Martial Arts

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. is another fine release from Toho. In this movie, the Japanese Government has used bones, taken from Godzilla -- in a previous movie (that I haven’t seen, yet) -- to create Mecha-G (aka: Mechagodzilla). Mechagodzilla has taken great damage since it’s last run in with the Big G and is undergoing repairs...
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Ahh… more monster mayhem! After watching the goodness that is Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, I couldn’t help but want more of ‘Big G’. Godzilla vs. Biollante is definitely more of a dark, proper storyline, Godzilla movie. After Godzilla’s last attack, scientists have managed to obtain some of Godzilla’s cells...
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If you’re anything like me (bah humbug!) then you’ll despise Christmas with a passion and glad when it’s gone. Personally I find it therapeutic to lock myself away from all things Christmas, have a Chinese takeaway delivered, and watch some horror. So, here’s my top ten films (in no particular order) that I think you...
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First of all, how fucking AWESOME is that poster? Anyway, to the uninitiated (and unintelligent) the Godzilla films are merely a man, in a rubber suit, demolishing a model town. To the more intelligent viewer it has a far, more deeper, meaning. Not only that, but the character of Godzilla itself has gone through several...
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Night of the Demons 2 is quite a handful to attempt to review.  I never would have expected to find the beginnings of the modern marriage between horror and comedy in a sequel to a movie that, while it is a cult classic, just doesn’t stand up to the test of time very well. ...
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Hellbinders is a low-budget action/horror crossover flick written, directed, and starred in by martial artists and stuntmen who all have some seriously impressive Hollywood resumes.  Ray Park, who plays the European accented mercenary who now operates in the City of Angels, was Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode 1 and Toad in the first...
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Psychedelic Hell Trip begins with some very professional presentation! Not only does it have a cool warbly Country & Western song playing over its menu, but it has some nice extras too! But we’ll get to them at the end. Our trip begins with a good old fashioned celluloid countdown then were in to some...
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Been a while in between posts for me here on midnight showing, but I assure you I will get up off my lazy ass and write some original material for you supportive guys and gals very soon. In the meantime, there is a short film sweeping the horror and fringe film communities online,...
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Every decade has had its definitive action directors, and with the 00’s waning down, it’s time for action junkies look for the next big thing in slam-bang cinema.  Unfortunately, it looks as if cgi based, bigger-than-life, product placement garbage is here to stay, at least in the mainstream.  So imagine my surprise when a...
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One of the main aspects of Asian cinema I admire most is their ability to throw so many different themes and devices of film making into one pot and come out with something that is not only coherent, but insanely enjoyable.  One of the finer, and more shamelessly indulgent examples of this particular, and...
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