Xenorama, the Podcast of Heroes and Monsters

In which X7 looks at a very influential and seminal movie from the Shaw Brothers - King Boxer, AKA Five Fingers of Death! Released in 1972 in Hong Kong and 1973 worldwide, it was a smash hit! It isn't the greatest kung fu movie, but it sure was necessary in the course of the martial arts movie world! Let's roll!

In which X7 takes a look at and listen to 1983's semi-masterpiece, Valley Girl! He hadn't seen it for quite some time, but it holds up really well. It's funny, well-acted, and the music is fantastic! Well, 98% of it, anyway. We all know the cast and story, so there are a fun things to talk about related to the movie. Let's rock and roll!

In which X7 takes a gander at four action-packed episodes of Robot Detective! They are pretty exciting. Episodes 19 and 20 form two parts, so you all will have to watch all the way through to discover what happens with BAD's plan to destroy Tokyo! Let's roll, K!

In which X7 reviews a wonderfully illustrated dinosaur book from 1972, Album of Dinosaurs! The art is gorgeous, and it is pretty current for the time frame. A lot has changed, but that doesn't stop it from having a lot of appeal. Let's read!

In which X7 talks about the 1987 pilot movie for The Spirit, which he likes far more than most fans. It is fun, well-directed, well-cast and does what it is supposed to do. But many fans at the time wanted "dark and gritty" and this wasn't gonna happen in live-action for a few more years. Watch this movie and like it, that's the Spirit!

In which X7 talks about episodes 13-16 of the delightful Dirty Pair! Once again, there is no mass destruction of anything in this set of episodes, but they are quite fun. Now that we have gotten to the the Lovely Angels, we see more of their personalities on display, and how much they trust each other. Let's go, Lovely Angels!

In which we hear X7 lovingly talk about a movie he has seen since he was a tiny agent, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms! It is a lot of fun, and the effects are astounding! It sure was influential, as X7 talks about during the review. Let's listen and find out how!

In which X7 looks at a pretty bloody but overall pretty great team-up movie, Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (1971)! It is the 22nd movie in the long-running Zatoichi series. It is not a particularly happy team up, but it is well worth watching! Let's roll!

In which X7 talks about the pretty decent and entertaining 1983 mega-flop Rock and Rule! It sure deserved a much larger audience, but alas, the studio wasn't behind it. It has found a larger audience in the forty plus years since then, but it remains more obscure than some other animated sci-fi musical movies. We would call it on the same level as Fire and Ice, actually. Lets rock and roll!

In which we pass the halfway mark of Robot Detective without knowing much more about BAD or Mother! Still, the episodes have more action in them now, and K gets a new pose or two! Something is up, but we don't know what! Let's go!