they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

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I also tried to tell people to wait but couldn't share all the specifics (and it wasn’t just because I contributed essays). Arrow just did better work across the board with these releases, including with their restorations, subs from someone who actually speaks Cantonese, the artwork, etc.

For MLK Day on @letterboxd.social I decided to do a list of essential Civil Rights and Black Liberation movies.

UK/US: Left at the altar and lost after a drunken bender, Michael is nursed back to health by grieving widow Sue in ROMANCING IN THIN AIR. Although best known for action films, Johnnie To crafts a powerful meditation on grief and catharsis in this moving romantic melodrama.

Sad to hear Yuen Cheung-Yan has passed. Brother of Yuen Woo-Ping and part of the iconic Yuen family, he was everywhere in HK action cinema. He grew into a comic actor, director, and stunt coordinator whose work even carried him to Hollywood (Daredevil, Charlie’s Angels).

Presenting... 'A 2025 Media Scrapbook' by me a video edit featuring some of the films & tv i watched or rewatched this year. all sources credited at the end. determined by what i had access to & whenever i was motivated. runs 49 minutes, check it out!!! drive.google.com/file/d/1dJfm...

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Playing Yakuza 4 and this Chinese dude sure looks like Sammo

If you haven’t tried the Nintendo Today app, it’s really something.

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A few months back I discovered Neocities, a hosting site looking to bring back the days of Geocities. So I decided to resurrect my original Goonies website! Welcome back to 1997!

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Cool to see these coming from VS. I liked Haunted Tales a lot, Hell Has no Boundary pretty well, and I haven’t seen Sex Beyond the Grave yet. Of note is that I believe Haunted Tales and Sex Beyond were both VCD only releases in HK (although Sex does have the recent AU blu release from Imprint).

I haven't had time to return to reviewing, but for Halloween I have released the extremely rare 1968 Shaw Brothers supernatural film, The Enchanted Chamber, on my YouTube! The overwhelming reception to putting Reckless Cricket up gave me the idea to see what other rare things I could share!

I haven't had time to return to reviewing, but for Halloween I have released the extremely rare 1968 Shaw Brothers supernatural film, The Enchanted Chamber, on my YouTube! The overwhelming reception to putting Reckless Cricket up gave me the idea to see what other rare things I could share!

Our film, Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down 夜香・鴛鴦・深水埗, will leave Hong Kong Netflix on October 27! If you've been meaning to watch it as part of an all-you-can-eat experience, and don't need English subtitles, this is your last chance. If you do need English subtitles ...

I started playing Swery’s new game Hotel Barcelona today. It’s very fitting for the season, with lots of horror movie inspiration!

Your library also has audio books. And most likely ebook/audio book apps like Libby, Hoopla, and cloudLibrary. And that's just a tiny bit of the super cool stuff your library has. You should go check it out.

Been dealing with lots of little loose end things I pushed aside while finishing Reckless Cricket. Was going to try to get back at it this week, but now one of my wife’s caregivers is out the rest of the week and I have to do her hours. So it goes. Maybe next week!

Pete Townshend hasn’t released a solo album since 1993, but the day after I post the Pete Townshend Potato, he says in an interview that he has 140 tracks basically ready to go after the final North American Who shows. I can’t wait!

One of my favorite Internet finds was the "Pete Townshend Potato" on eBay. It has provided me with a lifetime of laughs ever since. Attached is the listing photo that I've transferred to every computer I've ever had. I looked it up and it was 2005, so happy 20th anniversary Pete Townshend Potato.

The 3rd annual Hong Kong On Screen Film Festival is happening soon & tickets are now available! In person in LA, but they also have some online showings for people like me! I so appreciate festivals that do this! I watched everything they had online last year & it was so fun! www.hkosff.net/schedule

Curious why Tony Stella was commissioned to make posters for a bunch of Shout's Hong Kong acquisitions, but then the art isn't on the physical releases. Oh well. You can see more of them here: www.foxtheatre.ca/hong-kong-ci...

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A reminder that some historical events/tragedies are NOT ancient history for many people.

Not sure what the others are, but I'd know the cover of Santana's Abraxas anywhere! Didn't expect to see that when I started up Li Han-Hsiang's final Michael Hui Shaw film, Sinful Confession!

