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Meatball Machine

By Josiah Teal | March 2021

Fusing cyberpunk, manga, and splatter horror influences, directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Jun’ichi Yamamoto aim to deliver blood-soaked mayhem in Meatball Machine. Following…

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Fusing cyberpunk, manga, and splatter horror influences, directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Jun'ichi Yamamoto aim to deliver blood-soaked mayhem in Meatball...

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The camaraderie and sportsmanship of athletics is one that many directors display in their films. It usually offers a safe, escapist type of environment...

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Lady Battle Cop, or Onna batoru koppu in its native Japanese, is, in a word, incredible. I'm not talking about Oscar-bait high-drama incredible. I mean,...

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Some would say the struggle to find one’s identity is just as important as our basic need for food, clothing, and shelter. With racial tensions at an...

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It only takes a moment to be #Cancelled and a lifetime to exact revenge. Kôji Fukada’s A Girl Missing is a slow-paced thriller of crime and...

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It's a well-known fact that if you go west long enough, you end up in the east. That's true with Pac-Man, and it's true with bluegrass, as explained in the...

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37 Seconds tells the story of Yuma Takada (Mei Kayama), a 23-year-old woman living in Japan with cerebral palsy. She struggles to find her way as a manga...

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Takashi Miike is a machine. Since his debut in 1991, the man has directed over 100 theatrical, video and television productions. He adeptly handles a...

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Not sure if this qualifies as a dystopian future, but two years ago the city of Fukushima experienced a nuclear disaster in Koya Kamura’s Homesick. Many...

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Some of the most creative, mind-bending, and twisted horror movies come out of South Korea. A Tale of Two Sisters, Old Boy, The Host and more than I have...

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