by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 5, 2017 | Alica Mckenna Johnson, Foreign Film Friday
First let me say how delighted I am to find foreign language films and shows within Netflix Original Series. So my first glorious find is Samurai Gourmet. It’s about a Japanese man, Kasumi, who has retired from corporate life and now has to figure out how to live....
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
This sequel takes place directly after the end of the first movie. It has a different director ,and their intention was to make it campy. So I’m fine with campy. I love bad horror movies. What I didn’t like was the change in the films from the first to the second,...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Jan 30, 2015 | Foreign Film Friday
This Chinese movie borders on the edge of being a sushi western. It’s a mix of Indiana Jones, awesomely bad Kung Fu movies, and Romancing the Stone. It was silly and campy, with over the top martial arts and a girl for the sole reason of having someone scream every...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | Aug 17, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
The Adventures of Prince Achmed was made in 1926, it is a silent movie created with handcut shadow pupptes- over 300,000 cuts were needed to create this movei. This just proves that I have no patience at all. I can’t imagine how much time and talent it took to make...
by Alica McKenna Johnson | May 25, 2012 | Foreign Film Friday
Because I have been sick I am re-posting my first Foreign Film Friday Dhoom 2. This is a Bollywood movie- so there is singing and dancing, beautiful outfits, many costumes changes, and the sudden use of English slang in the middle of the Hindi. Dhoom 2 is full of...
