Hanzo The Razor: The Snare (1973)

The Second film in the Hanzo The Razor series and it's just a solid as the first. It's the same kind of material, with the corruption, sword fights and return of Hanzo's 'special torture'.
But it's still thoroughly enjoyable and fun. Let's hope the third film can keep it up.
***1/2

Blue Ruin (2013)

Here's a really good revenge film that has it's own little unique spin on the genre, including a nice layer of black comedy spread over it. This combined with great cinematography and some truly tense moments make for a thoroughly enjoyable watch. Great stuff.
****

The Man Who Stole The Sun (1979)

The Man Stole The Sun is very solid thriller that is also part satire. I also love the above movie poster for it hence why it's so big for this post. Now the movie itself is two and a half hours and manages to keep you fully engaged for that duration with quite an intriguing main character.
It does go a little overboard towards the end, but I suppose that's down to it's satirical nature,
I also really liked the soundtrack, and there was an interesting use of freeze frames in one scene.
All in all, it's a very enjoyable thriller that has a nice satirical edge.
***1/2

Gushing prayer (1971)

I watched this purely because of it's odd title and it ended up being pretty damn good. It's basically about a teenage girl's existential crisis(?) and there's this weird obssession with trying to beat sex,  Had quite a nouvelle Vague kind of feel with a few avant-garde elements including colour film and filters being used in certain moments. Overall, the film was very intriguing and unique, though nothing that great cinematography-wise, with a lot of the images looking a bit underexposed.
But it was short enough and interesting enough to keep me engaged throughout.
***1/2

King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962)

With the new Godzilla coming up soon, it's put me in the mood to revisit a lot of the films in the series. I myself am a big fan of the films since I grew up watching them as a kid. Now King Kong vs Godzilla is one films where everything is kind of alright and that's about it.
The climatic fight is alright, the story is very standard and borrows alot of elements from the original King Kong. I do really like the Mr Tako character though, he's pretty funny.
It's also a shame that the original 35mm prints got lost as loss in quality during certain parts was sometimes distracting. Overall, the film's kind of fun, nothing spectacular but not too bad.
***

Hanzo The Razor: Sword Of Justice (1972)

Sword of Justice is the first film in a trilogy about  exceedingly well endowed samurai Hanzo The Razor. It's quite a fun movie, with Hanzo's techniques of getting confessions from women being the main highlight. It was also nice seeing a younger Renji Ishibashi playing a small role here.
Some of the cinematography was quite interesting with a lot of peculiar framing going on, smf there's also a nice bit of swordplay and squirting blood here and there.
Overall this was a pretty solid samurai film that was fun to watch.
***1/2

Tracks (2014)

One of those simple, straight foward films that provides a nice watch. A journey of self understanding starring the wonderful Mia Wasikowska, with some beautiful cinematography (I particularly loved the opening shot).
The film has a few small downtrodden moments but mainly feels quite tender and is definitely not for those who like their films with a full on narrative.
But overall, I think it's a solid, well-crafted adaptation of Robyn Davidson's journey.
***1/2