Fantasia Festival – psychocinema

I Fell in Love With a Z-Grade Director in Brooklyn (2025) review [Fantasia Film Festival]

One of the most pleasant surprises of this year.

Seki offers audiences a touching fictionalized account of Akiko Higashimura’s relationship with her mentor Kenzo Hidaka.

Ishikawa delivers an engaging narrative with some satisfying twists, many funny moments, and pleasing action-sequences.

Keita Amemiya does not only please fans and newcomers alike, but proves the continued appeal of the tokusatsu superhero genre

Shibue’s film can be enjoyed by anyone, yet only those who have watched the drama-series can fully appreciate the narrtaive’s resolution.

Daiga Matsui’s narrative ultimately develops into something that expands beyond mere romance, a surprising and highly satisfying time-loop drama.

The thoughtful manipulation of this atmospheric field is integral to create an effective and engaging genre-blend.

Yugo Sakamoto successfully mixes up the formula that structured his previous two action narratives. Highly Recommended.

An evocative experience that succeeds in giving the vampire and the well-explored themes a fresh coat of drama and sexiness.

A fun romp that works well as an introduction to the cultural diversity that enriches the Japanese archipelago.

In this short article, we want to introduce two of our recommendations and four films we look forward to and you should do.

An over-the-top and highly powerful romance narrative.

If you like low-key humour and some time-twisting fun, you should not miss Yamaguchi’s latest.

Ikeda’s narrative contains all the right ingredients, but the final mixture is not able to give the narrative the emotional impact it looks for.

Anno delivers an action-hero experience that is both incredibly fun and emotionally touching.