Despite lukewarm reviews and poor box-office performance in 2002, Equilibrium has captivated audiences and become a cult hit in the decades since its release. That isn’t to say it’s a film without issues; the main one is that it is quite derivative at times, with echoes of Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Matrix, but it runs with these inspirations, crafting a unique aesthetic and universe.
Kota Ibushi confronts Dr. Cube and his minions on the Kaiju Big Battel Danger Can Happen Half Hour! “Senior Referee Dundee recaps Kota Ibushi’s explosive run-in with Kaiju Big Battel, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive segments, and Ibushi’s match at Content of Champions in Dallas, Texas. Broadcast from Brooklyn […]
At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo, friend of the Gutter Jeffrey X Martin join Josh Wallin and Andy Burns to talk about the year in pro wrestling. “Whether you’re a hardcore sicko, a casual, or an outside observer, it’s been a thrilling and compelling year […]
At Wired, Hideo Kojima answers Kojima questions in very Kojima ways. “Legendary Japanese video game auteur Hideo Kojima joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about his work. What does Hideo Kojima consider his masterpiece? What qualities and talents does a successful game designer need to possess? […]
Guest Star and film scholar Earl Jackson continues his look at Kimi wa Koibito / You Are My Lover, a dizzyingly metafictional and genre-bending Nikkatsu film featuring an injured Japanese teen hearthrob’s return to the screen in a movie that references his injury and the incident that caused […]
The National Diet Library in Tokyo has scanned a copy of Sekka Zusetsu, an 1832 book of snow crystals observed and recorded by Doi Toshitsura. See them here!
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