Yukie Nakama

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Trick: the Movie — he said, she said — movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   December 30, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

HE SAID:
I’ve been promising this one for near four months now, and Christmas Break seemed as good a time as any to finally get this done.
When it comes to theatrical turns by popular television shows, the result more often than not leaves both fans and newcomers oddly unsatisfied. Oftentimes these assume a too-high familiarity on [...]

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 [...]

2007’s Films We Would Watch Again (and some we would not)

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   December 23, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

So it’s time for another go round of Dreamlogic.net’s “Best o’ the Year Picks”. For those who aren’t familiar, this is basically our list of favorite films for the year. These are not necessarily films that are of high technical or artistic merit, or those which have received major critical praise. Instead, this is [...]

Dreamlogic.net’s Ninja Favorites List

by Chris   ⋅   December 8, 2007   ⋅   Comments [2]

So, I’m a little late on this, but who cares? December 5th was Day of the Ninja, an effort to spread Ninja appreciation given the Pirates vs. Ninja net phenomenon. Now, I find the Pirates vs. Ninja thing to be a bit lame (I mean, c’mon. Stealthy assassins against legions of unwashed thieves and rapists? [...]

Oh-oku: The Women of the Inner Palace (aka:O-oku) — movie review

by Chris   ⋅   August 24, 2007   ⋅   Comment now

Nothing’s more salaciously entertaining than political scandal, save for political scandal amongst power hungry women. Make that, power-hungry, back-stabbing, sex-starved women. And, in the history of Japan, no such scandal has matched the proportions of the Ejima-Ikushima Affair, a tale of dirty dealings, illicit relationships, and political maneuverings involving the Oh-oku, or shogun’s harem. [...]

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 [...]

Red Hot Pocky Commercials

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   January 22, 2007   ⋅   Comments [3]

To complement the Men’s Pocky review, here are a few awesome Pocky commercials I dug up on YouTube, starting with the commercial for Men’s Pocky.
Men’s Pocky
Clumsy Pocky
Nosy Mother Pocky
Nosy Fisherman Pocky
Pocky Love
Scary Pocky
Bonus Yukie Nakama commercial

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 [...]

Nana 2 — Smoking Aces — Curse of the Golden Flower — Ô-oku — Sakuran — Paprika — Tekkon — movie trailers

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 30, 2006   ⋅   Comments [3]

It’s time for another trailer rundown.
Nana 2 . The next installment of the rock drama starring Japanese pop star Mika Nakashima. I haven’t yet seen Nana 1, but Nakashima’s actually a pretty good singer, so I am somewhat interested. Trailer here.
Smoking Aces . The latest in hitmen comedy, Smoking Aces looks about as fun as [...]

Vibrator — G@ME — Rampo Jigoku — capsulefest movie reviews

by Chris   ⋅   November 22, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

Vibrator
I do my best to see good in films these days. I think I’ve come a long way from my cranky green critic self. But Vibrator has brought out the cranky in me. It is an absolutely terrible film. Plodding, shallow, and self important, it is an absolute chore to sit through.
Lauded as “Japan’s Answer [...]

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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