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A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan
16 November 2019 10:59 AM | No CommentsThe Nakagin Capsule Tower resembles two towers of stacked cubes. It is one of few remaining buildings from the Japanese Metabolist architectural movement.
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“Farewell Song” (さよならくちびる) – 2019 SDAFF Review
11 November 2019 8:26 AM | No Comments"Farewell Song" is an ode to a lifestyle that few people have the courage to attempt, and fewer still have the strength and luck to find success in.
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“Present. Perfect.” (完美現在時) – 2019 SDAFF Review
10 November 2019 10:28 AM | No CommentsShengzhe Zhu’s documentary elicits sympathy for its subjects - a number of live streamers in China - while alluding to the dangers of excessive, passive consumption.
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“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show” – 2019 SDAFF Review
09 November 2019 9:20 AM | No CommentsIn "It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show," a Taiwanese television network is run by a mob-connected boss searching for cash instead of ratings. Cue Crazy TV!
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Shin Su-won’s “Light for the Youth” – 2019 Busan Film Review
02 November 2019 8:36 AM | No CommentsWhether "Light for the Youth" (젊은이의 양지) leads to an optimistic path for today’s Generation Y in "Hell Joseon" is ultimately left up to the viewer to decide.
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About Author: Paul Kazee
Posts by Paul Kazee
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2017 Capitolfest: Fay Wray, short films and much more
Paul KazeePosted on August 27, 2017 | No CommentsFay Wray was the featured star at this year's Capitolfest. Audiences were delighted to learn that her daughter would be the festival's very special guest. -
“Train to Busan” (부산행) – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on August 2, 2016 | No CommentsCritics have been nearly unanimous in calling "Train to Busan" one of the best zombie flicks in years, and while it is that, it also has glaring flaws. -
“Under the Shadow” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 29, 2016 | No CommentsWhile "Under the Shadow" may work better as political allegory than as horror, it is not without its effective supernatural scares. -
Spoken Word: Grady Hendrix’s “Summerland Lost: A Ghost Story in Progress” – 2016 Fantasia Film Festival
Paul KazeePosted on July 27, 2016 | No CommentsAmong the author's latest creations is a spoken word piece detailing the history of Spiritualism in the U.S., starting with the Fox sisters in 1848. -
“I, Olga Hepnarová” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 23, 2016 | No CommentsNeither justifying or condemning her, "I, Olga Hepnarová" simply observes a lonely, alienated woman - the last woman to be executed in Czechoslovakia. -
Agnieszka Smoczynska’s “The Lure” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 20, 2016 | No CommentsIf you watch only one mermaid musical in your lifetime, please let it be "The Lure," which is pretty much the best movie in the world for its first half. -
Marcin Wrona’s “Demon” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 17, 2016 | No CommentsWith roots in the Jewish myth of the Dybbuk, the ghost who clings to a human victim in "Demon" is of a young Jewish woman who vanished during World War II. -
Guillermo del Toro talks about his love for Fantasia
Paul KazeePosted on July 16, 2016 | No CommentsDirector Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "Pacific Rim") arrived at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal to a packed schedule. -
Fantasia 2016: “Antibirth,” “A Conspiracy of Faith,” “Rupture”
Paul KazeePosted on July 16, 2016 | No CommentsNatasha Lyonne and Chloë Sevigny are spot on "Antibirth;" "A Conspiracy of Faith" can't quite find the truth; and Noomi Rapace shines in a flawed "Rupture." -
“King Dave” – 2016 Fantasia International Film Festival Review
Paul KazeePosted on July 15, 2016 | No CommentsWhat makes "King Dave" truly amazing is not just that it's a single take, but rather, it's what director Podz manages to fit into the frame.
