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			<title><![CDATA[Fruit Orchard Questions]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[What's up with the new guy running the Cupertino's favorite orchard? I've never heard of him. Granted, I've never heard of most of the people working there.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Forbidden City (2025)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (03-11-2026, 11:12 AM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=83237#pid83237" class="quick_jump"></a></cite><blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (02-05-2026, 01:50 PM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=82672#pid82672" class="quick_jump"></a></cite>La Città Proibita<br />
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IOnDwa9GvEs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></blockquote><br />
AKA The Forbidden City<br />
This is getting some good buzz<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/E02CbJ9dCQY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></blockquote><br />
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This is something special - an Italian-made mash up of Kung Fu and romance, set in the magnificent city of Rome. Xiao Mei is searching for her sister who was trafficked by Chinese gangsters who run a restaurant called The Forbidden City. She follows a lead to a restaurant looking for Alfredo and crosses path with his abandoned son. From there, the plot thickens for a wild ride of passion, food, gangsters and ultravi. <br />
<br />
What makes this film extra special is the new Kung Fu diva in the lead role - Liu Yaxi. She was the villainess in Second Life ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8814" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=8814</a> ) and the stunt double in Disney's disappointing live-action Covid c casualty Mulan ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=5332" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=5332</a>) . She's a revelation, the next Kung Fu queen, and she's even got decent acting chops. The fights are brutal. It opens with a staircase fight. A kitchen fight (so many great weapons in a kitchen - pots, pans, hot oil, stove tops, knives, graters). Lone gal against a gang of thugs in a restaurant. There's a random warehouse showdown. Sure, those are all cliche but Liu delivers. She can move convincingly and sell those punches. Great stuff. I was transfixed with the ultravi and I'm crushing on Liu.<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/67je-JBQnlA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br />
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There's a quick nod to Return of the Dragon, which was also set in a restaurant in Rome. There's the beauty of Rome, aching romantic music and passion over lost loves, so very Italian. It's also all in Italian or Mandarin, but only the Italian is subtitled. The characters all have decent development, even the villains, much more than usual for a martial arts flick. <br />
<br />
It's a long flick - 2+ hours - and there's a denouement that drags out for an extra 20 mins, but it's an important closure (slightly predictable which is perhaps why it dragged so much for me) and up until that point, the fights escalate progressively which is all I ask of any martial arts flick. <br />
<br />
The director's first film was They Call Me Jeeg ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=6583" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=6583</a> ) which I must now seek out. <br />
<br />
Top D00M recommendations.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (03-11-2026, 11:12 AM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=83237#pid83237" class="quick_jump"></a></cite><blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (02-05-2026, 01:50 PM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=82672#pid82672" class="quick_jump"></a></cite>La Città Proibita<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IOnDwa9GvEs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></blockquote><br />
AKA The Forbidden City<br />
This is getting some good buzz<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/E02CbJ9dCQY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></blockquote><br />
<br />
This is something special - an Italian-made mash up of Kung Fu and romance, set in the magnificent city of Rome. Xiao Mei is searching for her sister who was trafficked by Chinese gangsters who run a restaurant called The Forbidden City. She follows a lead to a restaurant looking for Alfredo and crosses path with his abandoned son. From there, the plot thickens for a wild ride of passion, food, gangsters and ultravi. <br />
<br />
What makes this film extra special is the new Kung Fu diva in the lead role - Liu Yaxi. She was the villainess in Second Life ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8814" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=8814</a> ) and the stunt double in Disney's disappointing live-action Covid c casualty Mulan ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=5332" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=5332</a>) . She's a revelation, the next Kung Fu queen, and she's even got decent acting chops. The fights are brutal. It opens with a staircase fight. A kitchen fight (so many great weapons in a kitchen - pots, pans, hot oil, stove tops, knives, graters). Lone gal against a gang of thugs in a restaurant. There's a random warehouse showdown. Sure, those are all cliche but Liu delivers. She can move convincingly and sell those punches. Great stuff. I was transfixed with the ultravi and I'm crushing on Liu.<br />
<br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/67je-JBQnlA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe><br />
<br />
