The Movie:

Directed by Cheng Cheh in 1974 for the Shaw Brothers studio, Heroes Two may not carry the same sort of clout as better known Shaw productions like The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin or The Five Deadly Venoms but that doesn't mean it's any less impressive.

When the picture begins, in the Qing Dynasty, the sinister Manchu lay waste to the beloved Shaolin Temple and burn it to the ground. Not at all happy about this, Hung Si Kuan (Chen Kuan Tai) decides to pay the Manchu back in kind and take out as many of their men as he can, but soon finds that he needs to get out of there while he still can, before General Che Kang (Zhu Mu) captures him. Hung decides to go it alone, wandering around the more rural areas of the country taking on anyone who might dare to challenge him.

Meanwhile, General Kang alerts Fong Sai Yuk (Alexander Fu Sheng) to the presence of a ...Read the entire review

THE PROGRAM

Takashi Miike's infamous 2001 film "Ichi The Killer" was a gutsy film to say the least. An unabashedly misogynistic, ultra violent, and incredibly dark comic spoof of a very warped hero (a loose term) and the over-the-top villains he encountered. Interestingly, the most memorable character was not the titular, Ichi (Nao Omori), but instead the sadomasochistic Yakuza enforcer, Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano). It was a standout part that had no right being in such a trashy film. Shortly after an anime prequel came and in 2003, a third film in the "Ichi" mythos, Masato Tanno's "1-Ichi." Sadly, but understandably missing is Kakihara and Miike's incredible visual eye; in their place a very low-budget affair that wisely brings back Omori in his infamous role as well as a solid supporting cast.

"1-Ichi" (seemingly retitled "Ichi 1: Origin" for this release) had a lot working agai...Read the entire review

Who isn't familiar with the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, where the two children are lured into a cannibal witch's gingerbread house? In 2007, Korean film director, Yim Pil-Sung, released his modern and twisted take on the classic tale that contains neither the title characters nor a cannibal witch. Instead, Yim Pil-Sung cherry picked several elements from the traditional story and created an original, and sinister, modern fantasy.

Eun-Soo (Jeong-myeong Cheon) is, at first glance, a disinterested business-man just trying to get through life. He's driving in his car down a wet, country road while on a cell phone talking to his pregnant girlfriend. She is supposed to go to the hospital and wants Eun-soo...Read the entire review

Toonami's version of Groove Adventure Rave, edited and renamedRave Masters, has been shown on the Cartoon Network for the pastsix months.  Tokyo Pop has put this cut version of the show on DVDnow with four episodes for the very reasonable price of $14.95.

Fifty years ago the war between the forces of light and darkness cameto an end when the warrior Shiba fought and defeated Shadow Stone. Though he thought he was victorious, the Stone exploded in an event thatis referred to as the Overdrive.  A tenth of the world was destroyedand this force scattered the evil Shadow Stones as well as the Rave Stonesthat represent the forces of good.

In the present time, Haru Glory has inherited the mantle of Rave Master. It is his destiny to track down the four Rave Stones and destroy all ofthe Shadow ...Read the entire review

At Daimon High School, everyone loves the K-Fight; this ongoing battle is standard curriculum and challenges can be made at anytime. The undisputed champion is Ryoko Mitsurugi, a wild samurai obsessed girl, vying for the affections of her kendo coach, Tatsuya, and taking on anyone that challenges her. But, her life takes a strange turn when a mysterious pendant she finds begins, without warning, to transport her to another place where she is even more powerful and told by a mysterious girl that she must combat gigantic demons.- This slapstick, anime action-adventure is recommended for ages 13 and up due to violence.

Enter the Samurai Girl (Vol. 1)

EPISODE ONE: "Samurai Girl Appears"- Basic intro episode, discovers the magic necklace, Ryoko has a fight with Azumi, the unflappable fighter from the flower arranging club.

EPISODE TWO: "The Strongest Man on Earth Joins th...Read the entire review