We Are X

May 22, 2017DVD, Film, MusicJapan, Rock, We Are X, X, YoshikiMostlyFilm

Spank The Monkey reviews a new documentary telling the story of Japan’s most unGoogleable rock band

Monoglot Movie Club: Tales Of Asian Vengeance

May 24, 2017Asian Cinema, Film, Monoglot Movie Club, World CinemaHong Kong, Takashi MiikeMostlyFilm

Part of an occasional series in which Spank The Monkey travels to foreign countries, watches films in unfamiliar languages, and then complains about not understanding them. This episode: Hong Kong and Japan, May 2017. Additional photography by The Belated Birthday Girl.

Once in Every Generation

April 27, 2017Comedy, Genre, Horror, MF Recommends, TelevisionAlyson Hannigan, Anthony Stewart Head, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Boreanaz, James Marsters, Joss Whedon, Long Reads, Nicholas Brendon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Other Buffy Actors I Can't Be Arsed To List, Umpires, vampiresMr Moth

So Buffy the Vampire Slayer is now 20. Well. The truth is a little more complicated than that – the movie is a few years older and Buffy herself, Sarah Michelle Gellar turned 40 on the 14th but the fact is it’s a good time to say “Happy belated birthday, Buffy”.

It’s Just A Show

April 19, 2017Filmmystery science theatre, sci fi, this island earthSpank The Monkey

The cruellest scientific experiment in television history has recommenced after a hiatus of nearly two decades. Spank The Monkey puts on his lab coat to revisit Mystery Science Theater 3000.