KAMN Show #44: The Black Company
Welcome to Show #44! Feature Discussion: Brian, Dave, Jen and special guest Sam Roberts discuss Glen Cook’s 1984 fantasy debut, The Black Company. This story and series is noted for it’s gritty portrayal of war and its combatants, and its cult classic following amongst members of the military. Listener Feedback: You can leave comments here for the show, or at the Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #40: Jhereg
Welcome to Show #40! Feature Discussion: Summer, Dave, Brian and Jen discuss the 1983 fantasy Jhereg. A fun, fast-paced story set in a uniquely crafted world, it’s a good opening story in the Taltos saga, even though there is mucd laid down that doesn’t get explained until later books in the series. Yes, we argue about the casting of the non-existent movie. After more thought, Summer... [Read More...]
Review: Robin of Sherwood
This review was originally published July 2004, and the Limited Edition Region 1 DVD set by UK-based Network Videos was expensive and hard to come by. In Fall 2007, the series was finally released domestically by Acorn Media, split into two sets, Set 1 featuring Michael Praed’s Robin, and Set 2 featuring Jason Connery’s Robin. Both sets can be found at places like Best Buy and Amazon,... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #36: The Broken Lands
Welcome to Show #36! Yes, it’s been a while. We’re still around, though! Feature Discussion: Welcome newcomer ninja stunt double Jen Crawford. Jen is a big fan of 90s TV, so we’ll have to explore that in future KAMN episodes. David, Brian and Jen chat about “The Broken Lands”, Book One of the “Empire of the East” trilogy by Fred Saberhagen, first published... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #32: War for the Oaks
Welcome to Show #32! Feature Discussion: Summer, David and Brian talk about Emma Bull’s critically acclaimed 1987 debut novel, War for the Oaks. The Ninjas talk about the story premise, the interweaving of music into the story, and the melding of the mundane realm with the magical realm because the immortal Seelie and Unseelie can only permanently harm/kill each other when a human with special... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #27: Highlander
Welcome to Show #27! Dave is joined this time by stunt ninja Brian Brown, who’s quickly becoming a regular all over FarPoint Media. For this, you can lay thanks or blame at Summer’s feet… this week, Brian is thankful because Highlander is one of his all-time favorite movies. Dave and Brian go over the highlights of the movie, and some lively discussion about what does and doesn’t... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #19: Ill Met in Lankhmar
Welcome to Show #19! The feature topic for this show is the 1970 fantasy novella, Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber. While chronologically it isn’t the first story featuring Fafhrd and Grey Mouser (that one was “Two Sought Adventure”, published in 1939), it is the first story where they team up and work together. This story also won the Nebula Award in 1970 and the Hugo Award... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #18: Clash of the Titans
Welcome to Show #18! The feature topic for this show is the cult classic mythology fantasy, Clash of the Titans. This 1981 feature film stars Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Burgess Meredith, and some of the most memorable creature effects Ray Harryhausen created during his illustrious career (he retired from filmmaking after this movie). While most of the characters... [Read More...]
KAMN Show #10: Ladyhawke
Welcome to Show #10! This week, we discuss the 1985 fantasy Ladyhawke. Is it a cult classic, or is it something else entirely? The Ninjas spark up a lively talk about the story, the attention to detail in the locations, and perhaps that not enough attention was given to the soundtrack. Movies and music mentioned: Promos and Links: Promo: ChuckChat Technorama Promo: 7th Son: Book One – Descent... [Read More...]
Underworld sucked, didn’t it?
I have a question for us to discuss. What’s the deal with Underworld? I’d been under the impression that the movie sucked. I mean, sucked. As of today, it has a 30% rating at Rotten Tomatoes, with Roger Ebert declaring: “This is a movie so paltry in its characters and shallow in its story that the war seems to exist primarily to provide graphic visuals.” Don’t get me wrong.... [Read More...]