There's a quick nod to Return of the Dragon, which was also set in a restaurant in Rome. There's the beauty of Rome, aching romantic music and passion over lost loves, so very Italian. It's also all in Italian or Mandarin, but only the Italian is subtitled. The characters all have decent development, even the villains, much more than usual for a martial arts flick. <br />
<br />
It's a long flick - 2+ hours - and there's a denouement that drags out for an extra 20 mins, but it's an important closure (slightly predictable which is perhaps why it dragged so much for me) and up until that point, the fights escalate progressively which is all I ask of any martial arts flick. <br />
<br />
The director's first film was They Call Me Jeeg ( <a href="https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=6583" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomFo...p?tid=6583</a> ) which I must now seek out. <br />
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Top D00M recommendations.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Drain @ the Quarry]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was worried that my crew was not earning their keep. Tonight changed thst. Some of the most insane moshing, crowd surfing and stage diving I’ve seen. Some people took some big hits. Broken elbow, Boot the the neck, Boot to the head, lac on the nose with a lot of blood, punch in the stomach Wah too many times, faceplant on the cement.<br />
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We got them all out safely. A good night for us.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was worried that my crew was not earning their keep. Tonight changed thst. Some of the most insane moshing, crowd surfing and stage diving I’ve seen. Some people took some big hits. Broken elbow, Boot the the neck, Boot to the head, lac on the nose with a lot of blood, punch in the stomach Wah too many times, faceplant on the cement.<br />
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We got them all out safely. A good night for us.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[pirate cat radio ?‍☠️??]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">Found a cool radio station. They used to be in Santa Cruz, but have relocated to Los Gatos. Can be heard in both places, but they are low power pirate radio. So it's hard to get it clearly. You can listen online tho</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><a href="https://kpcr.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://kpcr.org/</a></span></span><br />
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<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">What is Pirate Cat Radio<br />
</span><br />
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<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><img src="https://kpcr.org/wp-content/themes/kpcr_gin_tonic-master/img/about/about_page_map.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: about_page_map.png]" class="mycode_img" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">Pirate Cat Radio offers a progressive blend of talk and music that amplifies new voices and reflects the values of independent culture. Broadcasting on KPCR-LP 92.9FM in Los Gatos and KMRT-LP 101.9FM in Santa Cruz, we serve the South Bay and Central Coast with thoughtful, engaging content. We first went on the air from downtown Santa Cruz on August 31, 2020, relocated to Los Gatos in December 2023, and returned to Santa Cruz in August 2024. We also stream live at KPCR.org.<br />
<br />
We don’t rely on algorithms to guess your taste; your phone already does that. Instead, our programming is curated by people with something to say and something to share. DJs, artists, and local voices introduce you to music and ideas worth discovering, including work created right in your community.<br />
<br />
Our lineup includes local thinkers, comedians, journalists, and commentators. You might hear the comic who cracked you up at a club, the small business owner making waves, the organizer you saw speak at a rally, or the elected official you're still deciding on.<br />
<br />
We approach issues with curiosity, clarity, and conviction. We’re committed to truth, fairness, and community—plus a sense of humor. Our values are not up for debate: climate change is real, equality matters, and systemic injustice demands attention.<br />
<br />
Radio is yours. We are honored to bring you some.</span></blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">--tg</span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">Found a cool radio station. They used to be in Santa Cruz, but have relocated to Los Gatos. Can be heard in both places, but they are low power pirate radio. So it's hard to get it clearly. You can listen online tho</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><span style="font-size: small;" class="mycode_size"><a href="https://kpcr.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="mycode_url">https://kpcr.org/</a></span></span><br />
<br />
<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite>Quote:</cite><span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">What is Pirate Cat Radio<br />
</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color"><img src="https://kpcr.org/wp-content/themes/kpcr_gin_tonic-master/img/about/about_page_map.png" loading="lazy"  alt="[Image: about_page_map.png]" class="mycode_img" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">Pirate Cat Radio offers a progressive blend of talk and music that amplifies new voices and reflects the values of independent culture. Broadcasting on KPCR-LP 92.9FM in Los Gatos and KMRT-LP 101.9FM in Santa Cruz, we serve the South Bay and Central Coast with thoughtful, engaging content. We first went on the air from downtown Santa Cruz on August 31, 2020, relocated to Los Gatos in December 2023, and returned to Santa Cruz in August 2024. We also stream live at KPCR.org.<br />
