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March 3, 2011
Instant Swamp (Satoshi Miki, 2009)
After Adrift in Tokyo (2007) Instant Swamp disappoints with its unfocused fable exploring the great divide between magical thought and rational thought.
March 26, 2013
Starry Starry Night (Tom Lin, 2011)
Starry Starry Night is a coming-of-age story of love and adventure. And, thanks to some interesting formal elements, it’s an enjoyable viewing.
January 30, 2015
Live (Noboru Iguchi, 2014)
What is most impressive with Live is its infectious energy.Every death, every plot point is sacrificed to the cinematic experience.
December 10, 2010
Boys on the Run (Daisuke Muira, 2010)
In Boys on the Run, Tanishi, a toy representative, spends his evenings engaging in phone sex with strangers and masturbating to hard-core porn.
November 28, 2010
Accident (Pou-soi Cheang, 2009)
Accident devolves into a too simplistic whodunit, where the director tries to dazzle us with his technical mastery and film knowledge.
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