Our first milestone has been reached here at Where the Long Tail Ends, we have completed 5 episodes. When I initially decided I wanted to do a podcast earlier this yer, my goal was to complete four episodes by the end of the year and now James and I have shot by the lofty goal with over four months left in the year. I doubt we will keep this pace up, nor do I want too, but if we can finish three more by the end of the year I’ll be very satisfied. Hopefully you will as well.

In this episode our theme is Dynamic Duos, and we focus on two very different films. The first is the martial arts action film Showdown in Little Tokyo, with the starring duo of Brandon Lee and Dolph Lundgren squaring off in the celluloid circle. The second is the lesser known Spanish produced horror film Horror Express, which stars the famous Hammer horror film duo Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing as dueling anthropologists on a Trans-Siberian train that harbors a nasty secret. Will we like either? Will we agree to disagree? Will James invite his own brother to share his bed with him? Find out on our latest episode of High and Low (Brow).

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Show Notes
0:00 – The Donger
2:30 – John Hughes Memorial
8:25 – Showdown in Little Tokyo
29:25 – Horror Express
33:40 – SPOILER ALERT!
54:25 – James reviews Cantankerous
1:03:25 – James and the Giant Bed
1:09:45 – The Selection Show
1:30:20 – Final Thoughts

 

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Since I tend to be deliberately vague in my ratings of the films I’ve watched (the better to cover my ass when I change my mind later) I thought it would be worthwhile to do a Top Ten for all the films I reviewed for this site last year. The idea is that if you skipped over any of the reviews when I originally posted them that this would provide you an opportunity to give the best movies I watched another chance and hopefully check them out for yourself.

So without further ado I give you the results …

10 –  Return to Oz

This is one of those rare children’s films that neither pander to its core audience nor bores adults. While much maligned during its initial release, this is a rich film that shouldn’t only be re-evaluated, but treasured.

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