Mr. Hallenbeck
@mrhallenbeck.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Trap (1996)
The final part of the Maiku Hama trilogy.
It gets a bit messy and convoluted, but still a lot of fun. Right when everything is finally going right for him, Maiku is framed in a giallo-flavored murder case and has to clear his name.
I could've watched a dozen more of these, easily.
The final part of the Maiku Hama trilogy.
It gets a bit messy and convoluted, but still a lot of fun. Right when everything is finally going right for him, Maiku is framed in a giallo-flavored murder case and has to clear his name.
I could've watched a dozen more of these, easily.
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Trap (1996)
The final part of the Maiku Hama trilogy.
It gets a bit messy and convoluted, but still a lot of fun. Right when everything is finally going right for him, Maiku is framed in a giallo-flavored murder case and has to clear his name.
I could've watched a dozen more of these, easily.
The final part of the Maiku Hama trilogy.
It gets a bit messy and convoluted, but still a lot of fun. Right when everything is finally going right for him, Maiku is framed in a giallo-flavored murder case and has to clear his name.
I could've watched a dozen more of these, easily.
I'm so glad that these movies got restored. They're excellent and deserve to be rediscovered.
Moody and jazzy and offbeat, with confident visual storytelling and wildly varying tonal/genre shifts that are handled perfectly. My kind of shit.
Moody and jazzy and offbeat, with confident visual storytelling and wildly varying tonal/genre shifts that are handled perfectly. My kind of shit.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I'm so glad that these movies got restored. They're excellent and deserve to be rediscovered.
Moody and jazzy and offbeat, with confident visual storytelling and wildly varying tonal/genre shifts that are handled perfectly. My kind of shit.
Moody and jazzy and offbeat, with confident visual storytelling and wildly varying tonal/genre shifts that are handled perfectly. My kind of shit.
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
The second entry in the Maiku Hama trilogy, now in color.
And HOLY SHIT.
This one starts off as a light comedic romp with our eccentric private eye, and then it spirals into a feverishly strange nightmare descent into the traumas of post-occupation Japan.
The second entry in the Maiku Hama trilogy, now in color.
And HOLY SHIT.
This one starts off as a light comedic romp with our eccentric private eye, and then it spirals into a feverishly strange nightmare descent into the traumas of post-occupation Japan.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)
The second entry in the Maiku Hama trilogy, now in color.
And HOLY SHIT.
This one starts off as a light comedic romp with our eccentric private eye, and then it spirals into a feverishly strange nightmare descent into the traumas of post-occupation Japan.
The second entry in the Maiku Hama trilogy, now in color.
And HOLY SHIT.
This one starts off as a light comedic romp with our eccentric private eye, and then it spirals into a feverishly strange nightmare descent into the traumas of post-occupation Japan.
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
What an absolute treat. A stylish, silly, and extremely violent love-letter to the Japanese New Wave.
The first of the Maiku Hama trilogy. Going to need to watch them all now.
What an absolute treat. A stylish, silly, and extremely violent love-letter to the Japanese New Wave.
The first of the Maiku Hama trilogy. Going to need to watch them all now.
November 9, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)
What an absolute treat. A stylish, silly, and extremely violent love-letter to the Japanese New Wave.
The first of the Maiku Hama trilogy. Going to need to watch them all now.
What an absolute treat. A stylish, silly, and extremely violent love-letter to the Japanese New Wave.
The first of the Maiku Hama trilogy. Going to need to watch them all now.
love it when the bloodshed is heroic
October 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
love it when the bloodshed is heroic
The Killer (1989)
John Woo: "what if the assassin from Le Samourai was played by Chow Yun-fat and he was literally the coolest guy ever and he was extremely good at guns and also the lead detective chasing him down wanted to become his best friend"
me: "hell yeah, brother, fuck yeah"
John Woo: "what if the assassin from Le Samourai was played by Chow Yun-fat and he was literally the coolest guy ever and he was extremely good at guns and also the lead detective chasing him down wanted to become his best friend"
me: "hell yeah, brother, fuck yeah"
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The Killer (1989)
John Woo: "what if the assassin from Le Samourai was played by Chow Yun-fat and he was literally the coolest guy ever and he was extremely good at guns and also the lead detective chasing him down wanted to become his best friend"
me: "hell yeah, brother, fuck yeah"
John Woo: "what if the assassin from Le Samourai was played by Chow Yun-fat and he was literally the coolest guy ever and he was extremely good at guns and also the lead detective chasing him down wanted to become his best friend"
me: "hell yeah, brother, fuck yeah"
Rouge (1987)
a tragedy in the form of ghost story, serving as a warning about romanticizing the past
Anita Mui is heartbreaking in her role as a ghost returning to Hong Kong 50 years after her death, looking for her lost lover that didn't cross over with her
a tragedy in the form of ghost story, serving as a warning about romanticizing the past
Anita Mui is heartbreaking in her role as a ghost returning to Hong Kong 50 years after her death, looking for her lost lover that didn't cross over with her
October 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Rouge (1987)
a tragedy in the form of ghost story, serving as a warning about romanticizing the past
Anita Mui is heartbreaking in her role as a ghost returning to Hong Kong 50 years after her death, looking for her lost lover that didn't cross over with her
a tragedy in the form of ghost story, serving as a warning about romanticizing the past
Anita Mui is heartbreaking in her role as a ghost returning to Hong Kong 50 years after her death, looking for her lost lover that didn't cross over with her
Only the River Flows (2023)
gotta love a police procedural that takes a left turn at "detective slowly loses his mind over an unsolvable case and the film itself unravels with him"
also, bonus points for being shot on 16mm and emulating the look of a 90s film to match the time period/setting
