Hollywood traditionally works in the mainstream, trying to make films with big budgets and even bigger audiences. And the Hollywood system constantly comes under fire for insisting on making more sequels, reboots, and … [Read more...]
Great. Another gasbag movie-nerd is gonna talk about the American version of The Ring and how it pales in comparison next to its seminal Japanese horror inspiration Ringu (or vice-versa). Maybe he’ll talk about how one … [Read more...]
You can read about Japan for years and learn a lot about the country; but there's something missing if you can't hear and see those same things. That's why I love documentaries about Japan so much. They give you a look … [Read more...]
When's the last time you walked away from a movie hungry? It's pretty rare for me. American movies about food seem to be few and far between, and the ones that are around are usually socially-conscious documentaries … [Read more...]
Every Sunday we gather the week's weird and interesting Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not always be hard-hitting news, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. … [Read more...]
There are lots of artforms that are uniquely Japanese, but maybe my favorite is giant monster movies. No country in the world can strap on a rubber suit and destroy miniature cities better than Japan. These monster … [Read more...]