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Stellar: A Magical Ride (스텔라, Kwon Soo-kyung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A cynical man makes peace with his father’s memory while driving his possibly haunted and very rundown Hyundai Stellar in Kwon Soo-kyung’s charmingly quirky road movie.

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Aug 16, 2022 • Subscribe

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Rolling (말아, Kwak Min-seung, 2021)

An apathetic young woman begins to find a new sense of purpose in the midst of a global pandemic in Kwan Min-seung’s charmingly quirky indie dramedy

Windows on Worlds

Nov 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Escape from Mogadishu (모가디슈, Ryoo Seung-wan, 2021)

North & South Korean diplomats are forced to set ideology aside to escape the increasing violence of the Somali Civil War in Ryoo’s intense action drama

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Aug 3, 2021 • Subscribe

Follow The Light (2021) review [Fantasia Festival 2021]

The narrative might not offer anything new at a thematical level, but stands out due to his refusal to spell things out and, instead, imply certain subjective truths…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 3, 2021 • Subscribe

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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

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Aug 11, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Sadness (哭悲, Robert Jabbaz, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A young couple find themselves caught up in an epidemic of sadistic violence in Robert Jabbaz’ defiantly depraved satirical horror

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Aug 22, 2021 • Subscribe

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Seire (세이레, Park Kang, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A new father finds himself haunted by paternal anxiety and old transgressions in Park Kang’s eerie folk horror.

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Sep 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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Tokyo Revengers (2021) Review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“An exciting blend of satisfying violence, tensive moments, surges of pleasing lightheartedness, and touching emotional moments.”

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Aug 16, 2021 • Subscribe

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Shari (シャリ, Nao Yoshigai, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A red monster roams the landscape smearing its blood wherever it goes in Nao Yoshigai’s surreal documentary hybrid.

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Sep 17, 2022 • Subscribe

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My Big Mama’s Crazy Ride (큰엄마의 미친봉고, Paek Seung-hwan, 2021)

A veteran matriarch suddenly decides she’s had enough and takes off with her daughters-in-law in tow leaving the men to fend for themselves in Paek Seung-hwan’s anarchic comedy

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Apr 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Tokyo Revengers (東京リベンジャーズ, Tsutomu Hanabusa, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A dejected 27-year-old gets a second chance to face his high school trauma in Hanabusa’s high school delinquent x time travel manga adaptation

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Aug 14, 2021 • Subscribe

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Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette (2021) review [Fantasia Festival 2021]

“Hanabusa’s second outing proves to be as enjoyable and thrilling as the first.”

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Nov 23, 2021 • Subscribe

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Home Ground (홈그라운드, Kwon Aram, 2022)

Kwon Aram’s contemplative documentary follows the proprietor of an endangered lesbian bar as he reflects on the changes in his community.

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Apr 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Escape from Mogadishu 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan [New York Asian Film Festival 2021]

Escape from Mogadishu – 모가디슈 (2021) Director: Ryoo Seung-wan – provides pulse-racing action by retelling a dramatic moment in history. It opens the New York Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Aug 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) [Fantasia Film festival]

“A great animation film that offers an emotional and moving celebration of the strength of the bond between a daughter and a mother.”

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Aug 22, 2021 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia, Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Chorokbam (초록밤, Yoon Seo-jin, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

A small family contend with the persistent unfairness of the contemporary society in Yoon Seo-jin’s slow burn indie drama.

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Jul 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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Dreams of Fire (2021) review [Fantasia Film festival]

“McKie’s film is not only the best dance-film of recent years but might very well be one of the best Japanese films to be released this year.”

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Aug 25, 2021 • Subscribe

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Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2021 Programme

In cinemas and streaming across Canada Aug. 5 – 25

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Aug 2, 2021 • Subscribe

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Sexual Drive (性的衝動, Kota Yoshida, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A strange spirit of sexual liberation visits three troubled couples in Kota Yoshida’s odyssey of food-themed eroticism.

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Aug 4, 2021 • Subscribe

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Duty After School by Ha Il-Kwon

Duty After School was one of the darkest manhwa I have read. Like, literally. There were several panels where I could barely read the dialogue for the inky…

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Oct 27, 2021 • Subscribe

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

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,

ボクの事件簿

Mar 20, 2021 • Subscribe

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

Goku Midnight Eye

As I’ve mentioned here ad nauseam by now, science-fiction, futuristic, cyberpunk stories tend to be among my favs and so I expected to enjoy Goku Midnight Eye. In…

The Review Heap

Jul 29, 2021 • Subscribe

Recommendation – Midnight Diner

Today, I want to recommend the show Midnight Diner to you.  The show is a little older and got some attention when it was released, but I still…

Big River Anime Reviews

Sep 30, 2021 • Subscribe

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

Next Door (옆집사람, Yeom Ji-ho, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

An aspiring policeman becomes embroiled in a kafkaesque series of events after waking up next to a dead body in next-door’s apartment in Yeom Ji-ho’s deliciously dark farce.

