walls with examples of his son’s artwork. Sadly, he died when … Continue reading The Alex Raymond Day Thread 4/21
League of Gods wasn’t really that big of a blockbuster in 2016 (i.e. the year of The Mermaid.) The movie made $43 million… which wasn’t bad. According to Box Office Mojo, that’s less than The Legend of Tarzan, but more … Continue reading Made Overseas: League of Gods (2016)
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers broke the baseball color line. For 80 years, African American players were not allowed to play Major League Baseball. For his actions, he was cruelly threatened by spectators, rival players, … Continue reading The Jackie Robinson Day Thread (4/15)
First off: apologies to everyone for skipping this last week. Easter might actually be a more stressful weekend than Christmas. You still have a big meal, you still have friends and family over, you still have a party that lasts … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dhoom 3 (2013)
One day, we will look back at the 2000 to early 2010’s as an era with crazy Michael Bay lookalikes. That strange era before superheroes truly dominated everything. When it was OK to stick 9/11 imagery in everything. I hope … Continue reading The Battleship Day Thread 4/7
When the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring came out in 2001, the movie just looked right. My wife had asked me if it looked like how I imagined the book would, and I responded that it pretty … Continue reading The Alan Lee Day Thread 4/2
Riddle me this, Avocado: A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. There is only… one possible answer. Take it away, Caped Crusader: “An egg: nature’s perfect container. The container of all our hopes for … Continue reading The Egg Day Thread 3/31
Hell of a rig you got there, Wade. A shame if something… happened to it. That’s right, it’s the Spoil Sports for the movie adaptation of the Ernest Cline bestseller. Ready Player One. A movie that we all likely would have … Continue reading Spoil Sports: Ready Player One
The English title for the Donnie Yen movie Dragon may have one of the most generic. Considering that there are zero dragons appearing in this movie, what can the title be referring to? Is it because this movie is Chinese, and … Continue reading Made Overseas: Dragon (2011)
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