Personal Blog- Updates…It's finally warm enough to rain... And it hasn't stopped in 3 days. Be careful what you wish for... The blog has suffered from a lack of input recently, mainly due to the fact that nothing much of note has been going on. Although my inactivity has definitely brought on laziness as I've had visitors, […]
- Nuttier Than A FruitcakeSometimes I stop and think about life and its meaning... then I immediately eat something. However, the past few days have made me stop and think a little bit more seriously about it all. On Thursday morning at 8:15 I had an yet another appointment with yet another specialist about my back/neck/body/brain. I was on […]
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Review: Punished (2011)
I have just gotten around to watching Punished, the Johnnie To produced kidnap thriller starring Anthony Wong, Richie Jen and Maggie Cheung. A top notch cast show their chops with…
[Music] BoA: 6집 HURRICANE VENUS
After a massive five years concentrating on Japanese and US releases, BoA makes a K-Pop comeback with a great new album 6집 HURRICANE VENUS. I’ve just listened to this album…
[DVD] JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard [Korea 2009] Trailer
Directed by Choi Dong-hoon (최동훈) •Action •Comedy 136min | Release date in South Korea : 2009/12/23 Written and Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, JEON WOO CHI : The Taoist Wizard takes…
Robo-Geisha [DVD] [2009]
Mix some dire dialogue and some awful over acting and you get? Actually you get an hour and a half of no-brainer enjoyment. Note: May contain spoilers! This low budget…
Review: Ayumi Hamasaki – Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus
I’m pretty picky when it comes to the music I listen to, but when I started to become interested in all things Japan my music tastes become somewhat eclectic. At…
DVD: Possessed (Living Death) [불신지옥]
It’s been a while since I bigged up anything from Korea, so I thought I’d spend the next couple of days going through my watched list and pointing you in…
[Trailer] Third Window Acquires Rights to Fish Story
Back on the 11th of January, I wrote about one of the better films to be played at last years Terracotta Film Festival in London -Yoshihiro Nakamura’s ‘Fish Story‘. A…
Fish Story
One of the better films at last year’s Terracotta Festival in London was Fish Story. The film by Yoshihiro Nakamura (The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a…
Coming Soon
LoLyfe will be back soon, after a long stint of lethargy and other issues involving hacking attacks, the site will be updated later this week, so keep ‘em peeled. New…
Review: Gojoe 「2000」
This dark and moody film is set in Japan’s Middle Ages at a time when Demons collected the souls of man. One particular Demon said to be collecting 1,000 souls…
Review: Plastic City (2008)
Set in the grimy underbelly of Sao Paolo, Yu Lik-wai’s film dissects the dynamic between a man and his adopted son as they weave through the cities counterfeit world. A…
Review: Heaven’s Door (2009)
Michael Arias, better known for his work in the animation and digital domain on such features such as Tekkonkinkreet, Princess Mononoke and The Animatrix; lends his hand to directing a…
Review: The Shinjuku Incident
I think what has impressed me most about Jackie Chan‘s latest efforts (and I’m talking those films made outside of Hollywood – because we all know that they’re pretty dire…),…
REVIEW: Still Walking (2008)
Originally written May 1, 2009 ‘Aruitemo Aruitemo’ When it comes to film, it seems as though only a select few are able to capture what’s really trying to be said…
Review: Detroit Metal City (2008)
(デトロイト・メタル・シティ, Detoroito Metaru Shiti) Originally written May 12, 2009 Ken’ichi Matsuyama (well known actor in the role of ‘L‘ in the Death Note series of movies) plays a shy young…
REVIEW: Paco and the Magical Picture Book (2008)
I’ll be completely honest here, the only reason I watched this particular film is because Anna Tsuchiya appears in it. If she wasn’t on the list, it wasn’t getting in….
REVIEW: Two in Tracksuits (2008)
Somehow … a great film. Jaji no Futari | Jersey no Futari | Two in Tracksuits There is no real premise to this film, it’s just a pleasant journey of…
Review: Tokyo Trash Baby (2000)
Originally written May 2, 2009 WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! Ryuichi HIROKI‘s (I Am and S & M Writer) film from 2000 is one of those films that has you curiously…
Review: One Million Yen Girl (2008)
Originally written June 14, 2009 After being imprisoned for throwing away her room mates possessions, Suzuko Satô – played by Yû Aoi (Don’t Laugh at My Romance, Welcome to the…
Review: Happily Ever After (2007)
Originally written June 4, 2009 Combine a moody, sullen and angry ex-Yakuza (Abe Hiroshi) with a loving, timid and hard working woman (Nakatani Miki) and you get the epitome of…
