SYNOPSIS: The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou’s dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society. REVIEW: Let me start by stating that this is not a horror film. For those familiar with Shunji Iwai’s previous works this comes as no surprise, as he has a well established career …
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Film Review: Battle Royale II (2003)
SYNOPSIS: Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students are sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara. REVIEW: If you do a casual search for “best Asian horror movies,” there are a handful of titles that will appear on nearly every list. Oldboy, …
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