Asako I & II 『寝ても覚めても』 - Movie Review

The Movie: Asako I & II 『寝ても覚めても』

The Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

The Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô, Kôji Nakamoto, Kôji Seto, Misako Tanaka, Daichi Watanabe, Rio Yamashita

The Story: Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

First Love / 初恋 - Movie Review

The Movie: First Love / 初恋

The Director: Takashi Miike

The Cast: Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Shôta Sometani, Sakurako Konishi, Becky, Jun Murakami

The Story: A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

Human Lost 「人間失格」 - Movie Review

The Movie: Human Lost 「人間失格」

The Director: Fuminori Kizaki

The Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Kana Hanazawa, Takahiro Sakurai

The Story: Osamu Dazai’s masterpiece of Japanese literature re-imagined into a hyper-kinetic deep dive into human consciousness.

Girl on the Third Floor - 2019 BHFF Movie Review

The Movie: Girl on the Third Floor

The Director: Travis Stevens

The Cast: C.M. Punk, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks,

The Story: Don Koch tries to renovate a rundown mansion with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans.

The Lighthouse - Movie Review

The Movie: The Lighthouse

The Director: Robert Eggers

The Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, Valeriia Karaman

The Story: Two lighthouse workers in the 1890's drink, fart, argue, and fantasize about mermaids.