gotta love a police procedural that takes a left turn at "detective slowly loses his mind over an unsolvable case and the film itself unravels with him"
also, bonus points for being shot on 16mm and emulating the look of a 90s film to match the time period/setting
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Only the River Flows (2023)
gotta love a police procedural that takes a left turn at "detective slowly loses his mind over an unsolvable case and the film itself unravels with him"
also, bonus points for being shot on 16mm and emulating the look of a 90s film to match the time period/setting
gotta love a police procedural that takes a left turn at "detective slowly loses his mind over an unsolvable case and the film itself unravels with him"
also, bonus points for being shot on 16mm and emulating the look of a 90s film to match the time period/setting
the wrong machines died that day
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
the wrong machines died that day
it's a slow burn, surreal crime thriller set in post-bubble Japan about a "professional stand-in" who will be whoever you need him to be, and the tragic client that pulls him into a murder plot
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
it's a slow burn, surreal crime thriller set in post-bubble Japan about a "professional stand-in" who will be whoever you need him to be, and the tragic client that pulls him into a murder plot
A Night in Nude (1993)
oh yeah, now that's a top shelf neo-noir
grimy, dreamlike, sad, and phenomenally shot
oh yeah, now that's a top shelf neo-noir
grimy, dreamlike, sad, and phenomenally shot
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A Night in Nude (1993)
oh yeah, now that's a top shelf neo-noir
grimy, dreamlike, sad, and phenomenally shot
oh yeah, now that's a top shelf neo-noir
grimy, dreamlike, sad, and phenomenally shot
nothing quite like the intimacy of huddling together on an engine that's balancing on a pair of wheels going high speed, nothing keeping you in place and totally exposed to the wind, with the looming threat of a horrifying wreck happening at any moment
October 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
nothing quite like the intimacy of huddling together on an engine that's balancing on a pair of wheels going high speed, nothing keeping you in place and totally exposed to the wind, with the looming threat of a horrifying wreck happening at any moment
watching His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) only confirmed my belief that motorcycles are the most romantic vehicle you can possibly put on film
October 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
watching His Motorbike, Her Island (1986) only confirmed my belief that motorcycles are the most romantic vehicle you can possibly put on film
one of my favorite little visual jokes from this movie is the fake video game that the scalper tries to grab the remaining stock of (but fails)
FIBER EMBALM
only for the NANTENDO NEPTUNE
FIBER EMBALM
only for the NANTENDO NEPTUNE
September 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
one of my favorite little visual jokes from this movie is the fake video game that the scalper tries to grab the remaining stock of (but fails)
FIBER EMBALM
only for the NANTENDO NEPTUNE
FIBER EMBALM
only for the NANTENDO NEPTUNE
August 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I love how the Return to Silent Hill teaser looks like an advertisement for a horror franchise branded theme park attraction
THIS JANUARY, RETURN TO SILENT HILL...
AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN ORLANDO!
THIS JANUARY, RETURN TO SILENT HILL...
AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN ORLANDO!
August 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I love how the Return to Silent Hill teaser looks like an advertisement for a horror franchise branded theme park attraction
THIS JANUARY, RETURN TO SILENT HILL...
AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN ORLANDO!
THIS JANUARY, RETURN TO SILENT HILL...
AT HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS IN ORLANDO!
Just now learning that a new Katamari game was announced today?!
AND IT HAS A DINOSAUR STAGE?!?!
LET'S FUCKING GO
AND IT HAS A DINOSAUR STAGE?!?!
LET'S FUCKING GO
July 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just now learning that a new Katamari game was announced today?!
AND IT HAS A DINOSAUR STAGE?!?!
LET'S FUCKING GO
AND IT HAS A DINOSAUR STAGE?!?!
LET'S FUCKING GO
imagine one of those "take a book, leave a book" type little libraries that people put outside of their homes, but it's filled with sex toys
July 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
imagine one of those "take a book, leave a book" type little libraries that people put outside of their homes, but it's filled with sex toys
fun-dad fun-dad fun-dad
July 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
fun-dad fun-dad fun-dad
6. Homunculus
One of the few horror manga to legitimately disturb me, and I find it VERY difficult to recommend to others
A man willingly undergoes trepanation, gains the ability to visualize other people's traumas, and spirals into vortex of self-destruction in his quest to "cure" them
One of the few horror manga to legitimately disturb me, and I find it VERY difficult to recommend to others
A man willingly undergoes trepanation, gains the ability to visualize other people's traumas, and spirals into vortex of self-destruction in his quest to "cure" them
July 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
6. Homunculus
One of the few horror manga to legitimately disturb me, and I find it VERY difficult to recommend to others
A man willingly undergoes trepanation, gains the ability to visualize other people's traumas, and spirals into vortex of self-destruction in his quest to "cure" them
One of the few horror manga to legitimately disturb me, and I find it VERY difficult to recommend to others
A man willingly undergoes trepanation, gains the ability to visualize other people's traumas, and spirals into vortex of self-destruction in his quest to "cure" them
It's a psychedelic sci-fi detective-thriller with shades of Pynchon, Le Guin, and P.K. Dick, with beautiful art and some of the most inventive panel layout I've seen in awhile
extremely my jam
extremely my jam
June 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's a psychedelic sci-fi detective-thriller with shades of Pynchon, Le Guin, and P.K. Dick, with beautiful art and some of the most inventive panel layout I've seen in awhile
extremely my jam
extremely my jam