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Izuru Narashima came up with one of the best films of the previous decade in “Rebirth”, and although he did not reach the same level in the next years, his works were always decent, to say the least. His latest work is adapted by the homonymous novel by Sonoko Machida, and the title refers to a species of whales which makes sound at 52 hertz, which is too high to be heard by other whales.

52-Hertz Whales is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival

The story unfolds through many back and forths, with the present finding the protagonist, Kiko Mishima in the small seaside town in Oita, living in her grandmother's house, who was a geisha, and inciting much gossip among the locals. While there, she comes across a boy that is the victim of abuse by his mother, Kotomi, a local waitress who seems to really despise him. His story reminds her of her own.

“The Boys” media franchise expanded in 2023 with an Amazon Prime Video spin-off titled “Gen V,” which tells the story of young superpowered individuals (aka “supes”) attending Godolkin University. Composer Matt Bowen, who works on both shows with Christopher Lennertz, tells us that the “one million dollar question” was how to differentiate the music between “Gen V” and “The Boys.” “It was a new corner of the world and needed a new identity, but at the same time, we couldn’t depart too far from the sound of the world,” he explains. Watch the exclusive video interview above.

Co-showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters oversee the project, with cast members including Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Little Cricket, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, and both London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li. Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke developed the spin-off series for Prime Video, and yes,...

Although we should know better what is important in our lives and whose opinion(s) we should care about, we seldom realize it, which is why it sometimes takes a certain situation to give you this kind of epiphany. This idea has been the foundation for countless stories and it is also the core of Ken and Go Ohara's short feature “Setagaya Game”, a movie which blends elements of drama and action into an overall delightful first half, and an underwhelming second, where the audience sees what has actually been going on.

“Setagaya Game” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative

The story revolves around Takeru (Reiji Takahashi), who has invited his friends Kotomi (Akari Natsume) and Mitchy (Sho Iizaka) to his apartment to tell them about his new fondness for camping. However, as he has been unsuccessful in finding a job, although he graduated from prestigious universities,...

Writer-director-star Alex Heller’s debut feature is a fictive spin on the very crisis she experienced at age 19, when she dropped out of college and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Not the weightiest screen treatment of a serious mental health issue, this drolly self-deprecating portrayal nonetheless achieves a degree of poignancy and depth within a distinctive sensibility you might call Midwestern Sardonic. After a fest run, it’s opening in limited theaters and on demand March 3.

Clemence Miller (Heller) screams “trainwreck” from the moment we first see her dragging a garbage bag across campus, haranguing everyone whose path she crosses. She then turns that alienating energy on her terrified dorm roommate (Taylor Marie Blim), who says, “You’re ruining my college experience!” The roomie has, it turns out, already informed Clem’s mother that she has spiraled into “hoarding, stealing, paranoia and shrieking.” Ergo Sherri (J. Smith-Cameron) bursts through the door,...

“American Horror Story” actor Finn Wittrock and “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” star Zoe Chao are set to star in a love story and comedy titled “Long Weekend,” the film’s production companies announced Thursday.

Wittrock and Chao will star alongside Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jim Rash in a rom-com dashed with some magical realism from writer and director Steve Basilone. Principal photography just wrapped on the project in Los Angeles.

“Long Weekend” is the story of a down on his luck, struggling writer named Bart (Wittrock) and the enigmatic woman (Chao) who suddenly enters his life at the right time. Wayans Jr. and Wilson portray Bart’s always supportive best friends, McLendon-Covey is his pesky landlord, and Rash will play his new boss.

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