Bojack Horseman is the Spec Ops: The Line of TV Shows
The first season of Bojack Horseman sort of came out of nowhere, at least as far as I was concerned. Back then, I was underemployed ...
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Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
When Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ended, I couldn’t fathom how a sequel could top it. It went so far over the top that I ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: Strayer’s Chronicle
It’s hard to make a rip-off of X-Men without hundreds of millions of dollars to back up the production. With a relatively minimal ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime is the reason I love the New York Asian Film Festival. It’s the reason I love film festivals in general. It’s ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in The Toilet is done a disservice by its name. From the country that brought us Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead, ...
NYAFF Capsule Review: Nowhere Girl
New York Asian Film Festival co-programmer Samuel Jamier has a tendency to describe films as “interesting,” and he will sometimes say the word ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Chasuke’s Journey
Chasuke’s Journey is an indictment of dramatic shortcuts in writing. The head tea server in heaven works among the screenwriters who decide the ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: I Alone
I Alone is a film about a lot of things. It’s about political corruption and kidnapping, sure, but it’s also about responsibility and staying ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Kabukicho Love Hotel
When director Ryuichi Hiroki came out to introduce Kabukicho Love Hotel, he said something to the effect of, “Please stay through the credits. ...
Full 2015 Fantasia Film Festival lineup unveiled
Although we’ve just kicked off coverage of one film festival and will soon be covering another, this seems like as good a time ...
NYAFF Review: Meeting Dr. Sun
In the two hours leading up to the US premiere of Meeting Dr. Sun, I saw director Chih-yen Yee speak twice. First was at ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Revivre
Revivre is director Im Kwon-Taek’s 102nd film. Think about that. Really, really think about what that means. Even if most of his early ...