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Movie Reviews—Mutant Girls Squad, Blood of Rebirth, and Nightmare Detective 2
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 07/7/2010
- Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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More recommended titles from Japan Cuts and
NYAFF 2010...
Movie Reviews—Confessions and Memories of Matsuko
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 07/2/2010
- Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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Confessions has been a huge hit in Japan since
it was released a month ago and last night it enjoyed a sold-out U.S. premiere
at Japan Cuts/NYAFF, but does it really deserve all the hype…?
Japan Cuts: The Festival of Contemporary Japanese Film (2010)
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 06/29/2010
- Festivals and Filmmakers , Asian Films , Horror Films and Thrillers , Movies
- Unrated
Ninja facing off against reptilian E.T.’s, Death Note’s Kenichi Matsuyama in a disturbing new role, the director of Kamikaze Girls returning with a blockbuster revenge thriller, and an expectations-defying adaptation of the Kengo Hanazawa manga Boys on the Run—all this and more at what has arguably become North America’s premiere showcase for Japanese film…
Crossing the Line: A Chat with Tom Six, the Writer-Director Behind the Transgressive Horror of “The Human Centipede”
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 04/24/2010
- Interviews , Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , European Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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Just when you thought
horror might be forgetting how to, well, horrify audiences, along comes a movie
that restores your faith in the genre’s ability to shock and disturb even its
most jaded fans...
Horror—What Works and What Doesn’t: The Fewdio Interview
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 07/10/2009
- Festivals and Filmmakers , Horror Films and Thrillers
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With the release of their first DVD, Nightmare House vol. 1, just around the corner at San Diego Comic-Con, it seemed like a good time to catch up with the reigning kings of Web horror…
Seven Must-See Asian Films: An NYAFF ’09 Wrap-Up
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 07/8/2009
- Festivals and Filmmakers , Asian Films , Horror Films and Thrillers , Movies
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Capsule reviews of the Sundance hit and sci-fi masterpiece The Clone Returns Home, the wild Indian comedy/Western Quick Gun Murugan, the explosive Korean gangster drama Breathless, and more…
Film Festival Preview—Japan Cuts 2009
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 06/30/2009
- Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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Rating:
Capsule reviews of Sion Sono’s Be Sure to Share, Takeshi Kitano’s Achilles and the Tortoise, the wonderful meta-gangster flick The Magic Hour, the bizarre Crime or Punishment?!?, and the sci-fi punk rock odyssey Fish Story…
Movie Review—Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 06/27/2009
- Anime and Manga , Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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From the man behind the outrageousness of Tokyo
Gore Police and The Machine Girl comes this crazed response
to both Twilight and Let the Right One In, a film that
consistently overwhelms the viewer in its sheer dementia…
NYAFF Capsule Movie Reviews—Rough Cut and Crush and Blush
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 06/24/2009
- Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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These
unconventional films show off the talents of some "rising stars" in
Korea—both directors and actors...
Movie Review—20th Century Boys and 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
- By Peter Gutiérrez
- Published 06/20/2009
- Anime and Manga , Movies , Horror Films and Thrillers , Asian Films , Festivals and Filmmakers
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A manga saga gets a true epic treatment on the big screen, but is it worthy of fans’ expectations or is it just one more example of a mediocre live-action manga adaptation…?