A.C. Film Club #145 - Enter The Dragon

Rashmi Menon (Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue) joins Stephen and Elwood again this time to look at the African ghost story Atlantics. Set along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. When Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future several days later, a fire ruins Ada's wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned

Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collection of another of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as this time they look at Arrow VideoOpening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric

Elwood and Stephen look at the action thriller "So Close" as a pair of assassin sisters find themselves on the run from the same criminals who hired them aswell as an high-kicking cop!Review: 00:42:07---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Stephen and Elwood look at one of the more overlooked titles in the Studio Ghibli catalogue as they review "Whisper of the Heart" a coming of age romantic drama and the only film to be directed by Yoshifumi Kondō. Review: 00:34:22---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collections of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as they kick things off with the iconic Criterion Collection. Opening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric

Elwood and Stephen look at the legendary martial arts film "Enter The Dragon" as Bruce Lee plays Lee a martial artist from the Shaolin Temple hired by British intelligence to infiltrate the island of the crime lord Han under the guise of competing in his Martial Arts Tournament. We breakdown the films legacy, the stacked cast and it's skillfull blending of genres.Review: 00:18:23---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠

Stephen and Elwood take a recommendation from Dustin (@thatkaijukidd) and look at the Splatterpunk revenge-o-matic Gothic and Lolita Psycho as seeking revenge on the assassins who killed her mother and injured her father Yuki (Rina Akiyama) turns herself into a weapon of vengeance in this highly unique viewing experience.Review: 00:40:02---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠

Elwood and Stephen look at the final film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy in which model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog with the pair soon discovering they share an unusual bond

Elwood and Stephen look at the erotic musical The Wayward Cloud set in a drought stricken Taipei were the lack of water has caused the sale of watermelons to skyrocket and were pornstar Hsiao-kang reconnects with Shiang-chyi a woman he knew in his previous life as a watch salesman. But how will she feel when she discovers his new vocation?A highly unique film featuring watermelon sex, spontaneous musical sequences and dreamlike cinematography as we attempt to unravel what it all means. Review: 00:44:57---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠

Nick Rehak joins Elwood and Stephen as they complete their Satoshi Kon set with the surreal thriller "Paprika" in which Dr. Atsuko Chiba lives a double life working as a scientist by day and as the dream detective Paprika at night. But when the DC Mini is stolen which allows psychiatrists to enter the dreams of their patients the line between reality and dreams begins to blurReview: 00:22:31---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