<br />
We don’t rely on algorithms to guess your taste; your phone already does that. Instead, our programming is curated by people with something to say and something to share. DJs, artists, and local voices introduce you to music and ideas worth discovering, including work created right in your community.<br />
<br />
Our lineup includes local thinkers, comedians, journalists, and commentators. You might hear the comic who cracked you up at a club, the small business owner making waves, the organizer you saw speak at a rally, or the elected official you're still deciding on.<br />
<br />
We approach issues with curiosity, clarity, and conviction. We’re committed to truth, fairness, and community—plus a sense of humor. Our values are not up for debate: climate change is real, equality matters, and systemic injustice demands attention.<br />
<br />
Radio is yours. We are honored to bring you some.</span></blockquote>
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #000000;" class="mycode_color">--tg</span>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red Blade (2018)]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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A teen gal in a school sailor suit gets bullied because her dad takes the fall for a company and goes to jail. She retreats into a comic book about ninjas. But then she falls into that world to study ninjitsu with two other girls in medieval Japan. They are orphan sisters bent on revenge. The threesome wear kawai ninjette suits that leave their thighs bare because that’s a ninjette style. But then it turns out that the murderer of the other two ninjettes’ father is the boss of the noob ninjette’s dad who made him take the fall. It goes from a hallucination delusion to a story about multiple realities. <br />
<br />
There’s a big ninja fight at the beginning where the girls’ sensei kills a lot of ninjas. It’s not too sanguineous beyond the ol’ spit blood &amp; die, and the choreo is serviceable. All sword fights. Later the girls use kama, kunai &amp; rope. Then at one point, the master does an amazing kumitachi cut thst looks very real. He’s got serious skills. The final fight is good in a crazy way, lots of barrel rolls and wild acrobatics. Ultimately it was enjoyable. But not really D00M worthy. <br />
<br />
Seen on YouTube]]></description>
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A teen gal in a school sailor suit gets bullied because her dad takes the fall for a company and goes to jail. She retreats into a comic book about ninjas. But then she falls into that world to study ninjitsu with two other girls in medieval Japan. They are orphan sisters bent on revenge. The threesome wear kawai ninjette suits that leave their thighs bare because that’s a ninjette style. But then it turns out that the murderer of the other two ninjettes’ father is the boss of the noob ninjette’s dad who made him take the fall. It goes from a hallucination delusion to a story about multiple realities. <br />
<br />
There’s a big ninja fight at the beginning where the girls’ sensei kills a lot of ninjas. It’s not too sanguineous beyond the ol’ spit blood &amp; die, and the choreo is serviceable. All sword fights. Later the girls use kama, kunai &amp; rope. Then at one point, the master does an amazing kumitachi cut thst looks very real. He’s got serious skills. The final fight is good in a crazy way, lots of barrel rolls and wild acrobatics. Ultimately it was enjoyable. But not really D00M worthy. <br />
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Seen on YouTube]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ready or Not (2019)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8844</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">Greg</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bride marries into an uber-wealthy family and learns that on her wedding night she has to play a game decided upon by a mysterious box to be officially welcomed into the family. She thinks it is weird but, as an orphan, she really wants to belong to the family and agrees to play along. Cool except for the fact the game devolves into a hunt through the house to kill the bride.<br />
<br />
Samara Weaving plays the bride. Henry Czerny and Andie McDowell lead the family of game players.<br />
<br />
This film was getting all sorts of play because of the release of the sequel. It was supposed to be horror action comedy that everyone loves. Well, almost everyone. The whole film is just a take on The Most Dangerous Game, the short story I'm sure we all read. The family never really seems committed to the killings. Weaving just bumbles along until she realizes the truth of the night, then there is a lot of running and screaming. But the whole thing wasn't adventurous, funny, or scary. Although there was one really good scene that made me wince.<br />
<br />
You can skip this. I'll probably watch the sequel for completeness.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bride marries into an uber-wealthy family and learns that on her wedding night she has to play a game decided upon by a mysterious box to be officially welcomed into the family. She thinks it is weird but, as an orphan, she really wants to belong to the family and agrees to play along. Cool except for the fact the game devolves into a hunt through the house to kill the bride.<br />
<br />
Samara Weaving plays the bride. Henry Czerny and Andie McDowell lead the family of game players.<br />
<br />
This film was getting all sorts of play because of the release of the sequel. It was supposed to be horror action comedy that everyone loves. Well, almost everyone. The whole film is just a take on The Most Dangerous Game, the short story I'm sure we all read. The family never really seems committed to the killings. Weaving just bumbles along until she realizes the truth of the night, then there is a lot of running and screaming. But the whole thing wasn't adventurous, funny, or scary. Although there was one really good scene that made me wince.<br />
