Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman
A wandering masseur speaks truth to power in a corrupt 19th century Japan
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Apr. 16
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Imagine you are a comic filmmaker in the 1930s who just happens to resemble a Nazi nutjob
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Mar. 19
McCartney story is a good one
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Mar. 5
It's all in your head
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Feb. 12
Shades of Damon Runyon in Hong Kong
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Oct. 9
Sammo Hung Kicks Ass
A six-film collection on the Criterion Channel
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Sep. 11
A 1943 film that predicted Nazis losing the war and facing a world court
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday May. 22
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Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Apr. 17
Ed Gein – ‘a monster in plain sight’
Documentary is based on recently discovered interrogation tapes
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Aug. 8
Two films directed by actors
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Aug. 1
Mario Bava’s gothic horror debut
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Jul. 11
Western showdown as witchhunt allegory
Jim Lundstrom | Wednesday Jul. 3
War – what is it good for?
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Jun. 13
You can't keep a good B down
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Jun. 6
Brainstorm is sure to make your brain ache
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday May. 23
Now for something completely different: Timothy Carey as God
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday May. 9
Charles Laughton’s one-hit wonder
The Night of the Hunter’s dismal reception crushed the veteran actor’s spirit
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday May. 2
A celebration of pre-code horror
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Oct. 12
Henry Hathaway's Western gem
Jim Lundstrom | Thursday Oct. 5
We're all in Duck Soup
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