Episode 204 - Yakuza Papers Vol.4: Police Tactics + 9 more

This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:15:47), we discuss the fourth volume of Kinji Fukasaku's epic crime series Yakuza Papers / Battles Without Honor and Humanity, with 1974's Police Tactics, as well as "Miracle Man" - the 18th episode of season 1 of X-Files. In part two (1:15:48-2:43:11) we talk in shorter format about nine-ish additional features - the 1994 psychedelic Patrick McGuinn short Desert Spirits, the 1991 Kazuhiru Kiuchi v-cinema manga adaptation Carlos, the feature-length 2007 David "Rock" Nelson free-association interview Can't Stop the Rock (as well as his 1992 The Giant Fly short), Nick Millard's 1980 action picture One-Armed Warrior (aka The Terrorists), the 2004 M. Night Shyamalan Amish twist film The Village, the 1994 Chuck Russell indie-comic movie The Mask, the 1995 Joseph F. Parda SOV giallo 5 Dead on the Crimson Canvas, the chilly 1973 Torgny Wickman sexploitation landmark Anita: Swedish Nymphet, the 1991 Coen Brothers masterpiece Barton Fink, and we discuss the first couple episodes of the widely-hated MCU TV series Secret Invasion. In part three, we talk briefly about the other stuff we've watched since last time, make our picks for next week.

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