<br />
You can skip this. I'll probably watch the sequel for completeness.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Neko Ninja (Ninja Cat 2017)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8843</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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<br />
Billed as an action comedy, this falls short. A ninja disappears with a secret ninja scroll about transmogrification leaving a young son, a ninja in training. When that son reaches adulthood, he finds a cat that he believes is his father. Meanwhile his ninja clan is out to get him, his dad, and the scroll. The goofball ninja gang following him are like the keystone cops, but not funny enough. There’s 2 ninjette hawtties thst carry a lot of the plot and one bizarre dwarf ninjette. The fight choreo is weak. But the cat is cute. <br />
Not D00M recommended at all. <br />
Seen on YouTube.]]></description>
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<br />
Billed as an action comedy, this falls short. A ninja disappears with a secret ninja scroll about transmogrification leaving a young son, a ninja in training. When that son reaches adulthood, he finds a cat that he believes is his father. Meanwhile his ninja clan is out to get him, his dad, and the scroll. The goofball ninja gang following him are like the keystone cops, but not funny enough. There’s 2 ninjette hawtties thst carry a lot of the plot and one bizarre dwarf ninjette. The fight choreo is weak. But the cat is cute. <br />
Not D00M recommended at all. <br />
Seen on YouTube.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[RIP Sid Krofft]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8842</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (11-26-2023, 09:18 PM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=68853#pid68853" class="quick_jump"></a></cite>HR Pufnstuf was beyond me but I luved Land of the Lost</blockquote>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote class="mycode_quote"><cite><span> (11-26-2023, 09:18 PM)</span>Drunk Monk Wrote:  <a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?pid=68853#pid68853" class="quick_jump"></a></cite>HR Pufnstuf was beyond me but I luved Land of the Lost</blockquote>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Red Peony Gambler (1986)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8841</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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This is a classic femme fatale icon of the yakuza film genre. Red Peony Oryx is the daughter of a yakuza boss that is killed, so she walks the road of vengeance. It's got style, like many of the chanbara films of the late 60s early 70s - cool, classy, stoic, with oafish villains and somewhat stilted choreography and scenes that were probably shocking in the day. In this one, there's a close up of a yakuza man cutting off his finger, obviously a prop finger, but well actualized for that era. Ultimately it all hinges on Red Peony, Junk Fuji, a timeless beauty that exemplifies elegance. She has a red peony tattoo across her shoulder, yakuza style, and wields a flute that conceals a dagger and hairpins (because all female martial artists wield hairpins). The film is a tad weighed down by the content repetition of the fact that women aren't permitted to live the yakuza life, but Red Peony does anyway in an unapologetic way. What works really well is that Red Peony never stoops to wanton sexiness. There's constant blather about her beauty from the male characters, but she remains poised throughout. <br />
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This film launched a 7 film franchise. The next two installments are available on Hoopla, which is where I watched this. I may watch another. This is my first taste of the franchise, something I've been meaning to check out for years. <br />
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However I was having some issues with the sound, which kept coming off track just enough to get really confusing with the timing of the subtitles. It may be my AppleTV which is making a new clicking noise across platforms - sometimes the sound drops out completely and must be restored with a reboot.]]></description>
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This is a classic femme fatale icon of the yakuza film genre. Red Peony Oryx is the daughter of a yakuza boss that is killed, so she walks the road of vengeance. It's got style, like many of the chanbara films of the late 60s early 70s - cool, classy, stoic, with oafish villains and somewhat stilted choreography and scenes that were probably shocking in the day. In this one, there's a close up of a yakuza man cutting off his finger, obviously a prop finger, but well actualized for that era. Ultimately it all hinges on Red Peony, Junk Fuji, a timeless beauty that exemplifies elegance. She has a red peony tattoo across her shoulder, yakuza style, and wields a flute that conceals a dagger and hairpins (because all female martial artists wield hairpins). The film is a tad weighed down by the content repetition of the fact that women aren't permitted to live the yakuza life, but Red Peony does anyway in an unapologetic way. What works really well is that Red Peony never stoops to wanton sexiness. There's constant blather about her beauty from the male characters, but she remains poised throughout. <br />
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This film launched a 7 film franchise. The next two installments are available on Hoopla, which is where I watched this. I may watch another. This is my first taste of the franchise, something I've been meaning to check out for years. <br />
