Japan Cinema - Part 5

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1 comment Apr 25, 2012 | Posted by John H.M. in Anime Series Reviews

Genshiken – Review

The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture is not like ordinary student organizations found on a college campus. Rather than focus on a specific activity or hobby, the club encompasses tastes in anime, manga, video games, cosplay, and model building. What keeps a group with members as eccentric as these together? Click to read the full anime series review...

Comments Apr 24, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #116 – Nimit Malavia

Nimit Malavia lives to work. And he doesn't have to wonder if its the right answer or not because he creates and draws with passion and precision. Born in 1987, he is an illustrator from Ottawa, Canada who is being featured in exhibits all across the world. Click for the full interview...

1 comment Apr 24, 2012 | Posted by Deck in Movie Reviews

Kichiku: Banquet of the Beasts – Review

If you are of a nervous disposition, or under the legal age limit to view the equivalent of NC-17 rated movies, do not proceed any further in this review. You will find images of an extremely graphic and violent nature on this page. Made on the world's lowest budget by a first-time director, Banquet of the Beasts represents two startling success stories right off the bat. Deck dares you to click for the full review...

Comments Apr 23, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Movie Reviews

Princess Toyotomi – Review

National Audit Bureau members travel from their homebase of Tokyo to the city of Osaka. Their mission is to discover any financial irregularities & to ensure the correct use of federal money in the Osaka city government. Their initial audits go smoothly, but things turn more interesting once they enter the Karahori shopping district. Click for the full review...

Comments Apr 21, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Anime Film Reviews

Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker – Review

A bold tale that has quite the fan following based on the highly successful video game franchise by Bioware, director Fumihiko Sori and the good folks at FUNIimation made sure that the amount of care and dedication to this project was evident in the first five minutes of the film. Click for the full review...

Comments Apr 20, 2012 | Posted by Marcello in Interviews

Creative Spotlight: Episode #115 – Benjamin Qwek

Growing up in a cosmopolitan Singapore, influences are diverse and cultures converge. B grew up watching Sunday morning cartoons, Anime and spends most of his time reading Manga or spreading the centerfolds of pin up magazines. This random juxtaposition of influences and visual feast is reflective in B's contemporary art. Click for the full interview...

Comments Apr 20, 2012 | Posted by Miguel in Movie Reviews

A Reason to Live – Review

Documentary filmmaker Da-hae loses her fiance when he was knocked down by a motorbike by a hit and run teenage boy on her birthday. Based on her belief as a Catholic, she forgives him and signs a petition to revoke the juvenile's death penalty. One year later, Da-hae makes a documentary on the inhumanity of capital punishment. Click for the full review...

1 comment Apr 19, 2012 | Posted by Constantine in Cosplayer Interviews

Cosplay Corner Episode #40: Ryuu Seika

Since she was a child, Ryuu Seika had a passion for a lot of things : in art field like drawing, piano, guitar… But it’s in 2010 she discovered the Cosplay. Immediately, she knew she wanted to learn sewing to make her own costume. Click to read the full cosplay interview...

Comments Apr 19, 2012 | Posted by John H.M. in Anime Series Reviews

Durarara!! – Review

Mikado comes to Ikebukuro to experience its adventurous urban life. He gets the excitement he yearns for... gang warfare and supernatural encounters. An anime about a group of people living in Ikebukuro that don't seem to be very connected, but as people's dark pasts are revealed, we see how everything is intertwined. Click for the full anime series review...

2 comments Apr 18, 2012 | Posted by Olivia in Movie Reviews

Unmistaken Child – Review

In Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the Tsum Valley where he finds a young boy of the right age who uncannily responds to Konchog's possessions. Is this the reincarnation of the master? Click for the full review...

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