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MOVIE REVIEWS . Black Kiss, AVP: Requiem, Species: The Awakening, Timber Falls

So I've seen a few titles over the past month, but just haven't had any time to review them. So, rather than let them fall to the wayside, here are a few quick capsules. As for regular film/dvd reviews, I've ... continued»

May 5, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Horror, Japan, MOVIES, MUSINGS, Splatter, Thriller

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade, Vol. 6

Episodes: 21 - 24 Genre: ANIME, action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga, supernatural, Release Date: April 29, 2008 (If you haven't already, please check out my previous reviews of the Witchblade Anime, volumes 1, 2, ... continued»

Apr 29, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, MUSINGS, Manga

MOVIE REVIEW . Operation Pussycat

Director: Ryuichi Honda Starring: Kei Mizutani, Nao Iguchi Genre: Indie, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Action Let's start with the positives first. I think, outside of experimental art and music DVDs, Operation Pussycat boasts THE best DVD cover art of the past few ... continued»

Apr 26, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, MOVIES, MUSINGS

MUSIC REVIEW [Early] . Love Psychedelico - This Is Love Psychedelico

Artist: Love Psychedelico Genre: Indie, Rock, JRock, JFolk, Japan Release Date: April 29th, 2008 I've been trying to figure out a way to handle this review in a non-fanboy sort of fashion, and I realized I can't. I love Love Psychedelico. They're ... continued»

Apr 19, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Japan, Jpop, MUSIC

MOVIE REVIEW . Sukiyaki Western Django

Director: Takashi Miike Starring: Kaori Moimoi, Hideaki Ito, Yoshino Kimura Genre: Indie, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Action This film has been covered ad-nauseum on other websites, so I'll make this relatively short. For those of you not in the know, Sukiyaki Western ... continued»

Apr 14, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Cult Cinema, Japan, MOVIES, Samurai, Takashi Miike

DVD REVIEW . Dragon Ball Movie Box Set (2, 3, 4)

Movies: 2-4 Genre: romance, comedy, action Greg's back with yet another anime review. Looks like this will be the second ever Dragonball article to be featured on Dreamlogic. I guess, if you're reading this, and are a fan, you might want ... continued»

Apr 10, 2008 Greg RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Asian, Japan, Manga

MOVIE REVIEW . Funky Forest: The First Contact

Directors: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine (aka: Aniki),and Shunichiro Miki Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Susumu Terajima, Kazue Fukiishi, Rinko Kikuchi Genre: Japan, Comedy I've come to dig the works of Katsuhito Ishii over the course of his three previous theatrical releases. Sharkskin and Peach ... continued»

Apr 6, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Comedy, Cult Cinema, Curious, Japan, MOVIES

DVD REVIEW . Zigeunerweisen

Director: Seijun Suzuki Starring: Toshiya Fujita, Yoshio Harada, Naoko Tani Genre: Japan, Drama Believe it or not, I think I have just witnessed my favorite Seijun Suzuki film. And this isn't an idle claim of a Suzuki newbie. I've seen a good ... continued»

Apr 5, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Drama, Japan, MOVIES

DVD REVIEW . Wakeful Nights

Director: Masahiko Tsugawa Starring: Junko Fuji, Takashi Sasano, Yoshino Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, and Ittoku Kishibe Genre: Japan, Comedy, Educational I've reviewed Masahiko Tsugawa's Wakeful Nights previously, under its original title, A Hardest Night (aka: Nezu no Ban). However, the version I originally ... continued»

Mar 29, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Comedy, Drama, Educational, Japan, MOVIES

MUNCHIES [CA] . Hoshi

Damn, forgot the camera again. Hoshi is not a place to order sushi rolls. You probably will be disappointed. And you might be taken aback when their grilled fish entrées reach your table as it is the ... continued»

Mar 29, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Dinner, Izakaya, Japan, Japanese Food, Lunch, MUNCHIES, SF Bay Area, Sushi

MUNCHIES [CA] . GocHi Japanese Fusion Tapas

There's something wild happening in Cupertino, the education-centric mecca for droll family life and ethnic fairs held in the duck-ruled pond/park because they don't even have a Downtown to party in. Well, they're all partying over at GocHi now. I've ... continued»

Mar 28, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

$$, Dinner, Izakaya, Japan, Japanese Food, Lunch, MUNCHIES, Savory

ANIME REVIEW . Black Blood Brothers, Chapter 2 - Emergence

Episodes: 5-8 Genre: vampire, supernatural, action Release Date: March 25, 2008 So, maybe I spoke too soon. After the somewhat derivative and forgettable first installment, Black Blood Brothers has turned into something fresh, original, and quite possibly something good. If you haven't ... continued»

Mar 27, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Horror, Japan, Manga

MUNCHIES REVIEW [CA] . Tanto Restaurant

I was pretty much jazzed about any plate of raw fish set in front of me until I moved to the Bay Area, where sushi is prevalent, but good sushi is rare (so you know if I, the human garbage ... continued»

Mar 26, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

$$, America, Asian, Dinner, Izakaya, Japan, Japanese Food, Lunch, MUNCHIES, SF Bay Area, Savory

MOVIE REVIEW . Nightmare Detective

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto Starring: Hitomi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yoshio Harada, Ren Osugi Genre: Japan, Horror, Supernatural, Splatter Note: This was originally going to be an "in-brief" review, but it soon ballooned out of control. It's not as polished as I would ... continued»

Mar 25, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Action, Asian, Cult Cinema, Horror, Japan, MOVIES, Splatter, Supernatural

DVD REVIEWS . Solty Rei, Peach Girl, Speed Grapher Box Sets

Funimation has sent us a number of impressive box sets in the past couple months, but my increasingly hectic schedule hasn't allowed me much time to sit down and evaluate them in their entirety. However, in an effort to give ... continued»

Mar 22, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Asian, Japan, Manga

ANIME REVIEW [Early] . Moon Phase (Tsukuyomi) Complete Series Box Set

Episodes: 1-26 Genre: comedy, vampire, supernatural, romantic Release Date: March 18, 2008 So I'm not an Anime enthusiast; even the occasional Anime series makes me cringe (do they have to squeal and flap their arms all the time?), but if you are ... continued»

Mar 11, 2008 Kris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Asian, Japan, Manga, Supernatural

DVD REVIEW . Vibrator (2003)

I reviewed Vibrator a while back, and you could say I didn’t really care for it. Kino now having sent me a review copy of their DVD, I figured I would check it out again. Since my initial review I’ve ... continued»

Mar 9, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

Asian, Drama, Horror, Japan, MOVIES, Romantic

ANIME REVIEW . Witchblade, Vol. 5

Given the progressive increase in quality and intensity of story and action across the four previous volumes of Witchblade anime, you would think Volume 5 would be nothing short of mindblowing (If you haven't already, please check out my ... continued»

Mar 8, 2008 Chris RSS Del.icio.us[+] Digg[+]

ANIME, Action, Animation, Asian, Bad Ass Chicks, Japan, Manga