Synopsis
In the not too distant future, unemployment and student rebellion have crippled Japan. A disaffected 9th grader named Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) discovers his father has committed suicide. At school, his rebellious best friend Nobu (Yukihiro Kotani) attacks their teacher [...]
Entries from January 2008
Battle Royale (2000)
January 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Alternate universe · Based on novel · Coming of age · Cult favorite · High school · Military
The Butcher Boy (1998)
January 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Synopsis
“When I was a young lad, twenty or thirty or forty years ago, I lived in a small town where they were all after me on account of what I done to Mrs. Nugent.” [...]
Tags: Based on novel · Black comedy · Coming of age · Dreams and visions · Drunk scene · Father/son relationship · Small town
Used Cars (1980)
January 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments
Synopsis
At the dusty “New Deal Used Cars” lot, Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) sets out to steal some business from his competition, insufferable prick Roy L. Fuchs (Jack Warden). Rudy ties a $20 bill onto fishing line and lures one [...]
Tags: Black comedy
Electra Glide In Blue (1973)
January 22nd, 2008 · 8 Comments
Synopsis
John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) – a 5 feet tall motorcycle patrol officer somewhere in the vicinity of Monument Valley in Arizona – begins the day pestering his captain for a transfer [...]
Tags: Crooked officer · Forensic evidence · Master and pupil










