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Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Killing Romance 킬링 로맨스 (2023) Director: Lee Won-Suk [New York Asian Film Festival 2023]

Genkinahito

Jul 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Gon

My Favorite Love Story (어쩌면 해피엔딩, Lee Won-hoi, 2023)

Abandoned romance find love while travelling through a world of indifference in Lee Won-hoi’s quirky sci-fi romance.

Windows on Worlds

Apr 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Three Sisters (세자매, Lee Seung-won, 2020)

Three middle-aged women rediscover their sisterly bond when forced to face their traumatic past in Lee’s subtle condemnation of a relentlessly patriarchal society

Windows on Worlds

Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Seobok (서복, Lee Yong-ju, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A terminally ill former government agent reckons with mortality while bonding with a clone birthed to cure humanity’s ills in Lee Yong-ju’s high concept thriller

Windows on Worlds

Aug 11, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

I Won! I Won!

Recently a very special award has been bouncing around the blog-o-sphere, it’s the Liebster Award, and it seems that I’ve won it! I would like to thank Andreea…

Anime Hanabi

Sep 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Our recommendations: Fantasia 2023

Any cinephile should watch these 5 Japanese movies at the Fantasia Film Festival.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Mad Cats (Reiki Tsuno, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

The captive felines of Japan are mad as hell and they aren’t going to take it anymore in Reiki Tsuno’s absurd action comedy.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

River (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

If you like low-key humour and some time-twisting fun, you should not miss Yamaguchi’s latest.    

psycho-cinematography

Aug 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Three Sisters 세자매 Director: Lee Seung-won (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Three Sisters 세자매 Director: Lee Seung-won (2020) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2021]

Genkinahito

Mar 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Phantom (유령, Lee Hae-young, 2023)

Neatly subverting the drawing room mystery, Lee Hae-young’s intense colonial-era spy thriller positions female solidarity as the roots of resistance towards oppressive militarist rule.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Dream (드림, Lee Byeong-heon, 2023)

A disgraced football player gets a shot at redemption after agreeing to coach a team of men hoping to take part in the Homeless Olympics in Lee Byeong-heon’s…

Windows on Worlds

Jul 15, 2023 • Subscribe

The Summer (그 여름, Han Ji-won, 2023)

A rueful young woman meditates on first love while losing direction in the city in Han Ji-won’s nostalgic adaptation of the story by Choi Sun-young

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Nov 18, 2023 • Subscribe

Geu Yeoreum

My Lovely Angel (내겐 너무 소중한 너, Lee Chang-won & Kwon Sung-mo, 2021)

A cynical man’s horizon’s broaden when he begins taking care of a little girl who is deafblind in Lee Chang-won & Kwon Sung-mo’s touching drama.

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Dec 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Devils (악마들, Kim Jae-hoon, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A detective consumed by thoughts of vengeance suddenly wakes up in the body of the serial killer he’s hunting in Kim Jae-hoon’s twisty thriller.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 31, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Shin Kamer Rider (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

Anno delivers an action-hero experience that is both incredibly fun and emotionally touching.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Mirai

Review: Delicious Romance (2023)

Delicious Romance 爱很美味 China, 2023, colour, 2.35:1, 120 mins. Directors: Chen Zhengdao 陈正道 [Leste Chen], Xu Zhaoren 许肇任. Rating: 6/10. This big-screen sequel to an online drama series…

Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》

Jul 23, 2023 • Subscribe

Gon

Kitty the Killer (อีหนูอันตราย, Lee Thongkham, 2023)

A feckless officer worker discovers a new side of himself in being trained by a gang of females assassins in Lee Thongkham comic book drama.

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Sep 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Gangnam Zombie (강남좀비, Lee Soo-sung, 2023)

A struggling YouTuber takes on sexism, classism and the zombie apocalypse in Lee Soo-sung’s office-bound horror.

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Sep 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Deep Sea (深海, Tian Xiaopeng, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A young girl finds herself in a whimsical fantasy world of colour and light in TIan Xiaopeng’s stupendous animation.

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Aug 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

The Childe (귀공자, Park Hoon-jung, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A boxer finds himself in a precarious position after travelling to Korea in search of the father who abandoned him in Park Hoon-jung’s bloody thriller.

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Aug 19, 2023 • Subscribe

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Insomniacs After School (2023) review [Fantasia Film Fest 2023]

Ikeda’s narrative contains all the right ingredients, but the final mixture is not able to give the narrative the emotional impact it looks for.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Roxy Stans, You Won.

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation S2 Ep 23 Review Death is an undeniable fact of life, but losing someone well before their time is beyond painful. Rudeus and the…

D&A Anime Blog

Jul 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2023

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9

Windows on Worlds

Jul 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia Confirms First Wave of Titles for 2023

Runs in Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9

Windows on Worlds

May 11, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2023 Programme

In Montreal July 20 to Aug. 9.

