The Demise of Quentin Tarantino, Part 1: Kill Bill Vol. 1

It's true- Movie Club usually avoids such mainstream fare as this, one of the biggest blockbusters from one of Cinemadom's biggest stars: Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1. So why is it here? First of all, believe it or not, Kill Bill is "out-of-print" in the interwebs- that's right, you can't stream it, can't buy …

Cleopatra

Osamu Tezuka is God- the Godfather of Manga, that is. His ability to come up with the most imaginative, wild ideas and build a compelling narrative that has everything- from deep, spiritual conversations to dopey slapstick and everything in between is unparalleled. As the world-famous creator of Astroboy (by far one of his least interesting …

A Letter to Momo

So there I was in the library, browsing DVD shelves like it was 1993, and my eyes stumble upon this little gem of a film I'd never heard of. Written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, it's as good as anything Studio Ghibli ever did (though it clearly owes a lot to those films thematically.) Even …