Imagine, if you will, if West Side Story was set in what appears to be a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, a grunge looking city reminiscent of The FP mixed with the fighting spirit and collective gan... Read more
While heading home from class, three classmates, none of whom are friends, discover the body of a girl in an alleyway shortly after she jumped off a balcony. After giving a statement and be... Read more
Director SABU’s artsy, black & white horror/thriller Miss Zombie is set to make its NY premiere at the NYAFF/Japan Cuts today. The film is set in Japan during a time where zombies exist... Read more
As we continue to storm on and transition from the NYAFF to Japan Cuts, there are still a few titles which are co-presented by both festivals, one of which is Sion Sono’s crazy love letter t... Read more
In comparison to other years, this year’s NYAFF seems to be packed with more films that have left me questioning my own sanity than others. I have walked out of three different movies wonder... Read more
Kim Ki-duk is one of the most notorious filmmakers working today. The South Korean auteur is, in ways, similar to Lars von Trier in that he doesn’t give a damn about the subject matter or w... Read more
Like many movie lovers out there, romantic comedies are often annoying as all hell to watch, but if there was one country’s rom-coms that you should see at any festival that showcases cinema... Read more
Residing in Denver, Colorado has its perks, but it also has its downsides. One of the downsides is that I typically miss out on some really awesome film festivals that run through NY and LA.... Read more
The first film I screened at this year’s Japan Cuts festival was Toshiaki Toyoda’s I’m Flash! Which stars Battle Royale lead Tatsuya Fujiwara as Rui Yoshino, a charismatic leader of a religi... Read more
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