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PODCAST

Asian Cinema Film Club

Brainstew Productions

A bi-weekly podcast which aims to provide an introduction to the exciting world of Asian cinema. Each episode sees Elwood and Stephen highlighting a different film worth discovering as well as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this fascinating field.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:23:42

A.C. Film Club #44 - Mother

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2020/03/01

Fresh off his historic win at the Oscars on this episode we look at one of the more overlooked titles in Bong Joon-Ho's filmography "Mother" in which Kim Hye-ja play the widowed mother who sets out to clear her mentally handicaped son's name when he is arrested for the murder of a young girl. We also look at what his Oscar win could potentially mean for Asian cinema, look at the upcoming Godzilla Monopoly and Gamera Boxset plus much more!!

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01:23:33

A.C. Film Club #43 - Tokyo Drifter

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2020/02/16

On this episode we look at the cinema of cool with Seijun Suzuki's "Tokyo Drifter" which along with "Branded to Kill" saw him blacklisted by the Nikkatsu as he set out to create somthing alot more diffrent than the typical Yakuza fare he'd previously been associated with as here enforcer Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo is forced to become a drifter when his boss disolves the gang and a real estate scam orchestred by thier rivals sees him soon having to evade the hitman "Viper" Tatsuzo in a yakuza

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01:23:56

A.C. Film Club #42 - Peppermint Candy

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2020/02/03

on this episode we look at Lee Chang-Dong's second film "Peppermint Candy" in which we open to our lead Yong-ho commiting suicide on the train tracks during a reunion with his student group. What follows is a series of flashback which slowly reveal how he came to end his life on the train tracks. On this episode we also question the need for a Noir "Parasite" aswell as questioning it's chances of actually claiming the best film prize, Karmen Rider re-releases and more!!

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01:19:28

A.C. Film Club #41 - Antique Bakery

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2020/01/16

Kicking off a brand new year with the Korean comedy "Antique Bakery" based on the popular Manga by Fumi Yoshinaga in which Jin-hyuk who has wealth, good looks and charm sets up a bakery in order to meet the love of his life while being joined by his quirky team as they attempt to make the buisness a sucess. We also talk about merchandise, Funko Pops, boxset releases aswell as laying out the plan for the year ahead plus much more!! Shoutouts: Zobo With A Shotgun, Exploding Helicopter Podcast,

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01:10:30

Kaiju Christmas #3 - Mothra

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/12/24

The festive season is upon us once again which can only mean the return of "Kaiju Christmas" were once more Stephen and Elwood put thier viewing fates in the hands of thier listeners to pick which Kaiju movie they will be watching. So join us now as we look at "Mothra" (1961) a King Kong style adventure with more than a few similarities to "Gorgo" released the same year we also look back over the highs and lows of the year aswell as revealing our favourite episodes of the year.

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01:25:57

A.C. Film Club #39 - Naked Weapon

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/12/20

Elwood and Stephen look at the sexy action thriller "Naked Weapon" starring Maggie Q as an Assassin trained as a child to kill while being pursued by CIA Agent Jack (Daniel Wu) who is determined to take down the ring headed up by the mysterious Madam M We also look at the career of producer Wong Jing, Region 2 releases and the winner of Kaiju Christmas 3 is revealed plus more!!

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01:07:18

A.C. Film Club #38 - Tokyo Godfathers

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/12/03

With the festive season quickly decending upon us what better time to look at Satoshi Kon's suprisingly festive Tokyo Godfathers as a homeless trio find an abandoned baby and set out on a quest to find the child's family. On this episode we also question why Region 2 is so frequently overlooked for certain titles, Elwood shares his thoughts on Girls Und Panzer the Movie and more!!

