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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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Killing Romance (킬링 로맨스, Lee Won-suk, 2023) [Fantasia 2023]

A once famous actress sets out to reclaim her autonomy from an abusive, controlling, billionaire husband in Lee Won-suk’s hilariously off the wall comedy.

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Aug 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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Remember (리멤버, Lee Il-hyung, 2022)

An elderly man suffering advanced dementia is determined to expose the abuses of the colonial past in Lee Il-hyung’s remake of the 2015 Atom Egoyan film of the…

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Nov 3, 2024 • Subscribe

Greenhouse (비닐하우스, Lee Sol-hui, 2022)

A middle-aged woman makes a series of questionable choices while pursuing her dream of a stable home in Lee Sol-hui’s downbeat tale of life on the margins of…

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Aug 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Hunt (헌트, Lee Jung-jae, 2022)

Two men circle each other in search of an elusive double agent in Lee Jung-jae’s intensely paranoid political thriller.

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Nov 1, 2022 • Subscribe

XX+XY (Lee Soh-Yoon, 2022)

An intersex teenager finds themselves contemplating their identity when courted by opposing suitors in Lee Soh-Yoon’s lighthearted teen drama.

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Apr 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Convenience Story (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

Miki delivers a great psychological mystery narrative, yet it might not be for everyone.

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Aug 6, 2022 • Subscribe

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Deliverance (源生罪, Kelvin Shum, 2022)

A young woman finds herself quite literally haunted by unresolved childhood trauma in Kelvin Shum’s eerie psychological thriller.

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Oct 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Living on the River Agano (阿賀に生きる, Makoto Sato, 1992)

Makoto Sato takes a lyrical journey along the Agano River where the traditional way of life is fast disappearing

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Jan 17, 2022 • Subscribe

Next Sohee (다음 소희, July Jung, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A policewoman investigating the suicide of a teenage girl uncovers a dark web of corporate exploitation in July Jung’s hard hitting drama.

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Aug 20, 2022 • Subscribe

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Convenience Story (コンビニエンス・ストーリー, Satoshi Miki, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A blocked writer finds himself stranded in an uncanny reality in Satoshi Miki’s surreal sci-fi adventure.

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Aug 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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My Small Land (マイスモールランド, Emma Kawawada, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

A young woman’s life is destabilised when her father’s asylum claim is rejected in Emma Kawada’s empathetic debut feature.

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Jul 26, 2022 • Subscribe

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H2 [1992]

Adatchi Mitsuru’s H2, I am sure any diehard anime fan would have watched this anime at one point of their lives.

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Sep 1, 2021 • Subscribe

Aladdin (1992)

Aladdin (1992) Disney has seemingly always lumbered along plundering fairy and folk tales, sometimes egregiously and other times in a more transformative, artistic manner, and they’ve been a…

The Review Heap

Dec 23, 2019 • Subscribe

Alone No More (得寵先生, Daniel Ho & Thomas Lee Chi-wai, 2024)

A little dog literally and more figuratively saves the life of a grumpy old man in Daniel Ho & Thomas Lee Chi-wai’s warmhearted drama.

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Feb 1, 2025 • Subscribe

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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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 Broken Mariko (2022) [Fantasia Film Festival]

Tanada offers a compelling exploration of the emotional turmoil a female subject caused by the sudden death of someone important.

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Aug 12, 2022 • Subscribe

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Shin-Ultraman (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

Higuchi and Anno deliver an impressive love letter to their childhood, yet their devoted love, which is sensible in every aspect of the narrative, might not be able…

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Jul 28, 2022 • Subscribe

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Fast & Feel Love (เร็วโหด..เหมือนโกรธเธอ, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

An obsessive sports stacker is plunged into a delayed adulthood when his long term girlfriend suddenly leaves in Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s charming post-modern comedy.

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Aug 27, 2022 • Subscribe

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Recipe: Yuzu And Pomegranate Lamb Chops

A mouth-watering recipe perfect for Easter and other special occasions.

Savvy Tokyo

Apr 13, 2022 • Subscribe

Little Blue (小藍, Lee Yi Fang, 2022)

Mother and daughter find themselves in eerily similar situations when dealing with a social double standard in Lee Yi Fang’s pointed drama

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Oct 28, 2023 • Subscribe

A Wild Roomer (괴인, Lee Jeong-hong, 2022)

An irresponsible and self-interested carpenter ensures a separate but connected existence in Lee Jeong-hong’s quirky indie drama.

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Nov 10, 2023 • Subscribe

The Roundup (범죄도시 2, Lee Sang-yong, 2022)

Ma Dong-seok returns as maverick cop Seok-do this time righting wrongs abroad he tracks a vicious Korean ganger offing tourists in Vietnam.

