Hello wonderful people, First – thanks to the 147 people who voted! I’m surprised there are so many of you out there who voted…but why don’t you comment more?? Haha. As for the results~ The overwhelming favorite was ‘More posts about Constantine’s personal/everyday life.’ DAMMIT, really?? Why must you force me to be interesting and do [...]
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Posted in Ramblings, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo on February 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Japanese Film Review: Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s RETRIBUTION (2006)
Posted in Film Reviews, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, film, film review, Film Reviews, horror, J-horror, japanese film, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Retribution on February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Kurosawa Kiyoshi should be considered his own genre. While primarily known for his horror films in the West, he got his start with pinku eiga movies (like many other Japanese directors) then moved into yakuza territory before making the switch to horror. Highly skilled, Kurosawa can successfully move between genres but every film he has made [...]
Japanese Film Reviews: Yaguchi Shinobu’s ADRENALINE DRIVE (1999)
Posted in Film Reviews, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged adrenaline drive, constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, film, film review, Film Reviews, japanese film, yaguchi shinobu on February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
ADRENALINE DRIVE is one of the first movies I watched when I was initially getting into Japanese film. Back in 2000, VHS still reigned supreme and it was pretty difficult to get your hands on Japanese movies in Colorado. Upon realizing that I had exhausted most of the sci-fi movie selection at the local Hollywood [...]
Feminism in Horror Film: Dead Wet Girls and Onryō
Posted in Film Reviews, Japan, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, critical essay, film, film review, Film Reviews, ghosts, horror, J-horror, Japan, japanese film, JU-ON, Kwaidan, Nakata Heideo, Oiwa, Okiku, onryo, Shimizu Takashi, The Grudge, The Ring, yokai, yotsuya kaidan, yurei on January 23, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Horror is typically regarded as the least feminist genre of film; a genre that routinely objectifies, sexualizes, tortures, rapes and murders women and girls. However, if viewed from a different angle, horror films often feature story lines that grant wronged women the power and agency (in death) to respond to the injustices done to them [...]
Film Review: Eli Craig’s TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL (2010)
Posted in Film Reviews, tagged alan tudyk, constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, eli craig, film, film review, Film Reviews, horror, tucker and dale vs. evil on December 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
This is one of the best movies you will see all year and everyone should watch it. Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil is the funniest, smartest, and most lighthearted satire of horror movie tropes to be released since Shaun of the Dead. Playing with some of the most tiresome and common clichés of slasher movies, this [...]
Japanese Film Review: Kaji Kengo’s SAMURAI PRINCESS (2009)
Posted in Film Reviews, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, film review, Film Reviews, horror, J-horror, japanese film, kaji kengo, nishimura yoshihiro, samurai princess on November 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I’m a big fan of Asian Extreme cinema (Patrick Galloway’s Asia Shock is a great introduction). Like most nerds, I’ll watch all movies that fall into this category…even if I only end up liking 50% of them. Unfortunately this was the case with Kaji Kengo’s Samurai Princess (2009). Sporting the talents of Nishimura Yoshihiro (the [...]
Film Review: Kevin Smith’s RED STATE (2011)
Posted in Film Reviews, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, film review, Film Reviews, horror, kevin smith, red state on November 28, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I like Kevin Smith as a filmmaker. Though I had my reservations about him making a horror film (seriously, why? Why make a horror film?), I really wanted to like Red State. Overall the movie isn’t really bad per se; it is bizarre, fairly thought-provoking, and decently entertaining. While there are several moments in the [...]
Japanese Film Review: Kon Satoshi’s PERFECT BLUE (1998)
Posted in Film Reviews, Japan, Japanese Film Reviews, tagged anime, CHAM, constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, critical essay, film review, Japan, Japanese culture, japanese film, Japanese film review, Kon Satoshi, Perfect Blue on November 26, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Already before Perfect Blue I wrote a script for another director [Katsuhiro Otomo], an episode of the omnibus film Memories called Magnetic Rose. It was also a story of confusion between memory and the real world. Because I didn’t direct it myself I was a bit concerned about how it was turning out. On many occasions I [...]
10 Best Horror Movies to Watch on Thanksgiving
Posted in Film Reviews, tagged blood feast, blood feast 2, cannibal holocaust, constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, feed, film review, Film Reviews, horror, lucky mckee, motel hell, poultrygeist, ravenous, thanksgiving, thankskilling, the woman, troma on November 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Because extreme over-eating and mandatory quality time with in-laws isn’t gruesome enough already, here are the 10 Best Horror Movies for Thanksgiving. Remember, it’s hard to run away from monsters and cannibals with a stomach full of turkey, so plan the most efficient exit strategy out of your house before binge-eating yams and pumpkin pie. [...]
Film Review: Pascal Laugier’s MARTYRS (2008)
Posted in Film Reviews, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, film, film review, Film Reviews, French horror, horror, Martyrs, Pascal Laugier on September 27, 2010 | 19 Comments »
☆☆ If you haven’t seen Martyrs, I would STRONGLY recommend that you watch it without reading this review…or any reviews for that matter. I think it is best to go into this movie without any idea where the story is going to take you. You will only be able to experience watching this film for [...]
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