Caliber 9 From Outer Space

• Episode 80: A Chinese Ghost Story + Kadaicha

  What the bloody hell is going on?!?! Curses flying thick and fast all over the place. Adam drops by to talk A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), directed by Tony Ching, and Kadaicha (1988), directed by James Bogle. Dark magic and people getting engulfed by giant tongues (or is that just the biggest eel I've ever seen in my life?) Also, Tom Cruise's messiah complex, Sonny Chiba's cowboy yakuza, Australia's difficult racial history and gratuitous Neighbours references. It's an eclectic mix! No Spoiler Territory section for either film this week. We do discuss the endings but these aren't films that can really be spoiled, so our advice is not to worry too much! Want to get in touch? You can reach us on [email protected] Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp Listen to the Warumpi Band wherever you find good music.

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• Episode 79: Suspiria + Thunderbirds Are GO

  We love a mismatched double feature, and this is a doozy. Charlie Adlard is back to discuss a couple of films that couldn't be more different. We reflect on Dario Argento's masterpiece of phantasmagoric horror, Suspiria (1977), followed by Gerry Anderson's own childlike dream of mecha joy: Thunderbirds Are GO (1966), directed by David Lane. One thing these films have in common? Plot is entirely secondary in importance, and as such, we don't bother calling out a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on [email protected] For the best overview of Charlie Adlard's amazing career as one of the world's foremost comic book artists, go to charlieadlard.com His latest book, Heretic is available on Amazon and via all good booksellers. Look out for his upcoming book, Altamont, which is slated for an English language release later in 2025. Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

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• Episode 78: Street Fighter + Mortal Kombat

  Computer game adaptations: perhaps the least respected form of film-making around. And let's face it, the ratio of good films to bad films is pretty darn low. This week, we team up with the guys from the Grandad and Mr Tech gaming podcast to have a close look at two much maligned entries in this subgenre: Street Fighter (1994), directed by Steven E. de Souza, and Mortal Kombat (1995), directed by Paul W.S Anderson. Tune in, sit back, and FINISH IT!!! Let's just say, plot is somewhat secondary in importance to the conception of both of these films. so we won't be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for either of them. If you are on tenterhooks about the dramatic resolution of either of these films, please watch them before listening (our advice: don't worry too much about that). Want to get in touch? You can reach us on [email protected] Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

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• Episode 77: Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects + Mafia Junction

  Just which cop is the biggest bastard? Lieutenant Crow or Inspector Cliff? Bryce joins us to discuss a couple of tales of cops gone off the rails. First up: Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989), directed by J. Lee Thompson, and Mafia Junction a.k.a. Super Bitch (1973), directed by Massimo Dallamano. We will be announcing a Spoiler Territory section for both films, so if you haven't seen them before you listen, you can nevertheless avoid spoilers for Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects by skipping ahead to the 1:14:20 mark, and for Mafia Junction by skipping ahead to 1:46:31. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on [email protected] Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

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• Episode 76: Pontypool + Things

  This week, we are trapped inside and beset by unnameable horrors in a dark corner of the Great White North. Sammy from the Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema pops in to discuss Pontypool (2008), directed by Bruce McDonald, followed by the notorious SOV act of lunacy, Things (1989), directed (if that's what you can call it?) by Andrew Jordan. As well as pondering the profound cultural influence of language as a thing in and of itself, we also tackle some other philosophical questions such as: The possibly Saxon origins of the word, "fart". Kettle or urn, which is better? And just what the hell does "no cap" mean? It's not really possible to spoil Things (because it's not really possible to understand the plot, assuming there is one), but we will call out Spoiler Territory for Pontypool. If you want to skip ahead from that point, you can rejoin the conversation at the 1:33:23 mark to avoid spoilers. Want to get in touch? You can reach us on [email protected] Theme music: "The Cold Light of Day" by HKM. Check out HKM on #SoundCloud or Bandcamp

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