<br />
However I was having some issues with the sound, which kept coming off track just enough to get really confusing with the timing of the subtitles. It may be my AppleTV which is making a new clicking noise across platforms - sometimes the sound drops out completely and must be restored with a reboot.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[RIP Afrika Bambaataa]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8840</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I feel the urge to mourn by watching Kung Faux. I only saw a few episodes back in the day.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8839</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">Greg</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Punisher: One Last Kill. May 12. I guess I'm hanging on to Disney for one more month.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Punisher: One Last Kill. May 12. I guess I'm hanging on to Disney for one more month.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Bushido (2013)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8838</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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This started out great. A stylish period piece where the images were bleached almost to B&amp;W, with only flesh tones and some accented colors. The first scene, which you can see in the trailer above, had some nice bokken and spear sparring. I was like 'yeah! ultravi samurai style!'<br />
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After that, it's talk, talk, talk. Lots of discussion of the political issues they have when the Tokugawa shogun is demanding contributions for a dam project and that would tap this clan's secret cash cache. And it turns out that the sword master is a spy for the shogun, so he must be taken out. And someone must be blamed. But talk, talk, talk, with no soundtrack, gets tiresome. Stab someone already.<br />
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Then at the end, the fall guy gets hunted down by the rest of the clan and has to take everyone down. That was ok, kinda frenetic fight choreo, but by then, I was so exhausted from all that talking, that I was nodding off. Had to rewind to see the final duel because they started talking before it. <br />
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To it's favor, there are two characters named after my dog - Yukii, a background swordsman and Yuki, the only female character and sister of the fall guy (yeah, this fails the Bechdal test pretty badly). <br />
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Not D00M recommended unless you have trouble sleeping. If so, just watch the middle part.]]></description>
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This started out great. A stylish period piece where the images were bleached almost to B&amp;W, with only flesh tones and some accented colors. The first scene, which you can see in the trailer above, had some nice bokken and spear sparring. I was like 'yeah! ultravi samurai style!'<br />
<br />
After that, it's talk, talk, talk. Lots of discussion of the political issues they have when the Tokugawa shogun is demanding contributions for a dam project and that would tap this clan's secret cash cache. And it turns out that the sword master is a spy for the shogun, so he must be taken out. And someone must be blamed. But talk, talk, talk, with no soundtrack, gets tiresome. Stab someone already.<br />
<br />
Then at the end, the fall guy gets hunted down by the rest of the clan and has to take everyone down. That was ok, kinda frenetic fight choreo, but by then, I was so exhausted from all that talking, that I was nodding off. Had to rewind to see the final duel because they started talking before it. <br />
<br />
To it's favor, there are two characters named after my dog - Yukii, a background swordsman and Yuki, the only female character and sister of the fall guy (yeah, this fails the Bechdal test pretty badly). <br />
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Not D00M recommended unless you have trouble sleeping. If so, just watch the middle part.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pushpa: The Rise (2021)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8837</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=7">Drunk Monk</a>]]></dc:creator>
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Tollywood Scarface but instead of cocaine, this syndicate smuggles red sandalwood. It’s tollywood big with dance numbers using 50-100 backup dancers, some sprawling truck convoys through scenic mountain forests, and some weak cgi of logs going down waterfalls. The rise is straightforward. A cocky coolie with no fear and ridiculous fighting skills works his way up into a family of smugglers. There’s a rival cop hit on his tail. And there’s a silly romance with wild dance scenes. <br />
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The fight choreo was over th top slo mo, with Pushpa sending bodies flying. At one point, he kicks a villain in the nuts and sends him flying like 10 feet in the air. Ow. There’s another fight where his hands are tied behind his back and he has a sack over his head being chased by a few dozen baddies through the jungle and he takes them all out (one of the best flying head butts ever). <br />
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At nearly 3 hours, it could’ve finished but no - this is part 1. Part 2 - the Rule - came out in 2024 and I’ll have to hunt that down.<br />
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Not D00M recommended. D00M ain’t tollywood ready yet.]]></description>
