Tag: Kinji Fukasaku

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

Screen Reviews

After a decade in prison, a Yakuza boss struggles to make his way in a very different Japan. Phil Bailey reviews Koji Tsuruta’s Yakuza classic Sympathy for the Underdog, now on Blu-ray.

Yakuza Graveyard

Yakuza Graveyard

Screen Reviews

Phil Bailey reviews the gritty, influential Yakuza Graveyard, released on a new Blu-ray from Radiance Films.

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Galaxie 500

Galaxie 500

Music Reviews

Uncollected Noise New York ‘88-‘90 (Silver Current Records / 20-20-20). Review by Steven Cruse.

American Gigolo

American Gigolo

Screen Reviews

When released, Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo shocked mainstream moviegoers. Slick and amoral, glitzy and gritty, this exposé was one of the first neo-noir films of the 1980s.

Earth to Moon

Earth to Moon

Print Reviews

With her newly-released memoir, Earth to Moon, actress, podcaster, and boutique tea merchant Moon Unit Zappa delivers much more than a nitty-gritty account of life as a member of one of music’s most iconic families.

Pippin

Pippin

Archikulture Digest

A young royal must step up and run a kingdom, but he prefers to party with his buddies in this rare classic by Stephen Schwartz. Pippin plays at Winter Garden, Florida’s Garden Theatre through September 15, 2024.