Windows on Worlds

Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Romance Manga New Releases: July 2023

A new month is coming up fast, and with that comes new manga releases! So I decided to pull a list of romance manga coming to shelves and…

Bloom Reviews

Jun 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Romance Manga New Releases: September 2023

A new month is coming up fast, and with that comes new manga releases! So I decided to pull a list of romance manga coming to shelves and…

Bloom Reviews

Aug 30, 2023 • Subscribe

Concerning My Daughter (딸에 대하여, Lee Mi-rang, 2023)

The unnamed mother (Oh Min-ae) at the centre of Lee Mi-rang’s Concerning My Daughter (딸에 대하여) has only one wish, that her daughter will find a nice man…

Windows on Worlds

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As Long As We Both Shall Live (2023) review [Fantasia Fest 2023]

An over-the-top and highly powerful romance narrative.

psycho-cinematography

Aug 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Mirai

Fantasia 2010

Tuesday, Fantasia announced the highlights of its programming and posted all the details on its website . The 14th edition of the Fant...

Protoculture News & Updates

Jul 3, 2010 • Subscribe

Bleach, Naruto, King of Thorn, Metropolis, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

Golden Fantasia

detective fiction, 推理小説、games,

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Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, When They Cry, Umineko: When They Cry, When the Seagulls Cry Specials

Perhaps Love (장르만 로맨스, Cho Eun-ji, 2021)

A blocked writer’s already complicated life is thrown into conversion when a young protege arrives to profess his love in Cho Eun-ji’s heartwarming dramedy

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May 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Boy and the Heron won?!?

HOT DAMN!! Apparently Boy and the Heron won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars! Miyazaki and Ghiblis second Oscar win in over 20 years, and the first win…

joyousmenma93

Mar 11, 2024 • Subscribe

River (リバー、流れないでよ, Junta Yamaguchi, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

The staff of a hotel along with its guests find themselves trapped in an infinite two minute loop in Junta Yamaguchi’s strangely poignant farce.

Windows on Worlds

Aug 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Giant Killing

A manga about a former ace soccer player, Takeshi Tatsumi, who becomes the coach at his the club he once abandoned, East Tokyo United. ETU is one of…

Manga Machinations

Aug 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Giant Killing

Lee Marvin Centennial

“Lee was my kind of actor, a real tough-looking, tough-talking sonofabitch.” – Sam Fuller Lee Marvin was born in New York City on Feb. 19, 1924. Today marks…

Brian Camp's Film and Anime Blog

Feb 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Dr. Lamb (羔羊醫生, Danny Lee Sau-Yin & Billy Tang Hin-Shing, 1992) [Fantasia 2022]

Inept Hong Kong police attempt to understand the motivations of a sadistic serial killing taxi driver in Danny Lee Sau-Yin & Billy Tang Hin-Shing’s gruesome Cat III thriller.

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Sep 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Brave Citizen (용감한 시민, Park Jin-pyo, 2023) [Fantasia 2024]

A former boxer turned schoolteacher rediscovers the strength to fight back when faced with unchallenged bullies in Park Jin-pyo’s cathartic dramedy.

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Aug 16, 2024 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Nothing Serious (연애 빠진 로맨스, Jeong Ga-young, 2021)

A young couple meet through a hookup app and then inconveniently realise they like each other in Jeong Ga-young’s zeitgeisty rom-com

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Apr 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Insomniacs After School (君は放課後インソムニア, Chihiro Ikeda, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

Two teens begin to overcome their fears and anxieties after bonding over their shared insomnia in Chihiro Ikeda’s adaptation of the Makoto Ojiro manga.

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Jul 26, 2023 • Subscribe

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The Roundup: No Way Out (범죄도시 3, Lee Sang-yong, 2023)

Good bad cop Seok-do faces off against corrupt cops and yakuza drug dealers in the third instalment in the popular series.

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Jun 13, 2023 • Subscribe

If We Burn (血在燒, James Leong & Lynn Lee, 2023)

James Leong & Lynn Lee’s urgent documentary explores the effects of the protests on contemporary Hong Kong amid rising police violence and mounting despair.

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Mar 18, 2023 • Subscribe

How Dr. Stone Won Me Over

Click to ReadHow <i>Dr. Stone</i> Won Me Over

Biggest In Japan

Oct 21, 2019 • Subscribe

Hommage (오마주, Shin Su-won, 2021)

A struggling filmmaker regains her self-confidence and love of cinema while trying to restore Hong Eun-won’s 1962 classic A Woman Judge in Shin Su-won’s strangely moving cinematic ghost…

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Mar 13, 2022 • Subscribe

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Bruce Lee Comics (1994)

In looking through boxes of comic books I purchased in the 1990s, I found five issues of “Bruce Lee,” a comic series from 1994, published by Malibu Comics.…

Brian Camp's Film and Anime Blog

Sep 22, 2021 • Subscribe

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s Grass: Swallowing Suffering For Every Meal

Two little but very important notes before I begin talking about Grass. The first is this book was given to me as a review copy by Drawn and…

Reverse Thieves

Sep 9, 2019 • Subscribe

Lee Jang-ho’s Baseball Team (이장호의 외인구단, Lee Jang-ho, 1986)

A young man dreaming of baseball glory is forced on a bizarre desert island training mission by his insane mentor in Lee Jang-ho’s incredibly strange sports movie.

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Apr 8, 2024 • Subscribe

List | 2023 – 2024 and The Revival of Romance Anime

A love letter to romance anime, my favorites of 2023 and what I’m looking forward to in 2024.

annieme.com

Oct 3, 2023 • Subscribe