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Festivals

CHICAGO JAPAN FILM COLLECTIVE: Backstreet Cinema Series Vol. 2: “The Cinematic Roar”

CHICAGO JAPAN FILM COLLECTIVE: Backstreet Cinema Series Vol. 2: “The Cinematic Roar” Two powerful documentaries celebrating Japan’s cultural legacy and artistic spirit December 14 & 21, 2025 | Chicago & Online Chicago, IL — The Chicago Japan Film Collective (CJFC) proudly announces Backstreet Cinema Series Vol. 2, featuring two extraordinary Japanese documentary films that explore…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

November 18, 2025

Interviews

NYAFF : Transcending Dimensions / Exclusive Interview with Writer/ Director Toshiaki Toyoda

©DIMENSIONS NYAFF 2025 Filmmaker in Focus : Toshiaki Toyoda immerses viewers in an aesthetically transfixing vision of inner and outer worlds, set against a backdrop of collapsing realities and cosmic uncertainty. DIRECTOR : Toshiaki Toyoda YEAR : 2025 COUNTRY : Japan RUNTIME : 97 minutes LANGUAGE : Japanese with English subtitles ORIGINAL TITLE : 次元を超える…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

July 27, 2025

Pick Up

“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Review

©Courtesy of Universal Pictures Las Vegas needs a real-life Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria, but not the smaller franchise store from the first film. Fans deserve a full recreation of the bigger flagship restaurant, complete with the river ride, as revealed in the new sequel—like only Vegas could build. Mike Schmidt’s encounters in the smaller Freddy Fazbear’s…

Joe Bendel

December 4, 2025

News

Audience-Controlled Interactive Slasher Movie ‘Slay Day’ to Premiere in Theaters in Fall 2026

Kino Industries’ CtrlMovie will release the interactive slasher film, Slay Day, in theaters in fall 2026, Variety is reporting. The drama will ask viewers in each theater to collectively vote on each critical decision using their smartphones. As a result, each audiences’ choices will alter the story as the movie plays on the big screen….

Karen Benardello

December 4, 2025

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The Duet of ‘CLOTHED BY THE SUN’ from ‘THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE’ Film Features Amanda Seyfried and Daniel Blumenberg

©Searchlight Pictures The song for the historical drama musical film “The Testament of Ann Lee” has been unveiled by Searchlight at its premiere. The film is set to debut in 70mm and will be available in select cinemas on Christmas Day. The film was directed by Norway’s Mona Fastvold, who also co-wrote it with her…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

December 4, 2025

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‘Slanted’ Uses Body Horror To Mock White Ethnocentrism

If The Substance explored ageism through the transformation of the body, a film featured in the line-up of the 43rd edition of the Torino Film Festival uses the same means to discuss white ethnocentrism. Slanted follows Joan Huang (Shirley Chen), a Chinese-American teen, who moved with her family from China to the star-spangled country when…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

December 3, 2025

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CHICAGO JAPAN FILM COLLECTIVE: Backstreet Cinema Series Vol. 2: “The Cinematic Roar”

NYAFF : Transcending Dimensions / Exclusive Interview with Writer/ Director Toshiaki Toyoda