Just found out that Jimmy Lin, the super swinging star of the awesome Singing Thief and Tropicana Interlude has passed away aged 92. The Singing Thief was released by Eureka fairly recently, and is highly recommended for fans of groovy 60s action. 92 is a good run, but still sad. Rest in Peace King.

Fascinating, an epic journey for Will, and yet a real indication of the importance of quality subtitle translators over AI.

James Gunn's Superman dropped the same day I released my Reckless Cricket subs, but I'm pretty sure only one of these movies has a joke about shit endurance!

The time has come! Here is Kuei Chih-Hung's previously lost/missing-in-action 1979 film, The Reckless Cricket, in its original Cantonese with new English subtitles by me! The file contains Stacked Chinese/English subs or English only, as well as the (inferior) Mandarin dub. mega.nz/file/xsISVCC...

OK motherfuckers, get ready! Reckless Cricket tomorrow! Just have a couple small things left that I will finish in the morning.

FFC review: SUPERMAN (2025), by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/07/supe...

I wrote the first draft of my Reckless Cricket review today. Looking forward to the next film, I see in Shaw Screen that Shaolin Rescuers is a Cantonese production. Shout’s blu is Mandarin or English only, IVL DVD has both. Almost bought one, but I checked my iTunes copy and it’s Cantonese! Hurray

Just finished watching Reckless Cricket with my subs. Very fun. Caught a few issues that I have to fix, but other than that it’s pretty nice. Just need to write the review. Next week is looking good for finally being done. 🦗🎉

This week’s update is that I’m still putting everything together, but I’m still on track for next week, barring something wild happening.

Today was the first day since last week I’ve been able to work on this. As of right now I have the basic posts done, with editing to go. Still have to watch the movie and do a review too. All of this will come out together, whenever that is. I would say tentatively within the next 2 weeks.

Top 10 of the century so far even though I don’t watch a lot of modern movies (no order): Mad Max: Fury Road No Country for Old Men Fellowship of the Ring In the Mood for Love AI: Artificial Intelligence Sorry to Bother You Crimes of the Future Golden Chicken The Midnight After Broken Embraces

Well, I just finished the recheck. So the subs are done! Yay! 15 months total. Now to write my posts, and actually watch the movie. Not sure how long it’ll take, but it should be quicker as I will be working in English!

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Chor Yuen’s THE KILLER (aka Sacred Knives of Vengeance) is now streaming with English subs on the Shaw Brothers Cinema YouTube channel! Never released in Hong Kong or with English options on disc, it’s an early ’70s martial arts blast, raw and direct. youtu.be/jJDpUUyGkQ8?...

Another week is gone and now I’m up to 67 min fixed and done. Didn’t have as much time this week, but still managed 17 min. Might have even less time next week with family visiting for a couple days. Unless one of them reveals an previously unknown knowledge of Cantonese!

Cool to see a new Larry Cohen set coming, but when I saw mystery I was hoping See China and Die was in there.

Added Custom English Subs that my good friend did and chapter markers. This is the best looking available release I’m making available to everyone. Underrated and one of the finest Heroic Bloodshed films out there. mega.nz/file/4MtSnbh...

So this week I made it up to 50 min fixed and complete. I’m definitely up to where I “knew what I was doing” now, so it’s going quicker to check and finalize. Still finding things I messed up though. 😂 Not gonna make any release estimates, but it’s getting closer.

If anyone is wondering, the Switch 2 plays a slow jam while you set it up. It’s great!

In May I was able to go back through the first 34 mins and fix a ton of little things. Still hopeful for a late June release, but it’s certainly possible that it’ll slide again depending on my available time. In any case, I’m getting closer.

Word is spreading that the great Carl Scott has passed away. An American martial artist who appeared in Hong Kong kung fu movies. Check out Soul Brothers of Kung Fu, in which he costars with Bruce Li - one of the very best Bruceploitation movies.

Looks like Cotton Comes to Harlem is in an upcoming Shout set. Hopefully Come Back, Charleston Blue gets a release too. It’s too fun to be so obscure.

On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, we’ll be screening 36 Cinema presents THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING with RZA in person for a post-film conversation with Head Film Programmer Dan Halsted! And following the screening there will be a VIP after-party at the Lan Su Chinese Garden featuring a DJ set by RZA!