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Submerged (2005) Movie Review

Submerged (2005) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie November 3, 2005

Remember the first time you saw fat Elvis? How saddened you were to see someone truly great reduced to a chubby mess, their remaining talents overshadowed by their unwieldy physical condition? That’s how I...

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Gohatto (aka Taboo, 1999) Movie Review

Gohatto (aka Taboo, 1999) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie October 21, 2005

“Gay Samurai? Never seen that before.” The above are my words, and probably the words of countless people upon discovering “Gohatto” (aka “Taboo”), a tale of homosexuality within a Samurai training camp during Japan...

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Violence Jack (1986) Movie Review

Violence Jack (1986) Movie Review

Andrew Mackenzie October 9, 2005

Anime is seen by many a film enthusiast as a deep form of cinema, on par with the noirs and cult classics of the world. And with films like “Akira”, “Perfect Blue”, “Tokyo Godfathers”...

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