PinnedPublished inSignifierHome Dance & the Biting CatCelebrating the energising art of Yaorenmao and a joyous Chinese subculture that knows no boundsMar 24A response icon3Mar 24A response icon3
Published inFrame RatedSana + Sana: Let Me Hear — compelling ghost stories from a J-Horror senseiA band discover a mysterious cassette tape containing only a simple melody, which comes with sinister consequences for those who hear it…Oct 31A response icon3Oct 31A response icon3
Published inFrame RatedKaizo Hayashi’s Maiku Hama Trilogy — thrilling descent into noir nightmaresA trilogy of films about Yokohama private eye Maiku Hama, directed by Kaizo Hayashi.Oct 24A response icon6Oct 24A response icon6
Published inFrame RatedThree / Three… Extremes — varied showcase of terror and transgression from Asia’s top filmmakersA trio of ghostly tales of terror, each from a different country, form the anthologies Three and Three... Extremes.Oct 19Oct 19
Published inSignifierThe Dazzling VortexSome Vorticists flirted with Fascism, but their art also helped defend the allied navies…Oct 17A response icon7Oct 17A response icon7
Published inFrame RatedThe Day of the Beast — darkly hilarious Satanic mayhem with a heartBent on committing sins to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian occultist.Oct 15A response icon5Oct 15A response icon5
Published inFrame RatedThe Island (1985) — sharp socio-political parable or derivative slasher fare?Mr. Cheung takes six students to a remote, deserted island, where they discover there are three insane people and their paranoid mother…Oct 13Oct 13
Published inSignifierFrom Beyond the Grave — Unearthing Japan’s Forgotten PhotographerThe art of Ukai Gyokusen has finally surfaced after being, very literally, buried in the past…Oct 9A response icon7Oct 9A response icon7
Published inFrame Rated‘Daiei Gothic Vol.2: Japanese Ghost Stories’ — sumptuous essentials of Japan’s supernatural cinemaClassic Japanese ghost stories brought to the screen by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka and Kimiyoshi Yasuda.Oct 6A response icon4Oct 6A response icon4
Published inFrame RatedThe Man in My Basement — promising premise lost in protracted ponderingAn African American man is stuck in a rut and about to lose his ancestral home when a white businessman offers to rent his basement…Oct 2Oct 2