Review: Kore-eda’s Like Father Like Son
MISSED OPPORTUNITY? Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2013 under the presidency of Steven Spielberg — who’s actually…
Review: Hitoshi Matsumoto’s R100
To Infinity… Hitoshi Matsumoto is a true entertainer, working as a TV host on crazy shows while directing completely crazy…
Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Real
A manga artist is in a coma, the big question is: how to wake her up? JUST LIKE ANY OTHER…
Review: Rigor Mortis
Since 2010, former pop idol Juno Mak has been slowly making his way into Hong Kong cinema, working on different…
Review: Takashi Miike’s Over Your Dead Body
Takashi Miike is full of surprises. The man has gained wide attention in the West more than 10 years ago…
Review: Sion Sono’s Tokyo Tribe
The anarchy reigns in a near future Tokyo where several gangs fight against each others to take control of the…
A Look at Ryoo Seung-wan’s The Unjust
Unlike Kim Jee-woon’s I Saw The Devil, The Unjust stands as a complex thriller, with no hardcore violence but lots of dark…
Another look at Anime
Fascinating and intriguing, Japanese animation is too often reduced to clichés, or not taken seriously. So, for those willing to…
Superflat, Redline, Panty & Stocking
Superflat as defined by japanese (philosopher) Hiroki Azuma: On one side, there’s the database generated by anonymous who reassemble or dismantle…
The Korean War in The Front Line
Jang Hoon’s South Korean blockbuster The Front Line is a conventional war film set during the final months of the Korean War.…
