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Comments Jun 1, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #127 – Yangzom Brauen

Yangzom Brauen is an actress, activist and writer. She had her Hollywood debut in the film Aeon Flux in the role of Inari. Since then, she has played in various American independent productions. Yangzom’s acting vocation aside; she has always been extremely active and vocal in the Tibetan Freedom movement. We discuss a variety of issues and topics inside! Click for the full interview...

3 comments Jun 1, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Asian Horror Reviews

Loner – Review

In the movie a group of mean girls intimidate Ha-jeong. So much intimidation until it came to a point where Ha-jeong is forced to commit shoplifting. Suffering a public humiliation, for Ha-jeong, it became very traumatic. She begins to be Hikikomori and later she commits suicide. Click for the full movie review...

Comments May 31, 2012 | Posted by Nick in TV Reviews

Marks no Yama [Season 1] – Review

20 years ago a half-frozen boy was rescuded in the mountains after his parents apparent sucide. Meanwhile a murder happens in a residential area in Tokyo. Assistant Inspector Goda Yuichiro takes on the investigation. Soon an official of the Ministery of Justice gets murdered in a similar fashion pointing towards a serial killer. Yet, Goda receives a strange order from above: he's not to further investigate in this direction. Click for the full season 1 review...

1 comment May 31, 2012 | Posted by Loc Lam in Movie Reviews

I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK – Review

A young woman who believes she's a cyborg hears voices and harms herself while at work making radios. She's hospitalized in a mental institution where she eats nothing and talks to inanimate objects. She's Young-goon, and she comes to the attention of Il-sun, a ping-pong playing patient at the institution who makes it his goal to get her to eat. Will he succeed? Which way does sanity lie? Click to read the full review...

1 comment May 30, 2012 | Posted by Constantine in Cosplayer Interviews

Cosplay Corner Episode #46: Johnny Zabate

To add to our slowly increasing pool of Y-chromosomes, this week’s Cosplay Corner feature is dedicated to San Diego-based cosplayer Johnny Zabate. At first, Johnny might seem as an unusual match for cosplay – a student studying Nuclear Engineering technology, but appearances can be deceiving and Johnny is a top-notch cosplayer was a knack for producing extremely realistic and accurate costumes. Click for the full interview...

2 comments May 30, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Movie Reviews

Accident – Review

From Johnnie To, a troubled assassin, who works by orchestrating "accidents", suspects that an accident that happens to his team is not an accident at all. Click for the full review...

Comments May 29, 2012 | Posted by John H.M. in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #126 – Denden

The Creative Spotlight episode 126 features the legendary actor Denden, a man who certainly needs no introduction. Starring in Japanese films such as Uzumaki, Cold Fish and the newly released Himizu, Denden is one of the most prolific and exciting actors working today. Click to read the full interview...

Comments May 29, 2012 | Posted by John H.M. in Movie Reviews

Dancing Queen – Review

When a film can come along and provide that simple pleasure of escapism and wish fulfilment, it can feel at times like visiting an old friend. Dancing Queen is one of the latest in a assembly line of feel good Korean comedies that manages to deliver on this promise in spades. Click for the full review...

Comments May 28, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Anime Series Reviews

Shiki – Review

Sotobamura is a small village with around 1300 residents; so small the village isn't even connected to a single highway. An isolated village in which old customs, such as the burial of the dead, are still practiced. One day, the bodies of three people are found dead. Although Ozaki Toshio, the village's lone doctor, feels uncertain, he treats the deaths as a normal occurrence. However, in the days following, the villagers start to die one after the other. Click for the full anime series review...

Comments May 25, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #125 – Danny Santos II

Meet Danny Santos II, a photographer who roams the streets of Singapore. Why the streets? Out there, nothing is prepared. Nothing cooperates with you.. not the weather, not the subjects, not the situation. You have to make due with what’s available. That’s a very big challenge for any photographer! Click to read the full interview...

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