Top Knot Detective (2017)

In recent years we’ve had no shortage of tongue-in-cheek exploitationers presenting themselves as lost movies from decades gone by, but Top Knot Detective takes this same jumping off point from a different angle. This Australian indie comedy from writer-director duo Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce (making their feature debut here) posits itself not as rediscovered […]

DVD Review: Softcore Sci-Fi Silliness in ‘Erotibot’

Erotibot (2011) Distributor: Bounty Films DVD Release Date (UK): 26th September 2011 Directed by: Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yuuya Tokumoto, Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa, Asami Review by: Ben Bussey Sukekiyo (Yuuya Tokumoto) is not the greatest android in the world. The third robotic manservant of his household, he is neither as charming as Number 1, nor […]

Review: Takashi Miike’s ’13 Assassins’

13 Assassins (2010) Distributor (UK): Artificial Eye Theatrical Release Date (UK): 6th May 2011 Directed by: Takashi Miike Starring: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Goro Inagaki Review by: Ben Bussey Japan, the mid-1800s: it is a time of peace. The samurai are a dying breed, no longer needed, or so it would seem. But there is […]