S6E7 - A Better Tomorrow
In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason spice up their man-feelings for A Better Tomorrow, discus...
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Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast
A show with reviews and discussions on Asian Cinema. We talk about movies from Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, etc.
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Listen to Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, a TV & Film podcast by John Atom, Jason Maher. Stream 87 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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S6E6 - My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason move to the countryside for a friendly chat with magical...
S6E5 - My Sassy Girl (2001)
In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason get sassy in South Korea with the 2001 romantic comedy, M...
S6E4 - Yi Yi (2000)
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason talk about arguably the best Taiwanese film ever made, Edward Y...
S6E3 - City on Fire (1987)
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason revisit the heroic bloodshed genre with arguably the second (an...
S6E2 - Joint Security Area (2000)
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason talk about Park Chan-wook's first(ish) feature film, Joint Secu...
S6E1 - Seven Samurai (1954)
A new season, and old theme. For season 6, the Heroic Purgatory team revisits the topic of gateway films, i.e. popular or accessible works o...
Best Films of 2025
With another year behind us, it's time for John and Jason to once again reflect on what's passed and list their favorite movies of 2025. Enj...
Award Special - No Other Choice (2025)
In preparation for the upcoming award season, we are covering the highly regarded 2025 gem of filmmaker Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice. Enj...
Xmas Special - They Live (1988)
It's that time of the year again, and the Heroic Purgatory crew has decided to celebrate the festive season by revisiting John Carpenter's T...
Special - Halloween (1978)
After a longer than usual break, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is back with a Halloween special, covering none other than John Carpenter's Ha...
S5E8 - Project A
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we tackle a classic, Jackie Chan's Project A. We hope you enjoy our discussion. Website link: https://w...
S5E7 - War of the Arrows
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John and Jason travel to the Kingdom of Joseon to witness the Qing invasion of Korea in the War of the...
S5E6 - The Sword of the Beast (with guest Jack Eason)
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, John, Jason, and invited guest Jack (Optimism Vaccine) discuss Hideo Gosha's 1965 chanbara film, The Sw...
S5E5 - Dragon Inn
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory we put on our wuxia hats and EastmanColor glasses for King Hu's 1967 iconic piece, Dragon Inn. It is a f...
S5E4 - Hero (2002)
This week in the Heroic Purgatory podcast, we talk about Zhang Yimou's 2002 wuxia film, Hero, staring Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, and Tony Leung....
S5E3 - 13 Assassins
This week, the Heroic Purgatory team travel to Edo period Japan to witness the bravery of 13 warriors against a tyrannical and sadistic lord...
S5E2 - Once Upon a Time in High School
The year is 1978. The place: a high school in Seoul, South Korea. The film: Once Upon a Time in High School. The Heroic Purgatory Asian Cine...
S5E1 - Fist of Fury
The Heroic Purgatory Podcast returns with a brand new season, this time focusing in historical martial arts. We kickstart the fifth season w...
Special - Remembering David Lynch
In this episode of Heroic Purgatory, we celebrate the life and works of the recently passed David Lynch (1946 - 2025). We discuss Lynch's ca...