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July 23, 2022

Fantasia 2022: Special Delivery, Fish Tale, & Identikit

A thriller with a friendship at its core, a touching story about the struggle to fit in, and a remastered 70s camp drama are just a few of the unique offerings at this year's Fantasia Film Festival.
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July 19, 2022

The Deer King only rules in its epic scope

Production I.G's film fumbles whenever it has to address something else besides its epic attributes.
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July 20, 2021

Hydra Blu-ray review: strong acting, great fights, killer mood

Hydra, from master action director Kensuke Sonomura, boasts both thrilling duels between lethal assassins and warm, skillful character work.
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August 27, 2020

Season 3 of “Aggretsuko” moves out of the office

The red panda keeps raging against the machine as the cartoon becomes even more painfully relatable.
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August 25, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Woman of the Photographs” takes the shine off our polished self-images

Takeshi Kushida's debut is a heartbreakingly dark love story about confidence and perception.
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August 18, 2020

Fantasia 2020: “Monster Seafood Wars” is a light but pleasant snack

Minoru Kawasaki’s loving tribute to kaiju movies drags whenever the action moves away from the monsters.
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August 16, 2020

Fantasia: “Life: Untitled” explores Japanese sex work

Kana Yamada's stage adaptation Life: Untitled offers a glimpse into the lives of women on the margins of Japanese sex work.
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January 18, 2020

“Weathering With You” Is an Animated Ray of Sunshine

Makoto Shinkai's followup to Your Name is another charming coming-of-age tale with a supernatural twist.
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January 3, 2020

Get Ready to Trudge Through “The Grudge” (2020)

Nicolas Pesce's 2020 extension of the Japanese horror franchise is maybe its most leaden, unscary entry yet.
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November 8, 2019

Ed Skrein and Luke Kleintank on Honoring WWII Heroes in “Midway”

The stars of Roland Emmerich's epic war film sit down to talk about research, gum, and the Greatest Generation.