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October 7, 2018 · 0 comments

By Raz Greenberg. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Yoshiaki Kawajiri was the king of exciting, ultra-violent action mixed with the erotic. His urban and historical fantasies – Wicked City, Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (and to some extent also the later Highlander: Vengeance) oozed with style, and at the same time, were also shamelessly […]

October 3, 2018 · 0 comments

We’ve made it to the month of October and that means we’re now on the road to MCM London Comic Con at the end of the month! Taking place at Excel London once again, it promises to be another fantastic event full of unique opportunities across the board for attendees. If you haven’t already, BUY […]

October 2, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky may be the closest that anime has ever come to producing a full-blown Vietnam film. The Gundam franchise has always been about war, but Thunderbolt suggests its makers were marathoning films like Apocalypse Now and Born on the Fourth of July. Thunderbolt makes a “gritty” Hollywood franchise film […]

September 25, 2018 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. In the run-up to the UK cinema release of Mamoru Hosoda’s eagerly awaited Mirai in 2018, I interviewed Hosoda himself about his new film. Mirai revolves around the adventures of Kun, a four year-old boy in Japan, who magically encounters family members from the past and future. Hosoda’s past acclaimed films include The […]

September 19, 2018 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Mars is under siege! Just before Halloween 2071, a terrorist bomb destroys a tanker truck on Highway One, close to a densely-populated crater city. There are casualties up to half a mile from the blast – 500 killed or injured by what appears to be a biochemical weapon. The reward for the […]