Japan Cuts Hollywood 2019 – “Bento Harassment” shows it takes chops to get sweet revenge Faith Orcino February 1, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of Japan Cuts Hollywood. The inaugural year of Japan Cuts Hollywood, presented by the Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC) and Japan House Los Angeles, opened its...
“Weathering with You” dealt with the price for happiness Faith Orcino January 13, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Images courtesy of GKIDS. Director Makoto Shinkai and his creative team follows their hit film “Your Name.” with a new movie from that universe, “Weathering with You”. The film will be showing...
SDAFF 2019 Shorts Review Part 3 – “Shorts: Temp Life” Faith Orcino January 10, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of SDAFF. "To Each Your Sarah" Director Kim Deokgeun's film "To Each Your Sarah" follows a woman as she begins work in her hometown processing facility. She wants to be called...
SDAFF 2019 Shorts Review Part 2 -“Animation: Jumping the Line” Faith Orcino January 10, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of SDAFF. Every year the San Diego Asian Film Festival showcases short animated features in its program "Animation: Jumping the Line". This year, organizers let past Best Animated...
SDAFF 2019 Shorts Review Part 1 – “Shorts for Shorties” Faith Orcino January 9, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of SDAFF. While many of the films in the San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) are for older audiences, the event brings a special showcase catered to kids called “Shorts for...
SDAFF 2019 – “The 12th Suspect” questions law and loyalty Faith Orcino January 9, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival Director Ko Myoungsung's 2019 film "The 12th Suspect" brought a murder mystery filled with suspence. Set in post-Korean War Seoul, 1953 was not a...
SDAFF 2019 – “Fly Me To The Saitama” is a wild ride around Tokyo Faith Orcino January 8, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival. Fans of J-rocker GACKT got a chance to see the singer take the spotlight in Director Hideki Takeuchi's 2019 film "Fly Me To The Saitama."...
SDAFF 2019 – “To the Ends of the Earth” searches for one’s place in the world Faith Orcino January 8, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival. San Diego Asian Film Festival brought over the latest of Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, "To The Ends of the Earth". Young Yoko is far from home...
Japan Cuts Hollywood 2019 – Shorts Collection Reviews Faith Orcino January 8, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured image and film images courtesy of Japan Cuts Hollywood Japan Cuts Hollywood featured several filmmakers in the screening of their short films collection. "The Way of My Life" written and...
SDAFF 2019 – “A French Woman” finds herself lost in a betrayal of time Faith Orcino January 7, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of San Diego Asian Film Festival. Director Kim Hee-Jung's 2019 film "A French Woman" was a unique psychological thriller with a woman trying to find an escape from her...
