Joe Odagiri

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2007’s DVDs I Would Watch Again

by Chris   ⋅   December 27, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

As with our 2007 films we would watch again, here’s my list of 2007 DVDs I would gladly watch again. I’ve tried to take these off the top of my head, as if I need to think too hard to remember a title, it obviously wasn’t one of my favorite :) As always, feel free [...]

Hazard movie review screener!

by Chris   ⋅   May 19, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

Hazard
Sion Sono is proving impossible to pin down. After the blood-spattered proceedings of his semi-supernatural Suicide Club, and the opulent erotic-grotesqueries of Strange Circus, Sono has opted for a stripped down, near-Dogme 95 style tale of rebellious youth and stereotypical American frontier ferocity.
Despite the best efforts of American travel ambassadors, the international perception of [...]

Love & Pop, Princess Raccoon, Silver in-brief movie reviews

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   March 14, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

No, I haven’t been slacking on the film reviews. It’s just that we haven’t seen a lot worth talking about. This latest batch could be perceived as a nice drink after drought. Note that since Johnny To’s Exiled is playing at this year’s SFIAAFF I’ll try to have a review up this weekend. Read on [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade dvd movie review

by Chris   ⋅   February 22, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

Being that I’ve already reviewed Shinobi: Heart Under Blade, and professed my deep love for it in our Best of 2006 list, I’m going to launch straight into the DVD review.
Funimation presents Shinobi: Heart Under Blade in an absolutely pristine 2.35:1 transfer (truly the best I’ve seen) representing its theatrical aspect ratio, with your choice [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade dvd Prize Pack contest!

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   January 27, 2007   ⋅   Comments [6]

If you read this site, you know I love Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. In fact, we placed it on our Best of Year list for 2006. Now, thanks to Funimation and Filter Magazine, you to can enjoy the awesomeness that is Shinobi (If you haven’t already, check out my review of the film, here.) We [...]

Best and Worst Films 2006 *UPDATED*

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   January 1, 2007   ⋅   Comments [9]

We’re back again with our best and worst lists for the year. Once again, our criteria for Best Film status were the films that we truly felt we would watch again. For the nitpickers out there, some of the pictures listed played in their native countries at the tail end of 2005, but weren’t seen [...]

BEST OF THE YEAR (so far)

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   August 9, 2006   ⋅   Comments [4]

A lot of critics seem to be putting out their Best of Year (so far) lists, so we’ve decided to do the same. But, rather than list films guaranteed to garner critical acclaim (and respect of our academic elitist peers), we’re choosing those we would honestly watch more than once.
Best films (Chris):
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
So [...]

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade movie review

by Chris   ⋅   June 9, 2006   ⋅   Comments [2]

Based on the novel by Futaro Yamada, Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (aka: Shinobi 2005, nothing to do with the SEGA game) is a classic tale of star crossed lovers in Tokugawa era Japan. Oboro and Gennosuke, born to opposing ninja clans locked in a centuries long quiet war, have found a love that flies in [...]

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