Month: July 2017
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Crocodile Dundee
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Just like The Golden Child, this is a comedy from back then that I’m sure I watched quite a few times. Sure, it’s a silly film, but I found it to have aged decently (except for the homophobic humor, which you do see pop up uncomfortably in a lot of 80s movies) and had a…
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The Golden Child
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This movie was never considered an Eddie Murphy classic, but I’m pretty sure I loved it a lot when I was a kid — re-watching it, I was surprised by how many of the lines sounded so familiar, which probably means I watched it quite a few times back then. But it’s not really a…
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Game of Thrones (Season 7)
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Here we are, the 7th (and shorter) season. Two episodes in, we still haven’t gotten to the meat of things, but it’s off to a decent start, after a pretty quiet first episode (but with the delicious Ariya revenge scene at the start), and then a second episode that puts things in motion (naval battle,…
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Punisher: War Zone
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I haven’t really thought about this movie since watching it when it originally came out (close to 10 years ago), but reading a profile of its director Lexi Alexander in the latest issue of Wired made me want to give it another look. I do remember liking it, and after a re-watch, I can still…
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Blame
I was quite looking forward to watching this film. I’ve never read the manga series it’s based on, but I quite like the stuff that Polygon Pictures has worked on of late (Knights of Sidonia, Ajin), and I really dig the cel-shaded CG they produce. I did quite like the visuals, but I somehow never…
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Sayaka Ishiyama
State of Tokyo has a new interview up, this time with manga creator Sayaka Ishiyama. As with all the pieces that go up on the site, it’s photo heavy, and gives you a nice look at Ishiyama-san working on her illustrations.
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Trunk Hotel
I’d like to stay at the Trunk Hotel, please (located in Shibuya). Via Spoon & Tamago. Here’s also a piece about it from The Japan Times.
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Good Design Store Tokyo
I think I would go crazy if I had access to the newly opened (back in April) Good Design Store, near Tokyo Station (in the Kitte building). I’m sure it stocks tons of products I featured in my “On Design” column over the years. Via Spoon & Tamago.