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Stone Steps (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A great indie narrative that highlights the need for the parental and the traditional Other to aid the subject to embark on the path of his own desire.…

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Jul 1, 2022 • Subscribe

Shaman’s Daughter (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

A genre mish-mash – a cocktail of light-hearted comedy, family drama, bloody thriller, and ghostly romance – that is not only pleasant but offers the spectator a rich…

psycho-cinematography

Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

I’ve Died a Lot Lately (2021) review [JFFH 2022]

Kanemoto proves that he has the talent to create, with a limited budget, a narrative that is not only creative but able to give the spectator a good…

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Jul 16, 2022 • Subscribe

Short movie time: Reason To Oblivion (2021) review [JFFH 2022]

A pleasant horror short-narrative that showcases Miyahara’s talent.

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Jul 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Eleven Greed (2022) [JFFH 2022]

Despite its obvious low-budget nature, Soejima delivers a highly entertaining and engaging action-thriller.

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Jul 19, 2022 • Subscribe

One Day, A woman (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

“Mihiro Kaneko’s incredibly rich performance does not only engages the spectator from start to finish, but allows Yuko’s subjective turmoil, her flight from the societal Other, and her…

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Jul 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Kingdom of The Apes (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

Shugo Fujii proves that he is the master of indie-thrillers.

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Jun 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Review: Parallel Forest (2021)

Parallel Forest 平行森林 China, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 101 mins. Director: Zheng Lei 郑雷. Rating: 4/10. Good-looking, ambitious mystery-thriller is let down by a script that’s not up to…

Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》

Dec 9, 2021 • Subscribe

Short Movie Review: Faaawww!!! (2022) [JFFH 2023]

Oniki’s twisted finale does not only visually impress but also underlines that the hunger of the Uber-Ich is never stilled.

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Jun 22, 2023 • Subscribe

Suicide Forest Village (2021) review

“A mystery-horror experience that is, in all aspects, better than ‘Howling Village’.”

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Dec 21, 2021 • Subscribe

A Beast In Love (2020) review [JFFH 2021]

“A divisive exploration of various sides of the crazy little thing called love but also a demented finale, which is as disturbingly violent as it is shockingly romantic.”

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Aug 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Short movie Time: The Stolen Ocean (2022) review [JFFH 2022]

Noaya Asanuma proves that he has a creative voice worth listening too.

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Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Blue (2021) review

“A very emotional journey about the difficulties of dealing with loss and lack.”

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Dec 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue (Japan, 2021) [JFTFP 2022]

Arthi Vasudevan reviews Keisuke Yoshida’s boxing drama Blue.

VCinema

Feb 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Necessary & unnecessary (2022) review [JFFH 2023]

A quirky little narrative that explores the necessity of forming inter-subjective social bonds.

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Jun 28, 2023 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Glitch (2022) [JFFH 2023]

A pleasant horror-action that beautifully shows that what can poison the subject is the Other he is subjected to.

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Jun 26, 2023 • Subscribe

The Fire Hunter – 04 – The Dark Forest

The white dragon, which is the guardian of Kaho’s home village and has suddenly gone crazy, destroys the collection truck. Touko, Benio, and a still injured Kaho try…

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Feb 4, 2023 • Subscribe

The Fire Hunter

Review: My Blue Summer (2022)

My Blue Summer 暗恋   橘生淮南 China, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 100 mins. Director: Huang Bin 黄斌. Associate director: Qiu Sheng 仇晟 (Xiamen unit). Rating: 6/10. Generic Gen-90 romance has…

Sino-Cinema 《神州电影》

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Short Movie Time: Sad Girl (2021) [JFFH 2023]

A pleasant comical romance narrative.

psycho-cinematography

Jul 10, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue (BLUE/ブルー, Keisuke Yoshida, 2021)

A trio of dejected boxers contemplate their place inside and outside of the ring in Keisuke Yoshida’s unconventional boxing drama

Windows on Worlds

Jun 26, 2021 • Subscribe

Battlecry (2021) review [IFFR 2022]

Yanakaya succeeds in visually engaging the spectator and deliver a narrative that will leave audiences satisfied.

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Feb 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Dark Aether’s Anime Anthology: 2021

It’s that time again. A time when we look back and reflect on the highs and lows that defined the year that will soon come to a close.…

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Dec 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Jojune: Stardust Crusaders: Episodes 6- Dark Blue Moon

Episode 6 of Stardust Crusaders is the first episode where we see Jotaro and the gang in a Stand battle together for the first time. With that in…

Hanime on Anime

Jun 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Preorder MegaHouse’s Monsters Chronicle Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Dark Paladin, Dark Necrofear Figures

MegaHouse’s third wave of Yu-Gi-Oh! Monsters Chronicle figures is here! Measuring about 5.5 inches tall, these figures are an easy-to-collect size but pack a great amount of detail…

in the name of the pharaoh | by ravegrl

Aug 19, 2023 • Subscribe

Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh!

Funky Forest

By Tom Wilmot. While misguided pre-conceptions have resulted in many Japanese films being flippantly and unjustly branded as ‘weird’ or ‘perverted’, I struggle to find two words more…

All the Anime

May 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Holiday Review: DAI DARK

Of course, you can work with horrific ideas and make them fun and charming.  Just look at this series, for example. DAI DARK ( Dai Daku ), b...

