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. ...
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Reviews
NYAFF Review: Tokyo Tribe
My favorite film to play at last year’s New York Asian Film Festival was Sion Sono’s cinematic love-letter/masterpiece Why Don’t You Play in ...
Reviews
Review: When Marnie Was There
Every so often, I think about old articles I’ve written, for Flixist or elsewhere, and wonder how different they would be if I’d ...
2015 Japan Cuts Film Festival lineup unveiled
One of the best parts about being an Asian film lover in New York is the late-June-through-mid-July run of Asian-centric festivals. The second ...
Death Note film gets kickass director
If you’re not aware the American adaptation of Death Note, a manga about a kid finding a book that magically kills people when ...
First trailer for Mamoru Hosoda’s next anime film, The Boy and The Beast
Mamaro Hosoda’s films are always triumphs of animation. Known for Wolf Children, Summer Wars, and even The Digimon Movie, his films have a ...
Trailers
Here’s the US Trailer for Ghibli’s When Marnie Was There
Since Studio Ghibli is still stuck in purgatory, and haven’t announced a new feature since all of that financial weirdness reared its ugly ...
Trailers
First trailer for Dragonball Z: Fukkatsu no F features a golden Frieza
I don’t think I’ve ever talked about it here, but Dragonball Z: Battle of Gods was one of the funnest animated films I ...
Newest Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends trailer is on fire
I’m not a huge anime or manga fan (I’ll stick to One Piece thank you very much), but I really dug Rurouni Kenshin ...
Reviews
Review: The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata is one of the directors out of Studio Ghibli that seems to be less discussed by fans in the west. Takahata ...
Flixgiving: Five Movies Liz Is Thankful For
It’s Flixgiving! The Flixist staff has gathered together around the cool glow of the TV to share movies that we’re thankful for; ones ...
Dark Side of the Sun film series playing at New York’s Japan Society
New York’s Japan Society is awesome. I love the annual Japan Cuts film festival, and while it’s definitely their biggest film-related event, there’s ...