Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2-Disc Widescreen Edition). Easy movie to have on in the background.

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: I like Mike Hodges’ cooler than words style and the evil tone of this film. Killer stuff. The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition): Yeah, again. … Continue reading →

Ghost in the Shell Better this time around. Maybe because I just watched Innocence and have been catching Stand Alone Complex on TV… Still, I prefer the newer film, if just for the visual splendor of the whole thing.

Battleship Potemkin: Y’know… it’s just a good movie. Beyond all that other stuff (you know- all that “cinema classic” stuff), it’s an enjoyable film.

Zatoichi: Better as a “Beat” Takeshi movie than as a Zatoichi movie. As a Zatoichi film it fails for one obvious reason- a lack of Shintaru Katsu in the title role. Much of the charm of the original Zatoichi series … Continue reading →