As Electric Boogaloo opens in UK cinemas, Spank The Monkey looks at Mark Hartley’s trilogy of documentaries exploring the underside of cinema history.
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Tokyo Tribe
Spank The Monkey reviews the world’s first battle rap musical. Just be grateful he didn’t try to make this standfirst rhyme.
MAYstly Links
When the film he was meant to be reviewing today has its release date pushed back by a couple of weeks, Spank The Monkey is forced to burble spacefillingly about the nature of truth.
It’s a weekend of lies and deception at the cinema, for some reason.
Dogs in refrigerators
Spank The Monkey reviews John Wick: the film that takes the Sad Keanu meme, throws it to the ground and shoots it in the face.
Monoglot Movie Club: The Copenhagen Interpretation
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: Denmark, February 2015.
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Monoglot Movie Club: All In The Game
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: Japan, December 2014.
It Only Happens In The Movies?
Spank The Monkey previews the Japan Foundation’s 2015 touring film programme, in UK cinemas from January 30th to March 26th.
Monoglot Movie Club: Jakarta The Unstoppable Sex Machine
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: Indonesia, November 2014.
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Monoglot Movie Club – Too Hot For TV!
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: a compilation of old outtake reviews that didn’t make it into this year’s published articles, spiced up with some gratuitous swearing to justify the title. Hey, it works for Mock The Week.
A History Of The LFF In 26 Objects
The 58th BFI London Film Festival opens tonight. Spank The Monkey has probably been to more of them than you have.







