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Vexille (aka: Bekushiru: 2077 Nihon sakoku) — dvd movie review — early!

by Chris   ⋅   May 26, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

Director: Fumihiko Sori
Genre: Japan, action, action, sci-fi
Release Date: May 27, 2008
As interested as I was in watching Baldr Force EXE, I was completely ambivalent about Vexille. I’d seen the ads on all the geek sites, but its comparisons to Appleseed weren’t winning me over. You see, to be completely honest, I’m not that big a [...]

Sunshine — he said, she said — movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 6, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

HE SAID
There haven’t been too many science fiction films focusing on the death of the sun. It’s a bit odd, given the sun is directly responsible for the abundance of life we enjoy on this planet. Really, the only film I am aware of to even remotely tackle this subject is Japan’s Sayonara Jupiter, though [...]

Sayonara Jupiter — dvd movie review — early!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   January 24, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

There are really two ways to enjoy tokusatsu eiga, or a Japanese special effects film. The first, and arguably the most prevalent way, is to put on airs of superiority and laugh at the quaint special effects, overly serious dialog, and awkward performances. The second, and my preferred mode of viewing, is to try and [...]

Sars Wars: Bangkok Zombie Crisis — movie review

by Chris   ⋅   November 11, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Let’s face it. The Zombie genre is, no pun intended, pretty much dead. Since the release of Resident Evil on the original Playstation, filmmakers and film studios have gone zombie crazy, producing a glut of films running the range from brilliant Zombie action/comedies to tired Zombie remakes and half baked immitators, with an unfortunate emphasis [...]

Appleseed (2004) — anime dvd review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   April 4, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

Beginning with a barrage of bullets, debris flying everywhere, and a hard techno beat… Appleseed starts very promising. At first it seems like the humans are doomed, as the far superior robots take them down one by one. And just when our hero Deunan begins an assault on the bioroids, her whole team [...]

Gantz — anime review

by Chris   ⋅   September 22, 2005   ⋅   Comments [30]

Perpetually oscillating between the disturbing, mysterious, perverted, horrific, explosive, meditative, surreal, hilarious, and introspective, Gantz is one of the most entertaining, and frankly, best animes I’ve seen in recent years.

Akira — guest movie review

by Chris   ⋅   August 13, 2005   ⋅   Comments [3]

This guest review is the first from my friend Alex Candia, who actually submitted the link for the earlier Kikkoman article. A linguistic major and fellow Japanophile, give it up for Alex!
Old School and oh so great. Set in the shadow of a huge bomb crater and a giant Olympic stadium, Neo-Tokyo is a city [...]

Chronicles of Riddick — he said, she said — movie review — screener!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   June 8, 2004   ⋅   Comment now

SHE SAID: Okay, pretend we live in Riddick’s world. Like most sci-fi/action flicks, pretend the laws of physics and logic do not exist. So if we nit-picked and tore this movie to shreds, we would be hard pressed to discover flaws because in Riddick’s world, running across magma fields in 300 degrees without a [...]

Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space — movie review

by Kris   ⋅   December 1, 2003   ⋅   Comments [2]

SPACE KITTY BLASTS THROUGH SOME THICK NOGGINS “Possibly Maybe” –one of my favourite Bjork tunes and the best way to describe the experience of this incredible flick. Subtly referencing (possibly) everything from The Little Prince, Phillip K. Dick and Roman mythology, Masons and mind control, to Itchy and Scratchy, Happy Tree Friends, 50s TV Japanimation [...]

Matrix Revolutions — he said, she said — movie review — screener!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 3, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

NICE GUYS FINISH LAST
HE SAID: Well, it’s finally here. The Matrix Revolutions. The title in and of itself refers to the circuitous nature of the matrix, as well as bringing things around full circle to a satisfying closure. The film does this fairly well, though it ignores, and outright dismisses, many of the amazingly [...]

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