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  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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    Battles Without Honor and Humanity

    Yakuza amass power amid a war-torn country in the first of several iconic crime dramas.

  • Shin Godzilla vs Godzilla Minus One
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    Shin Godzilla vs Godzilla Minus One

    Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One are both powerhouse showcases of what modern Godzilla can be and both used the iconic King of the Monsters in entirely unique ways. I look at how both films differ, and what that says about the movies, and the context around their creation.

  • The Mutation

    The Mutation

    Two people find acceptance in each other, if no one else, in Shin Su-won’s road drama.

  • Suzuki=Bakudan [Fantasia Film Festival]

    Suzuki=Bakudan [Fantasia Film Festival]

    The police question either a criminal mastermind or a hapless victim in Akira Nagai’s cat-and-mouse crime thriller.

  • Break Free [Fantasia Film Festival]

    Break Free [Fantasia Film Festival]

    Fantasia International Film Festival: Gangsters try to crack the TikTok algorithm in Yu Nakamoto’s silly yakuza comedy.

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