Maybe mainstream Japanese cinema is just as formulaic and tired as Hollywood movies, I don’t know.  I don’t know if the Japanese movies they screen at Fantasia are typical for J-movies or if they are considered indie in their own country.  All I do know is that I loves me some J-cinema, based on the […]

This one is complicated… Canary is shot not so much like a documentary as a window into this alternate world.  It’s like we’re watching people go about their daily lives, which is just as dull as it sounds.  But I’m not saying this movie is boring.  You just have to pay really close attention to […]

This gorgeous piece of work is a Canadian stop-motion feature but it is NOT a kid’s movie.  It is innovative, interesting and amusing and I enjoyed every moment.  Screw Coraline, Edison and Leo is where it’s at. [rating:35]

Cryptic is like The Butterfly Effect, except with 100% less Ashton Kutcher, and therefore 100% better.  Time travel/timeline adjustment!  Now with less douche! [rating:35]

A Japanese romantic comedy about a boy and his cyborg.  Cute, sweet and highly amusing with a time travel loop/paradox that I think holds up. Not necessary viewing though unless you’re a hardcore fan of Jromcoms. [rating:30]

This South Korean movie would have to be classified as a romantic comedy but only because it can’t really be classified as anything else.  But it’s not about a couple falling in love; it’s about a woman learning to understand a man and have sympathy and affection for him in spite of who he is.  […]

It’s hard to do horror well but making kids the bad guys helps because killer kids are inherently creepy.  And a willingness to follow through with the logical consequences of having a bunch of psycho kids on your hands helps this movie rise to the level of effective and genuinely scary horror.  I’m not easily […]

This low-budget Quebecois effort is about a guy who is visited by his own ghost from the future.  It’s an original idea and genuinely amusing throughout.  I was consistently entertained right up until the point where they have a rape scene played for laughs.  Umm… the fuck?  Not cool dude, not cool.  It took me […]

Apparently the worst movie in the world is Troll 2.  It has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB.  But it’s soooo bad that it has inevitably swung back to awesome and has become a cult classic.  So of course the kid who starred in it decided to make a documentary about it and […]

This Korean film is deliciously gorgeous.  It’s about a group of men who run a cake shop and the eye candy on display is a sight to behold and leaves the mouth watering.  Even someone like me, who isn’t a big fan of rich sweets felt tempted to taste… although I was maybe a bit […]