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Aug 31, 2022 • Subscribe

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Love, Live, and Goldfish (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“While Makabe’s narrative does not offer anything truly new or groundbreaking, what it does brings to the table is served with excellence.”

psycho-cinematography

Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Mole Song: Final (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

Miike’s narrative delivers everything a fan of the previous narratives desires and even succeeds in inviting newcomers to delve into Reiji’s past exploits.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 24, 2022 • Subscribe

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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

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Apr 7, 2021 • Subscribe

Remain In Twilight (くれなずめ, Daigo Matsui, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

A group of high school friends is forced to confront unresolved grief while rehearing for a wedding in Daigo Matsui’s moving metaphysical drama

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Aug 18, 2021 • Subscribe

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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (Satoshi Kon, l’illusionniste, Pascal-Alex Vincent, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

Pascal-Alex Vincent paints an enigmatic picture of the late Perfect Blue director

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Aug 7, 2021 • Subscribe

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The Surrogate Woman (씨받이, Im Kwon-taek, 1986)

A young woman finds herself a victim of a cruelly patriarchal society after agreeing to bear a child for a noble family in Im Kwon-taek’s affecting social drama.

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Dec 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2021 Virtual Edition

Streaming in Canada Aug. 5 to 25.

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Jul 12, 2021 • Subscribe

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Jigoku-no-hanazono ～Office Royale～ (2021) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

“An absurd and crazy cocktail full of violence and funny twists and unexpected turns.”

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Aug 19, 2021 • Subscribe

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Hello! Tapir (嗨！神獸, Kethsvin Chee, 2020) [Fantasia 2021]

A small boy begins to process grief and loss while searching for nightmare-eating tapirs in Kethsvin Chee’s charmingly retro fantasy adventure

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Sep 4, 2021 • Subscribe

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Inu-Oh (犬王, Masaaki Yuasa, 2021)

A blind Biwa player and a cursed young man exorcise the spirits of the Heike through musical expression in Masaaki Yuasa’s stunning prog rock anime

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Mar 9, 2022 • Subscribe

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Midnight Runners Movie Review

Let's take a break from reviewing animes, and let me share to you guys my thoughts about a movie I recently watched, Midnight Runner.

Sirius Writes

Apr 21, 2020 • Subscribe

Midnight musings: looking ahead

Moonlit Reading Room is fairly new as I started working on it early last year. And although I promised myself that I’d continue working on it, I’ve been…

Moonlit Reading Room

Mar 11, 2024 • Subscribe

Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

I originally reviewed this anime when I was barely out of high school. That was 10 years ago now. I think my writing has improved somewhat since then.…

Prede's Anime Reviews

Nov 13, 2019 • Subscribe

Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

Oumagadoki Zoo (Ft. Midnight)

In this episode, we, and our guest Midnight from MidnightxCross discuss the manga Oumagadoki Zoo. The first Shonen Jump work from My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi. Tune…

Shonen Flop

Feb 22, 2021 • Subscribe

My Hero Academia

Midnight Runners Movie Review

Let's take a break from reviewing animes, and let me share to you guys my thoughts about a movie I recently watched, Midnight Runner.

Sirius Writes

Apr 21, 2020 • Subscribe

Midnight Runners Movie Review

Let’s take a break from reviewing animes, and let me share to you guys my thoughts about a movie I recently watched, Midnight Runner. Around the […]

Sirius Writes

Apr 21, 2020 • Subscribe

Oumagadoki Zoo (Ft. Midnight)

In this episode, we, and our guest Midnight from MidnightxCross discuss the manga Oumagadoki Zoo. The first Shonen Jump work from My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi. Tune…

Shonen Flop

Feb 22, 2021 • Subscribe

My Hero Academia

More like Gundam oh oh Oh Oh! OHHHH!

This week: Saji “docks” his “riser” on Setsuna from behind. Setsuna’s balls drop (pictured).

Gnostic Lone Wolf Poetry

Dec 17, 2008 • Subscribe

Georama Boy, Panorama Girl (ジオラマボーイ・パノラマガール, Natsuki Seta, 2020) [Fantasia 2021]

Lovelorn teens experience parallel moments of romantic disillusionment in Natsuki Seta’s charmingly retro teen comedy

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Aug 6, 2021 • Subscribe

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Goodbye, Don Glees! (グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ！, Atsuko Ishizuka, 2021) [Fantasia 2022]

Three teenage boys come to terms with past and future while on a climactic summer adventure in Atsuko Ishizuka’s heartfelt coming-of-age anime.

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Aug 24, 2022 • Subscribe

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Jigoku-no-Hanazono: Office Royale (地獄の花園, Kazuaki Seki, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

Office ladies go to war in Kazuaki Seki’s anarchic, Bakarhythm-scripted transposition of the yankee manga to the world of the OL

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Sep 8, 2021 • Subscribe

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Follow the Light (光を追いかけて, Yoichi Narita, 2021) [Fantasia 2021]

An alienated young man resentful of his forced relocation to the countryside bonds with an intense classmate in Yoichi Narita’s gentle coming of age drama

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Jan 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Girl from Phantasia

Ballads at Midnight | Game Review

Use your sharp wit and trusty lute to secure your freedom from the monstrous vampire that haunts local legend in ‘Ballads at Midnight’, Synstoria’s Nanoreno jam entry for…

Sweet & Spicy | Otome Game Reviews

Jul 16, 2022 • Subscribe