Shutter – Review
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved. Click for the full review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #81 – Daphne Joy
Daphne Joy is an actress in Los Angeles of Puerto Rican and Filipino descent. She is a very ambitious, sexy, and career driven woman not only participating in charity fashion shows, but music videos such as Neyo Video's "Miss Independent", and starring as a mermaid in Johnny Depp’s latest installment of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Click to read the full interview...
Kabei: Our Mother – Review
"Kabei" depicts the hardship of a woman in pre and during WWII, raising her kids alone after her husband imprisoned for "thought crime". This movie was directed by Yamada Youji, and as expected the atmosphere of this movie is really wonderful. Although the historical correctness of some scenes, most notably the beach scene, is a suspect. Click for the full review...
Cosplay Corner Episode #21: Kimmie
Episode 21 brings a fresh approach to this weeks Cosplay Corner I wanted to reach out to a newer cosplayer to gain some perspective on what it is like to still be new to the game. Enter Kimmie, who only has been cosplaying for a short time. Click to read the full interview...
.hack//Quantum – Review
The story follows the path of three players: Sakuya, Tobias, and Mary, and their playing of the world's largest MMORPG, "The World R:X" created by Cyberconnect Corporation. As is the case, these players were on a quest in their party of three, when they are caught in a strange fate of circumstance. Click for the full anime review...
Top 10 Greatest Asian Movie Sex Scenes
What makes a good sex scene? Well, in Asian cinema, what makes a good sex scene - according to this list - is relevance. The purpose isn't to sexualise some actress but provide vital expressions of character and advancements of plot. Click to see which films made our list and see if your favorite made the countdown...
City Under Siege – Review
Aaron and Collin (and his buddies) went down a mine shaft and got infected with a bio weapon virus that turns them into super humans, sort of like the Hulk, just not that big. It is all rather cheesy. They fight Kung Fu! Boom. Click for the full movie review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #80 – Hikari Shimoda
Hikari Shimoda‘s creepy paintings of children depict them as sweet, sinister, wounded and abused. As Shimoda explains in her artist’s statement, “They are nobody, and yet, they could be somebody.” The Sinister and Mysterious Childhood Depictions of Hikari Shimoda are the focal point of this episodes’ Creative Spotlight. I sit down with her and discuss a variety of topics. Click for the full interview…
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Bloody Monday [Season 1] – Review
24 episodes in length, Bloody Monday follows a brilliant high school hacker, Fujimaru Takagi (Haruma Miura), gets drafted by the Japanese equivalent of the FBI(Third-I), to help them stop a group of terrorists intending to attack Tokyo with a biological weapon. Click to read the Season 1 review...
Yakuza Weapon – Review
Shozo Iwaki (Tak Sakaguchi) is a kick-ass mercenary on a mission in the jungle. Bullets whiz by his head and bombs go off beneath his feet, but he continues on with a grimace and a growl. Click for the full movie review...
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