Asian Cinema Film Club

Stephen and Elwood take a recommendation from Dustin (@thatkaijukidd) and look at the Splatterpunk revenge-o-matic Gothic and Lolita Psycho as seeking revenge on the assassins who killed her mother and injured her father Yuki (Rina Akiyama) turns herself into a weapon of vengeance in this highly unique viewing experience.Review: 00:40:02---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠

Elwood and Stephen look at the final film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy in which model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog with the pair soon discovering they share an unusual bond

Elwood and Stephen look at the erotic musical The Wayward Cloud set in a drought stricken Taipei were the lack of water has caused the sale of watermelons to skyrocket and were pornstar Hsiao-kang reconnects with Shiang-chyi a woman he knew in his previous life as a watch salesman. But how will she feel when she discovers his new vocation?A highly unique film featuring watermelon sex, spontaneous musical sequences and dreamlike cinematography as we attempt to unravel what it all means. Review: 00:44:57---Opening Theme - Coffee...

Nick Rehak joins Elwood and Stephen as they complete their Satoshi Kon set with the surreal thriller "Paprika" in which Dr. Atsuko Chiba lives a double life working as a scientist by day and as the dream detective Paprika at night. But when the DC Mini is stolen which allows psychiatrists to enter the dreams of their patients the line between reality and dreams begins to blurReview: 00:22:31---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---<...

Elwood and Stephen look at Alfonso Cuarón's coming of age comedy road trip movie "Y tu mamá también" as best friends Julio and Tenoch take a road trip with Luisa the wife of Tenoch's cousin who is in search of her own purpose.

Elwood and Stephen look at the South Korean revenge thriller Bedevilled as bank clerk Hae-won returns to the island she spent her childhood on after a public meltdown at her work put her on enforced leave. Now reconnecting with her childhood friend Bok-nam she slowly starts to realise the backwards nature of the island and how close her friend is to reaching breaking point.Review: 00:34:28---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠Buy...

Elwood and Stephen take in another dose of Kung Fu weird from Shaw Bros. as they look at Buddha's Palm Review - 00:41:24---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠Yes Please Vintage

Elwood and Stephen look at the second film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy, Polish immigrant Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique (Julie Delpy), divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Now smuggled back to his homeland Karol plot his revenge.

Elwood and Stephen look at Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress a film best known for being a key inspiration for George Lucas when he created Star Wars but how much did he actually take from the film? We find out on this episode as a pair of Peasants find themselves recruited to help to help a rogue general and a princess on the run while trying to get their share of the gold the pair are transporting. Review - 00:23:25---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By...

Scott (The Church of Tarantino) joins Elwood and Stephen to look at the deliriously bonkers slice of Kung-fu weird that is Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky which sees the superhuman fighter Ricky having to battle through a corrupt prison complete with a sadistic warden and four martial arts masters all keen to take him out in this cult favourite. Review - 00:38:21---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Buy us a coffee and support...

It's a double feature episode as Elwood and Stephen look at Wong Kai Wai's Mean Streets influenced As Tears Go By as Andy Lau plays Wah a triad enforcer who spends all his time getting his best friend and triad brother Fly (Jackie Cheung) out of trouble while finding his life only getting more complex when he fall for his cousin Ngor (Maggie Cheung).They also play another round of listener roulette as listener Marcus has them watch Nagisa Ōshima's Taboo aka Gohatto in which an attractive young samurai Kano causes chaos within his samurai clan as various m...

As we draw ever closer to Episode #100 Stephen has a pretty stellar pick for #99 as we look at Bong Joon Ho's Memories of Murder loosely based on the true story of Korea's first ever serial killer as two small town detectives attempt to solve a brutal murder while being assisted on the case by Seoul detective Seo Tae-yoon. But facing conflicting approaches to investigation and a police force ill equipped to deal with the case will they be able to track down the killer before he strikes again. Review - 00:22:54---<p...

Stephen and Elwood celebrate this milestone episode with the original Godzilla looking at the legacy and impact the film has had since it's release while also looking back at their favourite episodes on the road to #100!Review: 00:58:25Buy us a coffee and support the showCheck out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

Good Evening boils and ghouls and welcome to our Halloween special where we put our viewing fate in the hands of the listeners who this year decided we would watch "Dream Home".Josie Ho stars in this Hong Kong slasher as a young professional with dreams of owning an apartment with a view of the harbour, but with property prices on the rise and her dream slipping from her grasp she comes up with her own unique plan to help realise her dream. ---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By h...

Elwood and Stephen check out the horror adventure "The Seventh Curse in which adventurer Dr. Yuen must find a curse for his blood curse after he rescues a young girl from being sacrificed. A utterly bonkers movie featuring a kung fu skeleton, a rip off xenomorph, killer worms and shameless self promotion!Review - 00:23:05Buy us a coffee and support the showCheck out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

Elwood and Stephen look at Tsui Harks Wuxia fantasy as a solider on the run finds himself caught in a battle between good and evil as he joins the fight against the blood devil and a quest to find the dual swords which will vanquish the evil forever in a film which features both jaw dropping martial arts action and special effects from the team behind Star Wars and Ghostbusters Buy us a coffee and support the showCheck out...

Elwood and Stephen look at The Bullet Train which not only gave us an entry from Japan into the disaster movie genre but also inspired the cult classic Speed as a group of terrorists plant a bomb on a bullet train and demand $5 million, adding that the bomb will detonate if the train's speed for any reason dips below 80 kph!---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---

Elwood and Stephen look at the CAT III romantic comedy Love In A Puff which earned it's rating based on the theme of smoking which runs throughout the film as the smoking ban in Hong Kong provides a chance for Jimmy and Advertising Exec to meet the cosmetics sales girl Cherie in this unique romantic comedy. Buy us a coffee and support the showCheck out our sponsor: Yes Please Vintage

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Rashmi to look at Mashahiro Shindoa's Noir "Pale Flower" in which Ryô Ikebe plays the recently released gangster Muraki finding that both organized crime and the real world have moved on without him. While reunited with his Yakuza family he now spends his time in gambling dens, where he meets rich thrill seeker Saeko (Mariko Kaga) only to soon discover that her destructive, hedonistic urges will likely mean the end for both of them.We also look at the cult of the Criterion Collection, gambling movies Yakuza etiquette, and more!!<b...

Elwood and Stephen look at Park Chan-Wook's "The Handmaiden" an erotic thriller based on the Sarah Waters novel "Fingersmith" in which an attempt to defraud a Heiress becomes a twisting tale of double crosses and surprising romantic connections.Elwood also looks at the Resident Evil animated movies, Shaw Bros Movies and Anthony Wong Month plans revealed plus more!!Check out our sponsor:  Yes Please VintageBuy us a coffee and Support the show: ko-fi.com/asiancinemafilmclub</p