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Oct 24, 2022 • Subscribe

Asa to Micha by Billy Balibally

I was looking for something a little more story focused, and I came across Asa to Micha, a story about broken boys who are deep in a codependent…

MangaKast – A PodCast of All Things Manga

Nov 30, 2021 • Subscribe

Fantasia International Film Festival Confirms Complete 2022 Programme

Runs in Montreal July 14 to Aug. 3

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Jul 5, 2022 • Subscribe

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Fantasia Confirms Second Wave of Titles for 2022

Runs in Montreal, Canada, July 14 to Aug. 3.

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Jun 13, 2022 • Subscribe

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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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The Fish Tale (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

A very heart-warming and touching narrative that shows that a subject does not necessarily need to make use of the neurotic solution to inscribe himself within the societal…

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Jul 31, 2022 • Subscribe

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My Broken Mariko (マイ・ブロークン・マリコ, Yuki Tanada, 2022) [Fantasia 2022]

Devastated by the death of a friend, a young woman embarks on one last road trip in Yuki Tanada’s adaptation of the manga by Yuki Tanada.

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Jul 29, 2022 • Subscribe

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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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AnimeUK Magazines 1992 -

AnimeUK Magazines in 1992  Number 2 SPRING ( JUNE/JULY ) 1992  Click on the above TAB " AnimeUK Magazine 1992 " OR  Click on this link, ' An...

The Anime Nostalgia Facility UK

Jul 28, 2023 • Subscribe

The Manga Review: Out Like a Lamb

The final week of March may not have brought warm weather or flowers to your neck of the woods, but it did yield a few licensing announcements from…

Manga Bookshelf

Mar 31, 2023 • Subscribe

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers

My Perfect Roommate (룸 쉐어링, Lee Soon-sung, 2022)

A grumpy old woman and cheerful student begin living together as a part of a social initiative and eventually discover an unexpected solidarity in Lee Soon-sung’s warmhearted dramedy.

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Sep 29, 2022 • Subscribe

What To Do With Dead Kaiju (2022) review [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

“An extremely well-structured genre-blend that does not only provides the laughs and giggles with its pleasant political satire, but also allows the spectator to immerge himself into the…

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Aug 3, 2022 • Subscribe

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Episode 674, "Don't Drink The Yellow Tang"

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Ed, Steve, Alex joined by special guests and contributors Jill and Josh to discuss One Piece Chapter 1015. We also…

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Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

One Piece

Episode 674, “Don’t Drink The Yellow Tang”

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts  Ed ,  Steve , Alex  joined by special guests and contributors Jill and …

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Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

One Piece

Episode 674, "Don't Drink The Yellow Tang"

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Ed, Steve, Alex joined by special guests and contributors Jill and Josh to discuss One Piece Chapter 1015. We also…

The One Piece Podcast

Jun 7, 2021 • Subscribe

One Piece

Episode 674, "Don't Drink The Yellow Tang"

On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Ed, Steve, Alex joined by special guests and contributors Jill and Josh to discuss One Piece Chapter 1015. We also…

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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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Winter 2022 First Impressions – Fantasia Sango: Realm of Legends

Streaming: Funimation Episodes: 12 Source: Taiwanese RPG Episode Summary: As a nation finds itself on the decline at on the cusp of war, the people find themselves vulnerable…

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Feb 5, 2022 • Subscribe

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Five Films Not To Miss [Fantasia Film Festival 2022]

Let us present 5 Japanese films that should already be high on your to-watch list.

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Jul 8, 2022 • Subscribe

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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

Fantasia 2010

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

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Jul 3, 2010 • Subscribe

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

Guard from Underground (1992)

Kurosawa’s early slasher is a successful stylistic experiment that anyone who calls himself a fan of Japanese horror should see.

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Jan 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Rokudenashi Blues (1992) VHS

A re-release/minor v2 of our 2023 release of the show, since the raw we used back then sucked. VHS wizard man WOWmd gave us a better one,…

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Jan 26, 2025 • Subscribe

Rokudenashi Blues

Rokudenashi Blues (1992) OVA

Did someone say more delinquent anime? Email | Discord Download it on Nyaa !

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Apr 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Rokudenashi Blues

#87 - Porco Rosso (1992)

This past weekend, Hayao Miyazaki celebrated his 79th birthday! What better way to celebrate than to review the film he regrets the most. On this episode, we take…

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Jan 9, 2020 • Subscribe

Porco Rosso

Rokudenashi Blues (1992) OVA

Did someone say more delinquent anime? Email | Discord Download it on Nyaa !

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Rokudenashi Blues

The Hill of Secrets (비밀의 언덕, Lee Ji-eun, 2022)

Ashamed of her working class parents a little girl constructs an alternate identity at school but soon finds her lies catching up with her in Lee Ji-eun’s charming…

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Dec 3, 2022 • Subscribe