I could not help myself. Pairs well with Demolition Man for a Wesley 'Tax is theft' Snipes double feature night. Something about this kind of 90s action film just puts me at ease, maybe it's nostalgia? I am curious if younger people even get it. Maybe you just had to 'be there' to find comfort in the over-the-top violence and vampires being taken down with samurai swords?
Same as above, classic Arnold Schwarzenegger. I come for those one-liners, corrupt government cronies being thrown through windows, shoot-em-outs, and of course rail guns.
Is this what America was once like? Or is this just George Lucas' own nostalgia seeping through. I have a soft spot for coming-of-age high school films, whether it be The Breakfast Club, or Fast Times at Ridgemont High. They don't make them like that anymore (even if they tried to).
Now this is something special, Shunji Iwai's 1996 classic Japanese alternative reality film about a group of immigrants and outcasts on the edges of Japanese society. It is dripping with imagery and colours and scenes that have a specific kind of get-up - a base coat of Wong Kar-Wai with a few layers of Shibuya-kei and Shanghai underworld. If you get it, you get it.
Drifting through the filthy streets of Taipei in a Honda NSR 150cc, young love intertwined with East Asian family dynamics, petty theft, and cigarette smoke. Pairs well with the above. Shot on a shoe string budget, but more than makes up for it with pure talent.
I'm a bit of a film geek. Here are some recent films I've watched over the last month or two:
Blade (1998)Blade (1998)
I could not help myself. Pairs well with Demolition Man for a Wesley 'Tax is theft' Snipes double feature night. Something about this kind of 90s action film just puts me at ease, maybe it's nostalgia? I am curious if younger people even get it. Maybe you just had to 'be there' to find comfort in the over-the-top violence and vampires being taken down with samurai swords?
Eraser (1996)Eraser (1996)
Same as above, classic Arnold Schwarzenegger. I come for those one-liners, corrupt government cronies being thrown through windows, shoot-em-outs, and of course rail guns.
American Graffiti (1973)American Graffiti (1973)
Is this what America was once like? Or is this just George Lucas' own nostalgia seeping through. I have a soft spot for coming-of-age high school films, whether it be The Breakfast Club, or Fast Times at Ridgemont High. They don't make them like that anymore (even if they tried to).
Swallowtail ButterflySwallowtail Butterfly
Now this is something special, Shunji Iwai's 1996 classic Japanese alternative reality film about a group of immigrants and outcasts on the edges of Japanese society. It is dripping with imagery and colours and scenes that have a specific kind of get-up - a base coat of Wong Kar-Wai with a few layers of Shibuya-kei and Shanghai underworld. If you get it, you get it.
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Drifting through the filthy streets of Taipei in a Honda NSR 150cc, young love intertwined with East Asian family dynamics, petty theft, and cigarette smoke. Pairs well with the above. Shot on a shoe string budget, but more than makes up for it with pure talent.