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Reviews: Nintama Rantarō: Invincible Master of the Dokutake Ninja from TJFF 2025

July 7, 2025

Invincible Master of the Dokutake Ninja is the latest in the Nintama Rantarō films. Here the young ninja’s must investigate the disappearance of their missing teacher.

Reviews: 40 Acres

July 3, 2025

40 Acres is a post apocalyptic thriller about a black and indigenous family fighting to save their family and homestead as they are attacked.

Reviews: Drop – Physical Release

July 2, 2025

Drop is an exciting whodunit thriller, where a woman is tormented by a drop sharing app to do unspeakable things to her date.

Reviews: Muromachi Outsiders (Samurai Fury) from TJFF 2025

July 1, 2025

Final Rating: 4/5 In 1461, the Kanshō famine devastated Kyoto, at that time the seat of the ruling Ashikaga shogunate. As thousands starved –…

Reviews: Grand Maison Paris from TJFF 2025

June 30, 2025

Grand Maison Paris is a sequel to the series Grand Maison Tokyo, where a Japanese chef in Paris must face an uphill battle to become a master of his craft.

Reviews: Shanghai Blues – Restoration

June 26, 2025

Shanghai Blues is a classic 1984 Hong Kong film with a brand new 4K restoration that had it’s premiere at the 2025 Cannes film festival.

Reviews: River Returns from TJFF 2025

June 25, 2025

Final Rating: 4/5 River Returns enters the frame like an older family member sharing a story around a campfire. Each sentence is a thread…

Reviews: The Hobby: Tales From The Tabletop

June 24, 2025

The Hobby: Tales From the Tabletop is a new documentary about the exciting world of board games and how they have evolved to meet a modern audience.

Reviews: Mann’s Sparks from imagineNATIVE 2025

June 23, 2025

Mann’s Sparks is a unique video essay documentary where Michael Mann’s filmography is blended with the dream pop band Beach House to make 10 music video edits.

Reviews: Seeds from imagineNATIVE 2025

June 20, 2025

Ziggy is an influencer who has just scored a huge endorsement with Nature’s Oath, until she realizes she’s been targeted by them to steal her family’s seeds.