BLADE LICKING THIEVES

After appearing as the overpowered, screaming meathead of villainy -- and enduring power fantasy of twelve year old boys worldwide -- in not one, not two, but three (count'em) previous Dragon Ball films, Toei producers, through either massive payments of undisclosed cash or a nefarious, undisclosed blackmail scheme, have finally forced series creator Akira Toriyama to officially recognize their mo...

We jump head first into the wild world of 1970s Japanese cinema with the second installment of the preeminent chambara film series of the decade: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx! Intro (00:00) Review (35:09) Twitter Questions (1:42:32)

Bah weep gragnah weep nini bong?  Bah weep gragnah weep nini bong! Intro (00:00) Review (22:39) Twitter Questions (1:37:23)

We review Angel Cop, infamous schlock fest and towering pillar of the 'not kids stuff' OVA era, and discover that the true villain was Ichiro Itano all along!   Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (11:57) Twitter Questions (1:17:50)

Daryl Surat from the essential Anime World Order podcast joins Grant for a chat about wrestling, anime, the surprising connections between the two fandoms, and your twitter questions.

We review Gintama (2017) the live action film based on the popular, long-running, gag manga by Hideaki Sorachi. Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (34:40) Twitter Questions (1:38:50)

In 1962, before Alien vs Predator, before Freddy vs Jason, before the inevitable Goku vs Superman of future year 2032, Toho studios released the mega-sized, trans pacific, crossover event to crush them all: King Kong vs Godzilla! Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (40:40) Twitter Questions (1:28:32)

Here it is. Because you, the people, demanded it, we review Face/Off (1997) --John Woo's absurdly over-the-top American thriller featuring off-the-charts Cage factor, hundreds of avian extras, and a dual wielding John Travolta in slow-motion. Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (28:24) Twitter Questions (1:22:05)

Dawn from the Anime Nostalgia podcast and PatzPrime from The Cockpit podcast join Grant for a talk about Gundam Build Fighters + nearly an hour and a half of your Gundam related twitter questions! Timestamps: Introductions (00:00) Gundam Build Fighters (17:05) Twitter questions (36:38)

The orderly, rigid code of bushido smashes up against human feeling in Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri (1962), a stunningly trenchant piece of subversive film-making --written by Rashoman and Seven Samurai scribe Shinobu Hashimoto, and starring the great Tatsuya Nakadai -- that threatens to demolish the foundational ethos all of samurai cinema is built upon. Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (31...

There's action packed. And then there's Hard Boiled (1992) -- John Woo's final spectacular outing with superstar Chow Yun-Fat in which gun-toting, rough and tumble detective, Tequila (Yun-Fat) partners with undercover officer Alan (Tony Leung) to take on a villainous gang of gun-running triads. Tune in for the full review! Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (33:45) Twitter Questions (1:59:52)

We review a classic that requires no introduction -- though, we'll do that anyway -- Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) from director / writer Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (sort of). Timestamps: Intro + News (00:00) Review (35:32) Twitter Questions (1:55:11)

We review Takashi Miike's 100th film, Blade of the Immortal, a bloody, over the top, chambara romp, starring Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, and Sota Fukushi, based on the manga by Hiroaki Samura. Timestamps: Intro+News (00:00) Review (40:05) Twitter Questions (1:41:35)

The Thieves take a look at Jackie Chan’s Who Am I, his last film with Golden Harvest and nearly his last film ever (after a few of these stunts). Timestamps: What we've been watching (00:00) Listener Mail (45:45) News (49:32) Review (57:34) Twitter Questions (2:07:08)

Our Shaw Brothers training regimen continues with the bloody saga of Fang Cheng aka the One-Armed Swordsman, a seminal work of wuxia film-making from prolific director Chang Cheh. Timestamps: What we've been watching (00:00) Listener mail (39:12) News (49:53) Review (1:08:35)

The Blade Licking Thieves are in the cockpit again to bring you their take on Go Nagai’s classic 2001 OVA Mazinkaiser. Will Mazinkaiser be a show for the wiser, or just fertilizer? Tune in for their semi-coherent thoughts on the matter! Timestamps: Review (40:07) Twitter Questions (1:51:03)

Emma Bowers and Diana (@silencedrowns) join grant for a discussion all about the world of Cosplay + your twitter questions!

Dave Merrill (Let's Anime) joins the show for a chat on fandom of yesteryear: clubs, cons, zines, old anime, and your twitter questions. 

Join us for a Netflix double feature with our reviews of both Devilman Crybaby and Godzilla: Monster Planet one really long episode! Timestamps: Devilman Crybaby (00:00) Godzilla Monster Planet (1:26:24)

We review Whisper of the Heart, a charming coming of age tale with universal appeal from the late Yoshifumi Kondo and Studio Ghibli. We also talk One Piece, Record of Lodoss War novels, and more. Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (57:57) Twitter Questions (2:12:42)

PrimeGundam of 3BlackGeeks joins Heat and Grant for, what else, Gremlins! Listen in as they reminisce about classic Christmas memories and obscure feeding rituals.

More Shaw Brothers goodness today as we review Come Drink with Me -- King Hu's groundbreaking wuxia classic (starring leading lady Chang Pei Pei) that directly inspired Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Timestamps: Review (38:30)

What happens when a super fan of kung-fu films gets to make one of his own? Find out this week as the BLT crew takes on RZA's The Man with the Iron Fists.    Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (36:08)

Join us for a chat about Masaaki Yuasa's massively creative, woefully under appreciated, utterly strange, directorial debut: Mind Game. Timestamps: Intro (00:00) Review (50:50)

The BLT Halloween spooktacular continues with a Treat to follow last episode's Trick as the gang sits down to review the anime film, Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew.  We also discuss the manga Gundam: The Origin, Power Rangers Unleashed, Ultraman, and your many twitter questions.