Get ready for the (mildly) crazy, it’s the Prisoners of the Ghostland review! It was a match made in movie Heaven. Sion Sono, the auteur behind Suicide Club and Exte and the underappreciated Tag teaming up with Nicolas Cage, an actor who embodies a peculiar bravado. Pepper that cinematic meal with Bill Mosely and Sophia Boutella and you have all the makings of a cult classic. While I’m not certain that Prisoners of the Ghostland can achieve a lofty cult status, it is a sight to behold. The story is simple. Cage, playing the archetypical Man with No name, is a convict imprisoned after a bank robbery gone bad. Following the escape by a group of women, Cage is charged with braving the apocalyptic landscape known as the Ghostland to bring one of them home. The man behind the mission is a white-clad ruler known as The Governor, played by Bill Mosely with typical gusto. And that’s it. Get the girl, bring her home. What distinguishes Prisoners of the Ghostland is the man behind the lens, Sion Sono. The script borrows heavily from Escape from New York and The Road Warrior, coupling Cage’s quest with a leather suit rigged to [...]

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On a new episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show, we kick off a sub-series called Ghost Show Classics with a look at the influential and surreal silent-era film A Page of Madness from Teinosuke Kinugasa. I look at everything from the effect of firebombing on silent Japanese cinema to the roots of this once-lost classic of Japanese film. Jump in! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: A Page of Madness

Welcome to the finale of our look at the One Missed Call series with One Missed Call 3. Joined once more by Derek Bourgeois, we take a look at this final sequel, look back at the series as a whole, and discuss the best in Asian horror movies series. Also, Derek gives some of his personal recommendations for Asian horror movies you should check out! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: One Missed Call 3

Derek and Bo are ack to finish a look at 2005’s One Missed Call The Television Series. We celebrate Tokumei Watch, parse out all the twists and turns, and evaluate the series as a whole before next episode’s One Missed Call finale, One Missed Call: Final! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: One Missed Call The Television Series Part 2 2005

We are joined once more by Derek Bourgeois to explore the hard-to-find but wonderful One Missed Call The Television Series aka Chakushin Ari. We talk the novelization, the similarities with Miike’s film and how terrific Yokumei Watch is. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: One Missed Call The Television Series Part 1 2005

Just when you thought it was safe to answer your cell phone… it’s One Missed Call 2 2005! Returning champion Derek Bourgeois is back to comb over this tale of ghosts and curses, cell phones and coal mines, confusion and disappointment. Without the hand of auteur Takashi Miike at the helm can the One Missed Call series take a step toward greatness? Find out on the latest episode of Hero Hero Ghost Show! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: One Missed Call 2 2005

We’re kicking off a new run of shows examining the One Missed Call series, and this is gonna be a good one! We kick off with the Takashi Miike banger One Missed Call 2003, and this movie will do anything for a scare. We talk about everything from the lighting to the Fulci nods with our guest host for this series, Derek Bourgeois of Underwater Kaiju from Outer Space (among many others). It’s one of the quintessential J-horror films of the 2000s, so buckle up for a love fest – and some major spoilers as we walk through the plot and heap love on this Asian horror classic! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: One Missed Call 2003

Welcome to a Hero Hero Ghost Show side show – Solo Sono! We’re unpacking a movie from Japanese auteur Sion Sono and what better way to start than with a recent head trip of a film by the name of Tag 2015. There are mass decapitations, Lynchian character changes, pig-headed weirdoes and so much more. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show – Solo Sono: Tag 2015

Richard Glenn Schmidt returns to round out our series on The Eye films from Danny and Oxide Pang. This last entry is The Child’s Eye, and it eschews the farting ghosts of The Eye 3 for a more defined narrative and some 3D gags. Also, we somehow end up talking about our shared love of Marvel films. There’s something for everyone on the latest Hero Hero Ghost Show! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: The Child’s Eye

Welcome to our continuing journey through The Eye series on the Asian horror podcast, hero hero Ghost Show. Up next, The Eye 3, a surprising and often silly sequel. Joined on this journey of the ocular occult by Hello! This Is the Doomed Show’s Richard Glenn Schmidt, we strive to make sense of this odd entry. You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: The Eye 3

Hero Hero Ghost Show continues our series on The Eye film series from the Pang Brothers. Up next, The Eye 2 (2004), a shift away from ocular horror to further explore the world of the dead. There’s an unlikable protagonist, some quality scares, and plenty of crazy. Jump in! You can subscribe to Hero Hero Ghost Show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podchaser, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Catch up on back episodes here!

Hero Hero Ghost Show: The Eye 2 (2004)

Hero Hero Ghost Show kicks off a new series of reviews with The Eye 2002.

Hero Hero Ghost Show: The Eye 2002

In this very brief episode, it’s time to take a look at Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula here on Hero Hero Ghost Show. There are some mild spoilers ahead, but only general plot points, and some ensuing disappointment… The post Hero Hero Ghost Show Review: Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula appeared first on Legion.

Hero Hero Ghost Show Review: Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula

Our time creeping through the Whispering Corridors series ends with the fifth installment, A Blood Pledge aka Yeogo goedam 5: Dong-ban-ja-sa. We wind our way through the story of this ghostly tale of suicide and key-worship before pondering a few blood pledges of our own, and we wrap things up with a ranking of the Whispering Corridors movies. Thanks, as always, for joining us on these little romps. Next time, something ocular! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hero-hero-ghost-show/id1102947580 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/bo-ransdell/hero-hero-ghost-show Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3wDJbjAc4DR0scWnMnjlr7?si=Z8WExrD0Ro6aEqRIKnzYaA TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts–Culture-Podcasts/Hero-Hero-Ghost-Show-p1235337/ Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iqau3dtpjhgbsoz6zj5bo2d4fd4 The post Hero Hero Ghost Show: Bonus – A Blood Pledge with Richard Glenn Schmidt appeared first on Legion.

Hero Hero Ghost Show: Bonus – A Blood Pledge with Richard Glenn Schmidt

We return with another installment in the Whispering Corridors series, aka a bunch of Korean horror movies set in high school with lesbian overtones. This time, we’re talking a ghost story involving an unreliable spook and, naturally, talk turns to toilet paper and Richard Jaeckel. The post Hero Hero Ghost Show: Bonus Episode – Voice w/ Richard Glenn Schmidt appeared first on Legion.

Hero Hero Ghost Show: Bonus Episode – Voice w/ Richard Glenn Schmidt

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