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Richard Lloyd (1951-2026)

Posted on November 8, 2026 by philipbrasor

Richard Lloyd has died. Here is an interview I did with him in 2003 for the Japan Times. Television stands test of time BY PHILIP BRASOR Sep 14, 2003 It seems every band that broke up in the decade prior … Continue reading →

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Review: Voices

Posted on November 7, 2026 by philipbrasor

Few national cinemas have looked at their troubled histories with as much candor as South Korea’s. For sure, in many of the historical movies the country has released since throwing off their long dictatorship in the late 80s the Korean … Continue reading →

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Review: Verity

Posted on November 6, 2026 by philipbrasor

Due to either timing or ambition, Anne Hathaway has been ubiquitous on movie screens this year in a way she hasn’t since winning an Oscar some years ago. In this curiously inert thriller based on a bestselling potboiler by Colleen … Continue reading →

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Tokyo International Film Festival 2026

Posted on November 5, 2026 by philipbrasor

Here are links to the articles I wrote for the TIFF 2026 web site. Shyrmauyq Q&A The Great Spirit World Talk Show Red Before Dawn Q&A Trees Are Watching Q&A Even If Hell Came Q&A My Wife Cries Q&A Angela … Continue reading →

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Review: Urchin and Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill

Posted on October 23, 2026 by philipbrasor

European filmmakers do addiction and homelessness better than their North American or Asian counterparts, mainly because they avoid the sentimentality and presumably requisite pathos often associated with depictions of both conditions. In terms of British representation, I’d like to think … Continue reading →

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Review: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Posted on October 22, 2026 by philipbrasor

In the stop-action claymation world of Nick Park’s Aardman Studio, pets and domesticated animals not only display more common sense than their human overlords, they often possess specific skills that would put tech bros like Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg … Continue reading →

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A conversation with Neeraj Churi

Posted on October 17, 2026 by philipbrasor

Neeraj Churi is a UK-based Indian businessman who runs a company called Lotus Visual Productions, which provides production assistance and advice to independent filmmakers who address LGBTQ+ themes and characters. Churi’s most well-known production is probably Cactus Pears, an Indian … Continue reading →

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Review: Truth & Treason

Posted on October 16, 2026 by philipbrasor

Angel Studios is a production company that makes Christian-themed movies. Along with the seemingly requisite New Testament reenactments you also get things like Sound of Freedom, an action movie, according to their PR page, that’s about a “former government agent … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 12

Posted on October 12, 2026 by philipbrasor

For some reason I didn’t have any trouble getting tickets to the movies I wanted to see yesterday, my last full day at the festival. Of course, since it was my last full day, I spent half of it in … Continue reading →

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Busan International Film Festival 2026, Oct. 11

Posted on October 11, 2026 by philipbrasor

I was finally able to see Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden yesterday at the only screening that would be taking place while I’m in Busan. I had missed it when it opened in Japan and, since it is mostly … Continue reading →

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