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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, there’s no special theme, just two more good flicks. First up is Goyokin (1969), a Japanese chanbara film about a ronin (a masterless samurai) who renounces his loyalties after failing to stop the massacre of a village. He plots his revenge against the perpetrators to prevent a new massacre from taking place. Dudes are gonna rock. Pretty much a cowboy movie, but with a samurai. Expect a lot of sword fights. Director is Hideo Gosha, who specialized in chanbara stuff; this is arguably his magnum opus.

After that is Alien: Romulus (2024), the latest installment in the oft-retooled Alien franchise, this time from Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez, the man behind Don’t Breathe (2016). A bunch of scientists check out a spooky abandoned space ship and, surprise!, there’s a diabolical alien that implants itself into their bodies, bursts from their chests, and so on. Sounds like they pretty much remade Alien (1979). I guess we’ll find out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Goyokin: https://letterboxd.com/film/goyokin/
• Alien: Romulus: https://letterboxd.com/film/alien-romulus/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Goyokin: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064387/parentalguide/?ref_=tt_stry_pg
• Alien: Romulus: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1073395

CWs for Goyokin:

• Implied sex.
• Blood and gore.
• Stabbing.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Alcohol.

CWs for Alien: Romulus:

• Sexual assault: the alien’s entire reproductive cycle is one big r*pe metaphor. The creature itself is more-or-less a giant penis.
• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Stalking.
• Animal cruelty.
• Deaths of animals.
• Spiders.
• Bugs.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Hand damage.
• Throat mutilation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Someone is crushed to death.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Genital trauma.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Seizure.
• Finger mutilation.
• Eye mutilation.
• Stabbing.
• Blood and gore.
• Suicide.
• Death of non-human.
• Deaths of family members.
• Kidnapping.
• Jump scares.
• Trypophobia.
• Vomiting.
• Someone is eaten alive.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Needles.
• Discrimination against robots.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Claustrophobia.
• PTSD.
• Underwater scenes.
• Sudden loud noises.
• Shaky cam.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Flashing lights.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Babies.
• Childbirth.
• Ableism.
• Hate speech against robots.
• Homelessness.
• Plane crash.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Goyokin: https://tankie.tube/w/oXJqXJXb6tdmtrK17wJ51w
• Alien: Romulus: https://tankie.tube/w/6xe8XrR2j5yuZHYNE5bPNo