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February 21, 2023

Interview: Yûya Yagira on the meaty appeal of Gannibal

The lead actor of the horror-drama series on how Masaaki Ninomiya’s manga adaptation can serve up a thrilling time.
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August 18, 2021

Fantasia 2021 Dispatch: What Josiah Saw, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, The Righteous

Two chilling morality plays centered around faith, and an inventive Japanese time-travel comedy, center our latest Fantasia coverage.
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July 11, 2019

Fantasia 2019: “Sadako” is a Middling Return to the Ring Franchise

Fantasia kicks off its opening night with an atmospheric, if slightly subdued, entry in the Ringu series.
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July 14, 2018

Fantasia 2018: Hanagatami Review – The Director of Hausu Confuses and Delights in His Final Epic

Hausu’s Nobuhiko Obayashi starts wrapping up his 60-year career in filmmaking with a deeply weird, compellingly stream-of-consciousness wartime drama. This piece was originally posted on..
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July 8, 2018

Four Crazy Horror Flicks We Want to See at Fantasia

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood If you want festivals full of soulful contemplation of the human condition, and solemn documentaries about Serious Issues,..
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April 18, 2018

Ramen Heads Review: An Unbalanced Dish of a Documentary

Koki Shigeno’s documentary tries hard to be the next Jiro Dreams of Sushi; however, unlike a good bowl of ramen, the documentary is not as..