Luke Ryan
@razorwireryan.bsky.social
Film obsessive, editor, writer, YouTuber, Blu-ray hoarder. Claim to fame: Started a Holy Shit chant at WrestleMania XXX.
Tatsuya Nakadai, a blazing titan of cinema, quite simply one of the greatest on screen performers ever. Such range and emotion, he was just born to do it.
His work with Kurosawa and especially Kobayashi was solid gold.
Shine on.
His work with Kurosawa and especially Kobayashi was solid gold.
Shine on.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai, a blazing titan of cinema, quite simply one of the greatest on screen performers ever. Such range and emotion, he was just born to do it.
His work with Kurosawa and especially Kobayashi was solid gold.
Shine on.
His work with Kurosawa and especially Kobayashi was solid gold.
Shine on.
About to experience (in various states of consciousness no doubt) the entirety of TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN over the next 19 hours....
It is happening... again.
#TwinPeaksMarathon #TwinPeaksTheReturn
It is happening... again.
#TwinPeaksMarathon #TwinPeaksTheReturn
October 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
About to experience (in various states of consciousness no doubt) the entirety of TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN over the next 19 hours....
It is happening... again.
#TwinPeaksMarathon #TwinPeaksTheReturn
It is happening... again.
#TwinPeaksMarathon #TwinPeaksTheReturn
This shot from the new AI version of Free as a Bird from Peter Jackson's new slate of Beatles reinterpretations (they're not restorations) perfectly sums up how I feel about all of this slop & post-GET BACK, this shit is being used EVERYWHERE. At least the text is legibile....
August 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This shot from the new AI version of Free as a Bird from Peter Jackson's new slate of Beatles reinterpretations (they're not restorations) perfectly sums up how I feel about all of this slop & post-GET BACK, this shit is being used EVERYWHERE. At least the text is legibile....
My last wrestling match. Ten years ago now. Days gone by...
July 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
My last wrestling match. Ten years ago now. Days gone by...
Chow Yun-fat is brilliant, a maddeningly charismatic presence, Alex Man unchained and raw, with Cecilia bringing an unstudied and captivating expressionism to her role. This has shot right up to my top favourites of Hong Kong cinema, great film.
July 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Chow Yun-fat is brilliant, a maddeningly charismatic presence, Alex Man unchained and raw, with Cecilia bringing an unstudied and captivating expressionism to her role. This has shot right up to my top favourites of Hong Kong cinema, great film.
The chemistry between the three leads is great and it's less a historical drama that focuses on the ins and outs of what happened at the time, instead using the backdrop of the occupation as a horrifying and dangerous setting for young love to blossom in complicated ways.
July 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The chemistry between the three leads is great and it's less a historical drama that focuses on the ins and outs of what happened at the time, instead using the backdrop of the occupation as a horrifying and dangerous setting for young love to blossom in complicated ways.
Set during 1941 (obviously..) the story follows the intertwining lives of three young people living in Hong Kong right before and during the Japanese occupation during WWII, played by Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip and Alex Man.
July 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Set during 1941 (obviously..) the story follows the intertwining lives of three young people living in Hong Kong right before and during the Japanese occupation during WWII, played by Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip and Alex Man.
Loved grabbing some stills for the first video in my #LukeVsHongKongCinema series, as the transfer on Eureka Entertainment's new blu-ray of HONG KONG 1941 is superb. Though I'd share some here in a little mini thread:
July 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Loved grabbing some stills for the first video in my #LukeVsHongKongCinema series, as the transfer on Eureka Entertainment's new blu-ray of HONG KONG 1941 is superb. Though I'd share some here in a little mini thread:
The first ever installment of LUKE VS. HONG KONG CINEMA is here! I review the new Eureka! release of HONG KONG 1941, made in 1984 and starring the one and only Chow Yun-fat in an early breakout role. I absolutely loved this film and the new blu-ray looks incredible Video here: youtu.be/zPcbOYLxhak
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The first ever installment of LUKE VS. HONG KONG CINEMA is here! I review the new Eureka! release of HONG KONG 1941, made in 1984 and starring the one and only Chow Yun-fat in an early breakout role. I absolutely loved this film and the new blu-ray looks incredible Video here: youtu.be/zPcbOYLxhak
One of the coolest villain introductions ever...
The one and only Wu Ma in HONG KONG 1941 (1984) from Eureka Entertainment's great new blu-ray release. The cinematography in this film is gorgeous and the new 4K restoration looks so good.
The one and only Wu Ma in HONG KONG 1941 (1984) from Eureka Entertainment's great new blu-ray release. The cinematography in this film is gorgeous and the new 4K restoration looks so good.
July 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
One of the coolest villain introductions ever...
The one and only Wu Ma in HONG KONG 1941 (1984) from Eureka Entertainment's great new blu-ray release. The cinematography in this film is gorgeous and the new 4K restoration looks so good.
The one and only Wu Ma in HONG KONG 1941 (1984) from Eureka Entertainment's great new blu-ray release. The cinematography in this film is gorgeous and the new 4K restoration looks so good.
Gonna celebrate another year closer to death (or "birthday" as some people call it) by filming the first couple of videos in a series I've been dying to kick off for years now... LUKE VS. HONG KONG CINEMA... Watch this space...
July 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Gonna celebrate another year closer to death (or "birthday" as some people call it) by filming the first couple of videos in a series I've been dying to kick off for years now... LUKE VS. HONG KONG CINEMA... Watch this space...
One of the greatest lines in film history 🤌
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
One of the greatest lines in film history 🤌
So very, very tired... chipping away the next review for my channel..
May 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
So very, very tired... chipping away the next review for my channel..
Posting stills from the films of Studio Ghibli every day because fuck AI art
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March 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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This is something I came up with to transition from Part 8 to Part 9, which works fairly well too. Definitely need to tweak it more, and in general, this is just a ridiculous project that I may never fully realise. But it's fun. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN in one single cut, why not?
March 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is something I came up with to transition from Part 8 to Part 9, which works fairly well too. Definitely need to tweak it more, and in general, this is just a ridiculous project that I may never fully realise. But it's fun. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN in one single cut, why not?
Once the Albert/Diane scene ends, I transition to the opening of Part 6, and as its moved from Dougie in the evening to Dougie at night, the Albert/Diane scene feels like a pretty natural buffer. Not ideal but worked out pretty well, I thought.
March 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Once the Albert/Diane scene ends, I transition to the opening of Part 6, and as its moved from Dougie in the evening to Dougie at night, the Albert/Diane scene feels like a pretty natural buffer. Not ideal but worked out pretty well, I thought.
Part 5 into Part 6 was the first major hurdle. Credits run over Dougie at the statue, Part 6 opens with Dougie at statue.
16 minutes into Part 6 we see Albert meet Diane. I moved that up to bridge to jump from 5 to 6. A moderate but necessary alteration.
16 minutes into Part 6 we see Albert meet Diane. I moved that up to bridge to jump from 5 to 6. A moderate but necessary alteration.
March 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Part 5 into Part 6 was the first major hurdle. Credits run over Dougie at the statue, Part 6 opens with Dougie at statue.
16 minutes into Part 6 we see Albert meet Diane. I moved that up to bridge to jump from 5 to 6. A moderate but necessary alteration.
16 minutes into Part 6 we see Albert meet Diane. I moved that up to bridge to jump from 5 to 6. A moderate but necessary alteration.