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Tollywood Scarface but instead of cocaine, this syndicate smuggles red sandalwood. It’s tollywood big with dance numbers using 50-100 backup dancers, some sprawling truck convoys through scenic mountain forests, and some weak cgi of logs going down waterfalls. The rise is straightforward. A cocky coolie with no fear and ridiculous fighting skills works his way up into a family of smugglers. There’s a rival cop hit on his tail. And there’s a silly romance with wild dance scenes. <br />
<br />
The fight choreo was over th top slo mo, with Pushpa sending bodies flying. At one point, he kicks a villain in the nuts and sends him flying like 10 feet in the air. Ow. There’s another fight where his hands are tied behind his back and he has a sack over his head being chased by a few dozen baddies through the jungle and he takes them all out (one of the best flying head butts ever). <br />
<br />
At nearly 3 hours, it could’ve finished but no - this is part 1. Part 2 - the Rule - came out in 2024 and I’ll have to hunt that down.<br />
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Not D00M recommended. D00M ain’t tollywood ready yet.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crime 101 (2026)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8836</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">Greg</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[See? All the crimes take place along the 101 Freeway in LA. But people are missing the point what this really is is an undercover MCU project.<br />
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Thor is an emotionally stunted high class jewel thief. Hulk is a detective on the way out with his police peers because he has a wild theory about the MO for the thief. Meanwhile, Storm sells insurance to billionaires. She is also dissatisfied with her job because they keep passing her over for promotion despite landing some really big clients. The Hulk creator fences the stuff Thor steals. The Eternal Druig is a hot headed who wants to take Thor's place as the premiere thief along the 101 corridor.<br />
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I liked this movie based on a book by Don Winslow. Had a good look and feel. Thor gets to stretch a little as a thief with no life because of his abusive childhood. Storm continues to turn her acting up to 11 every chance she gets, but she is kind of good as a fading beauty about to be discarded. And schlubby Hulk fights to prove he's right.<br />
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The only problem with this film is that the ending is a bit weak. You can see the bit zinger coming from a mile away and some of it doesn't make much sense. But up until that final scene or two the show was doing a good job of keeping me interested. This despite the fact the movie (and my whole house) kept switching off and on the first time I tried to watch it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[See? All the crimes take place along the 101 Freeway in LA. But people are missing the point what this really is is an undercover MCU project.<br />
<br />
Thor is an emotionally stunted high class jewel thief. Hulk is a detective on the way out with his police peers because he has a wild theory about the MO for the thief. Meanwhile, Storm sells insurance to billionaires. She is also dissatisfied with her job because they keep passing her over for promotion despite landing some really big clients. The Hulk creator fences the stuff Thor steals. The Eternal Druig is a hot headed who wants to take Thor's place as the premiere thief along the 101 corridor.<br />
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I liked this movie based on a book by Don Winslow. Had a good look and feel. Thor gets to stretch a little as a thief with no life because of his abusive childhood. Storm continues to turn her acting up to 11 every chance she gets, but she is kind of good as a fading beauty about to be discarded. And schlubby Hulk fights to prove he's right.<br />
<br />
The only problem with this film is that the ending is a bit weak. You can see the bit zinger coming from a mile away and some of it doesn't make much sense. But up until that final scene or two the show was doing a good job of keeping me interested. This despite the fact the movie (and my whole house) kept switching off and on the first time I tried to watch it.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Roofman (2026)]]></title>
			<link>http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/showthread.php?tid=8835</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.brotherhoodofdoom.com/doomForum/member.php?action=profile&uid=1">Greg</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Roofman.<br />
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Channing Tatum robs McDonald's. He gets caught. He escapes from prison. He hides out in a Toys R Us.<br />
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I was hoping for some yucks from this absurd based on a true story tale. Yeah, no. It's all very earnest and dower. Peter Dinklage plays a prick of a store manager. Kirsten Dunst is a Toys R Us employee who gets involved with the robber when he ventures from his hidey-hole. It took some work to get through.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Roofman.<br />
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Channing Tatum robs McDonald's. He gets caught. He escapes from prison. He hides out in a Toys R Us.<br />
<br />
I was hoping for some yucks from this absurd based on a true story tale. Yeah, no. It's all very earnest and dower. Peter Dinklage plays a prick of a store manager. Kirsten Dunst is a Toys R Us employee who gets involved with the robber when he ventures from his hidey-hole. It took some work to get through.]]></content:encoded>
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