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REVIEW: Hit Me Anyone One More Time! (2019)

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Grant Watson

Keisuke Korada (Kiichi Nakai) is Japan’s all-time least popular Prime Minister. Coarse, corrupt, foul-mouthed, and sexist, his antagonistic behaviour and punitive policies have delivered him the ire of the Japanese people and an approval rating of 2.3%. When a protester … Continue reading REVIEW: Hit Me Anyone One More Time! (2019)

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REVIEW: Galaxy Turnpike (2016)

January 19, 2019 Grant Watson

It is the year 2265. Midway between Earth and an outer solar system colony lies the Galaxy Turnpike, where travellers can pull over their spacecraft and relax at a retro-styled Sandsand burger joint. Inside the husband and wife team of … Continue reading REVIEW: Galaxy Turnpike (2016)

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REVIEW: The Uchoten Hotel (2006)

June 18, 2018 Grant Watson

On New Year’s Eve inside a luxury Tokyo hotel, a maid (Takako Matsu) gets confused for an industrialist’s lover, an honoured deer specialist has an unexpected encounter with his actual lover, that lover targets a disgraced senator-in-hiding, a manager (Koji Yakusho) runs … Continue reading REVIEW: The Uchoten Hotel (2006)

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