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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.

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All Episodes

01:11:44

A.C. Film Club #141- Bedevilled

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/05/06

Elwood and Stephen look at the South Korean revenge thriller Bedevilled as bank clerk Hae-won returns to the island she spent her childhood on after a public meltdown at her work put her on enforced leave. Now reconnecting with her childhood friend Bok-nam she slowly starts to realise the backwards nature of the island and how close her friend is to reaching breaking point.Review: 00:34:28---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and

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01:10:59

A.C. Film Club #140 - Buddha's Palm

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/04/23

Elwood and Stephen take in another dose of Kung Fu weird from Shaw Bros. as they look at Buddha's Palm Review - 00:41:24---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠Yes Please Vintage

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00:38:56

WCFC #21 - Three Colours: White

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/04/08

Elwood and Stephen look at the second film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy, Polish immigrant Karol Karol (Zbigniew Zamachowski) finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique (Julie Delpy), divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Now smuggled back to his homeland Karol plot his revenge.

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01:28:29

A.C. Film Club #139 - Sex and Fury

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/03/15

Elwood and Stephen look at Sex and Fury a bloody tale of revenge and gambling as pink cinema icon Reiko Ike plays Kyoko a pickpocket and gambler out for revenge against the men who killed her father only to become embroiled in an international conspiracy. Timestamps0:0:00 - Introductions0:01:07 - What Have You Been Watching?0:47:48 - Is That An Anime? - How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?0:50:36 - Black Test Car Review⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ -

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01:31:02

A.C. Film Club #138 - Black Test Car

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/03/02

Elwood and Stephen look at Black Test Car directed by Yasuzo Masumura who delivers another tale of waring companies as two car manufacturers race to unveiled a new sports carTimestamps0:0:00 - Introductions0:01:07 - What Have You Been Watching?0:24:52 - Is That An Anime? - Wanna Be The Strongest In The World0:28:35 - Dragonball Chat - Dragonball Daima0:47:40 - Goodbye Neo Magazine0:54:51 - Black Test Car Review⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ -

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00:51:15

WCFC #20 - The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/02/19

Elwood and Stephen look at Karel Zeman's "The Fabulous Baron Munchausen" a key inspiration for Monty Python's Terry Gilliam as astronaut Tommy lands on the moon only to find that Munchausen has beaten him to it and so begins a series of fantastical adventures which will take the pair into the belly of a whale aswell as the Baron taking a ride on a cannonball in this visually creative fantasy.

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01:28:00

A.C. Film Club #137 - The Isle

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/02/06

Elwood and Stephen look at Kim Ki-duk's thriller "The Isle" set in a rural fishing resort run by a young mute woman who falls in love with a man on the run from the law for committing murder.Timestamps 0:0:00 - Introductions 0:1:07 - What Have You Been Watching? 0:40:40 - Dragonball Chat - Dragonball Daima 0:44:54 - Is That An Anime? - Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon 0:51:35 - The Isle Review ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ -

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01:15:59

A.C. Film Club #136 - Angel With The Iron Fists

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/01/18

Elwood and Stephen look at the Shaw Bros. contribution to spy movies with Angel With The Iron Fists with Lily Ho playing the secret agent tasked with infiltrating The Devil Girl's gang. Timestamps 0:0:00 - Introductions 0:1:07 - What Have You Been Watching? 0:20:32 - Is That An Anime? - Skull Face Bookseller Honda San 0:29:49 - Goodbye Total Film 0:39:19 - Angel With The Iron Fists Review ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out

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00:51:34

WCFC #19 - Three Colours: Blue

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/01/02

Elwood and Stephen look at the first film in Krzysztof Kieślowski Three Colours Trilogy as they start with Blue which focuses on Julie, the wife of a famous composer who is killed along with their daughter in a car crash leaving her to deal with the ghosts of his legacy as well as her own grief.

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01:55:25

Kaiju Christmas - Gamera Vs. Viras

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/12/18

Kaiju Christmas is here once more as Elwood and Stephen celebrate the festive season with another Kaiju classic "Gamera Vs. Viras" as they are joined once again by Michelle Kisner (The Movie Sluth / @Robotcookie) to breakdown the Gamera movie which initially was intended to the final film in the series only to become the most successful. We look at the shortcuts employed to meet the reduced budget, the Gamera legacy and the insanity of Steven Segal plus much more! Timestamps 0:0:00 -

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01:12:21

A.C. Film Club #135 - Summer Time Machine Blues

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/12/14

Elwood and Stephen look at the quirky time travel comedy Summer Time Machine Blues as the members of a university science fiction club see an opportunity to repair their broken air conditioner remote when they discover a time machine.

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00:42:09

World Cinema Film Club #18 - Saloum

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/11/24

Elwood and Stephen look at the genre hopping Thriller Saloum as a trio of mercenaries attempting to escape a coup to Dakar, Senegal find themselves stranded at a remote holiday camp whose secrets are slowly revealed.

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01:14:02

A.C. Film Club #134 - Uzumaki

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/10/30

Halloween is here and Elwood and Stephen have a suitably spooky pick to discuss as they look at the live action adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki as a small town descends into madness and chaos when the residents start becoming obsessed with the spirals they see in everyday life. Timestamps 0:0:00 - Introductions 0:1:20 - What Have You Been Watching? 0:27:32 - Uzumaki Review ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor:

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01:24:58

World Cinema Film Club #17 - It Couldn't Happen Here

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/10/17

Elwood and Stephen might be at their most geekiest for this episode which allows them to talk at length about their love for the electro-pop of the Pet Shop Boys as they look at "It Couldn't Happen Here". A film which much like Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" is equal parts an extended music video as it is an arthouse nightmare of a film while 100% an excuse for the band to not go on tour that year.

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01:28:10

A.C. Film Club #133 - Visible Secret

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/09/26

Elwood and Stephen look at Ann Hui's horror comedy Visible Secret in which Peter an unemployed hair dresser, meets nurse June only for eerie events begin to begin to take place as June reveals to Peter that she is able to see ghosts.⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

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01:33:45

World Cinema Film Club #16 - The Wages of Fear + 8 1/2

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/09/12

Elwood and Stephen take on a double feature with Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" as film director Guido battles with his creative block while working on his latest film while also having to deal with a boring mistress and pandering producers. They also look at "The Wages of Fear" as picked by Marcus as four men looking for a way out of the South African town they find themselves stuck in agree to drive highly volatile nitro-glycerine to put out an oil fire.

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01:23:59

A.C. