Set sporadically between multiple timelines, Dealer/Healer is a biopic about a former junkie drug dealer turned drug counsellor that struggles to capture the imagination. Set in Hong Kong, d... Read more
It has been a few years since I’ve had the pleasure of screening a film from the twistedly gory mind of special effects/make-up artist extraordinaire, Yoshihiro Nishimura (Helldriver, Tokyo... Read more
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wasn’t able to cover Japan Cuts in the same depth that I have in the past but that didn’t stop me from catching a few films, all of which were very differe... Read more
Get ready to enjoy this low-key story about a stray cat which ends up with surprisingly high stakes, as the comedic thriller Alley Cat brings together three down-on-their-luck types who come... Read more
Debuting his first Feature, French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Périot attempts to take a look at the history of Hiroshima and the ongoing effects that still haunt the city 70 years after the bomb... Read more
When a festival describes a film as “a gloriously irreverent mash-up of White Men Can’t Jump, Rain Man, and Kingpin.” It makes it difficult for any film fan to turn away and skip that film. ... Read more
Praise be, the Japan Cuts 2017 line-up is here! I feel like I sound like a broken record ever time summer rolls around but, it’s the truth, this festival is a blast and I’m... Read more
From popular action auteur Johnnie To comes a new crime thriller called Three (San ren xing), starring Louis Koo, Zhao Wei, and Wallace Chung. Set predominantly in the emergency room in a ho... Read more
This review is a repost of our original review from November 4. It does include an additional review section for the Blu-ray release of the film. Yeon Sang-ho’s (The King of Pigs) critically... Read more
Yeon Sang-ho’s (The King of Pigs) critically hailed zombie horror thriller, Train to Busan, is returning to theaters in the US this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the film, it smashed... Read more
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