Chicago Japan Film Collective 2024 (November 14th-24th)
Chicago Japan Film Collective presents 11 Films over 11 Days in a run that stretches from November 14th to the 24th. There will be two in-theatre screenings at Music Box Theatre, Chicago, and 11...
View ArticleAimitagai, Stolen Identity The Last Hacker, 11 Rebels, Bibalam!!, Japanese...
Welcome to the first of two trailer posts of the week. The second trailer post fill follow tomorrow. After a bright start with Japanese studied, I’ve come to a point where I need to go over a...
View ArticleMusuko to Yobu hi Made, Until the Day I Call You Son, Festival Day,...
Welcome to the second of two trailer posts covering this weeks Japanese films. You can find the first post here. Since it is Halloween, I’ve been bouncing around horror films via various Twitch...
View ArticleRoger Corman’s Poe Cycle: A Heroic Purgatory Halloween Special
Happy Halloween! This is the time of year when people celebrate the supernatural and ghoulish aspects of popular culture and national myths. I do my part by highlighting horror movies on Halloween...
View ArticleJapanese Films at Tokyo FILMeX 2024 (November 23rd to December 01st)
Tokyo FILMeX 2023 runs from November 23rd to December 01st. The venues chosen are Marunouchi Toei and Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho (screening schedule) and the films getting screened have featured in...
View ArticlePush Pause, BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! Kōhen: Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta and...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts. You can find the next two posts on this site over the next two days. This is going to be a crazy week since I have non-stop writing to do with reviews but I...
View ArticleGekijouban Honto ni atta! Noroi no bideo 109, Attack on Titan The Movie: THE...
Welcome to the second trailer post of the week. You can find the first part here while the last part will be posted tomorrow. News of a tragic one-two of deaths have hit this week with Kazuo Umezu and...
View ArticleAoi kioku, Ishi to Schadenfreude, Killer Queen Beyond School, The Ones Left...
Welcome to the third trailer post of the week. Part one is here and part two is here. I’ve managed to watch about 20 films over the last week. This is partly down to streaming via Twitch and festival...
View ArticleWINNY (2023) Dir: Yusaku Matsumoto
Winny Release Date: March 10th, 2023 Duration: 127 mins. Director: Yusaku Matsumoto Writer: Yusaku Matsumoto, Kentaro Kishi (Screenplay), Junki Watanabe (Original Novel), Starring: Masahiro...
View ArticleTanin wa jigoku da / Hell is Other People, Mr. Yano’s Ordinary Days, Muroi...
Welcome to the first of three trailer posts Come back for the second tomorrow and the third the day after. I spent the weekend watching screeners and covered a lot of titles for one festival and now I...
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