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01:30:27

A.C. Film Club #37 - The World of Kananko

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/11/21

On this episode we have a big ole dose of family entertainment as we check out Tetsuya Nakashima's thriller which plays like "Bad Lieutenant" meets "Taken" as a former police detective goes in search of his missing daughter only to uncover the much darker world she was part of. Featuring graphic violence, drugs, sex, the yazkua, wound stomping and a whole host of very bad behaviour!! Elwood also looks at Ang Lee's "Father Knows Best Trilogy" ahead of the launch of Movies and Tea season #4 while

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01:08:32

A.C. Film Club #36 - A Tale of Two Sisters

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/11/01

Halloween is here once again so needless to say we choose to look at somthing suitably spooky while giving Elwood a chance to cross this off his Cinema Shame list in an episode which you should be warned is heavy on spoilers. Inspired by a Joseon Dynasty era folktale entitled Janghwa Hongryeon jeon which has over the years been adapted several times already as here director Kim Jee-Woon crafts a deceptive tale with the teenage girl, Su-mi (Im Soo-jung) returning home after recently being commited to

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01:09:02

A.C. Film Club #35 - The Forest of Love / Violence...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/10/16

Elwood and Stephen check out Sion Sono's Netflix exclusive "The Forest of Love" in which a trio of film makers set out to make a film about a suspected serial killer only to soon find themselves drawn into his elabourate schemes. We also have an advance screening of the uniquly animated "Violence Voyager", question the current state of asian horror, listener mail and the countdown to Halloween plus much more!!

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01:05:36

A.C. Film Club #34 - The Terrorizers

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/10/10

On this episode Stephen introduces Elwood to New Taiwan Cinema with Edward Yang's "The Terrorizers" following three groups of people living in Taipei echoing Michelangelo Antonioni's Blowup.

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01:06:42

A.C. Film Club #33 - The Castle of Cagliostro

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/09/20

It's an episode packed with legends from a legendary animator to a legendary manga artist and his equally legendary creation Lupin The 3rd whose second feature length adventure "The Castle of Cagliostro" see's the master thief attempting to rescue a princess from an evil count who plans to use her to unlock the legendary treasure of Cagliostro. We also look into the legacy of Lupin, Hong Kong Censorship and so truly random kung fu plus much more!!

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01:06:44

A.C. Film Club #31 - Eastern Condors

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/08/21

Elwood and Stephen look at "Eastern Condors" as Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao team up with the an all-star cast as a squad of convicts are sent to Vietnam to destroy a secret ammo dump, while Sammo gets to tap into his inner Rambo! Also on this episode Batman Ninja, The story behind the Korean Godzilla and Yuen Biao's boy band hair and more!!

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01:20:09

A.C. Film Club #30 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of...

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/08/09

Elwood and Stephen are joined by Author / Podcaster (The Bonus Material Podcast) aswell as three-time International Horror Guild Award Nominee Thom Carnell to discuss the first film in the long running Lone Wolf and Cub series as Ogami Ittō, a disgraced executioner turned wandering assassin for hire and his young son, Daigoro journey through the land they call hell. A key inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" aswell as John Carpenter's "Big Trouble In Little China) we look at the series

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01:25:27

A.C. Film Club #29 - Dead or Alive

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/14

Elwood and Stephen revisit Takashi Miike's outlaw period aswell as the uttlerly bonkers "Dead or Alive" which not only feature one of the most shocking openings ever but an equally bonkers finale as Riki Takeuchi's crime boss and Show Aikawa's dirty cop face off in the first film of the trilogy which many have refered to a the asian version of "Heat". We also look at Miike's outlaw period and highlight some of our favourites, discuss our favourite genre critics and much more!!

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01:21:15

A.C. Film Club #28 - Thirst

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen look at Park Chan-Wook's take on the vampire mythos when a priest finds himself inheriting vampire abilities aswell as cravings from a blood transfusion. Plus: Old school anime collecting, Detective Pikachu, Neon Genesis Evangelion and the changing face of fandom plus much more

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01:29:47

Top 50 Asian Cinema - Part 2

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. Stephen wraps up the list revealing his top picks for the list.

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01:35:07

Top 50 Asian Cinema - Part 1

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen countdown thier top 50 Asian Cinema in this bonus episode they reveal the films which have had the biggest impact on them. In part 1 Elwood reveals his 25 picks for the list

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01:20:00

A.C. Film Club #27 - The Bride With White Hair

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2019/07/03

Elwood and Stephen check out Ronny Yu’s Wuxia take on “Romeo and Juliet” in The Bride With White Hair as Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung star as swordsman and star crossed lovers from rival clans who are threaten to be torn apart by the war waging between thier respective clans. Elwood also provides the further watching ideas for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Stephen has another tale from the Dark Side of Asian Cinema, plus we reveal what we’ve been watching including Snowpiercer and The Wandering

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