Author Archives: Craig McNeely

Gangsters, Samurai, Aliens and Atom Bombs: The Cinema of Kinji Fukasaku by Craig McNeely The recent release of the enormously popular film adaptation of Hunger Games has sparked a renewed discussion of a cult classic, Kinji Fukasaku’s 2000 film adaptation of another post-apocalyptic novel, Koushun Takami’s Battle Royale. While the … Continue reading

By Steven Ronquillo & Craig McNeely EPISODE THREE: A DREAM OF SLEAZE NOT TO BE or CRITERION’S ABORTED ECLIPSE LINE AND THE SION TOHO SET Sion Toho (meaning Second Toho) was a B-movie studio that took Toho’s name and just stuck “second” in front of it. They specialized in what … Continue reading