The Manga Test Drive

Dec 14, 2021 • Subscribe

Dark Gathering Anime Review

All in all, Dark Gathering is a good horror anime to pick up, with a rich storyline, great pacing, and compelling visuals.

Jotaku Network

Feb 20, 2024 • Subscribe

Dark Gathering

Review: BLUE GIANT

Of course, I can't spend all month ragging on music-related manga.  I also need to cover better, more earnest stories learning one's craft a...

The Manga Test Drive

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Giant

Review: BLUE GIANT

Of course, I can't spend all month ragging on music-related manga.  I also need to cover better, more earnest stories learning one's craft a...

The Manga Test Drive

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Giant

Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime of 2021

Folks, I’m not gonna lie, I have no idea where to start this script.

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Feb 4, 2022 • Subscribe

Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 9) – Blue Nail

Dark Schneider is trapped in Lucien’s body while Count Di-amon threatens to kill Yoko, Sean Ari, and Kai Harn. But, he’s not about to just sit there and…

The Otaku Author

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Bastard!!, Heavy

Blue Reflection Ray – Episode 22 – The Dark Past of Shino

Episode impressions of Blue Reflection Ray Episode 22 as Hiori explores the city to find clues, she comes across a younger version of Shino. When she touches her,…

Chikorita157's Anime Blog

Sep 10, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue Reflection Ray

Dark Aether’s Top 10 Anime of 2022

“If you run, you gain one. If you move forward, you gain two.”

AniTAY-Official - Medium

Feb 6, 2023 • Subscribe

Dark Aether’s Top 10 Games of 2022

Salutations Internet dwellers and welcome to my 6th annual Game of Year Awards. For my regular readers, you may have noticed I decided to…

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Feb 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Autumn 2021 First Impressions – Blue Period

Streaming: Netflix Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yatora is a high school student making his way through life on auto-pilot. His studiousness makes getting good grades easy,…

Season 1 Episode 1

Nov 28, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue Period

Blue Island (Hong Kong/Japan/Taiwan, 2022) [CAAMFest 2022]

Wilson Kwong reviews Chan Tze-woon's documentary Blue Island.

VCinema

Jun 5, 2022 • Subscribe

Short Movie Time: Kyonetsu (2017) [JFFH 2020]

An impressive narrative that, due to its short runtime, leaves the spectator wanting more.

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Apr 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Funky Forest: the first Contact (2005) review

“Strange, mundane, surprising, deadpan funny, funky, and ethereal all rolled into one.”

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Dec 21, 2023 • Subscribe

The Forest of Love Movie (2019) Review

It's impossible to rate a Sion Sono film; to him, it's either hit or a miss. The Forest of Love is a HIT. A must watch.

ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Oct 13, 2019 • Subscribe

Juliet, Loveless, Colorful

Lost in Forest (山中森林, Johnny Chiang, 2022)

A former gangster finds himself displaced within the modern society after release from prison in Johnny Chiang’s melancholy neo-noir.

Windows on Worlds

Apr 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Collar Physics (2022) review [Skip-City International D-Cinema festival]

Kobayashi shows that the narrative element of the super-power can be used to explore human subjectivity and to highlight the often antagonistic link between the subject and his…

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Mar 4, 2023 • Subscribe

Kirara

A Madder Red (2021) review [Nippon Connection 2022]

Machiko Ono and Yuki Katayama breathe extra-ordinary life and realism into the pain, the hopes, the white lies, the tears, the smiles, and the anger of contemporary female…

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May 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Dai Dark Volume 1 Review

Looking for something zany, wacky, and masterfully drawn? Q Hayashida's Dai Dark is the work to read. Our manga review of Volume 1.

TheOASG

Jul 15, 2021 • Subscribe

Day Eighteen: Three Colors: Blue (MotM 2021)

Before the numerous superhero trilogies that spawned from the early 2000’s and onwards, there was this trilogy. The theme? Colors. Why? Uh, because.

The Visualist's Veranda

Mar 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Spring 2021 First Impressions – Blue Reflection Ray

Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 24 Source: Game Story Summary: Ruka is a quiet girl with a longing to connect with others but an inability to do so effectively. She…

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Blue Reflection Ray

Review: Blue Period [Netflix]

Yatora Yaguchi lives the life of a delinquent, and yet is still able to get good grades in class. A big weight has been placed on his shoulders…

Japan Curiosity

Jan 28, 2022 • Subscribe

Blue Period

Review: AGE CALLED BLUE

It's Pride Month once more, so once again we're looking at some of the manga queer stories to be found within manga.  Of course, that includ...

The Manga Test Drive

Jun 6, 2021 • Subscribe

Blue Giant Movie Review

Blue Giant is a new jazz themed anime movie that's based on the award winning manga of the same name. It follows the adventures of aspiring ...

Otaku News - World Edition

Jan 27, 2024 • Subscribe

Manga Review: Blue Period

Spoilers for the first four chapters of Blue Period! Yatora is in many ways a typical high school student, dealing with questions of who he is and what…

The Curiously Dead Cat

Jul 29, 2023 • Subscribe

Blue Period