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By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him 1966
Extremely powerful post-World War II film by director Tai Kato (who I never heard of until recently and now seek out everything of his that is available) as a Korean gang, the Nine Heaven's League, tries to take over the New Life Market in Japan. The 35 years of Japanese occupation of Korea since 1910 has ended with the end of the war, and this gang of louts, drunken, violent men, use the excuse of the violent oppression of their…
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Creature with the Blue Hand 1967
The American film noir is certainly well known and very influential around the world, as is the stylish Italian gialli. Lesser know by those yet to discover its wonders is the German krimi, approximately 39 films released by Rialto from 1959-1972 based on the works of British author Edgar Wallace. These are their own, very strange thing, a combination of horror and old serial-like adventures, most of which have been difficult to see in decent versions in this country. Although…
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Le Samouraï 1967
Killer for hire Jef Costello (Alain Delon) lies smoking, fully dressed, on the bed in his Paris apartment, a room that looks as inviting as a monk's cell. He rises, feeds a caged bird (his only real contact with a living creature), puts on his trench coat, carefully places his hat on his head, runs his fingers along the brim (like a Hollywood gangster), then goes outside where he steals a car. He drives around town setting up an alibi…
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Unorthodox 2020
Having never read the book, apparently the author left the Satmar sect of Hasidic Judaism, raised her daughter, become a writer, then moved to Berlin where she continued to write. In the Netflix four part series, the reasons she left the sect are beautifully presented, harrowing and frightening. However, at the same time we see this period of her life, another story is told. In this one when she leaves the community she immediately travels to Berlin where her mother…
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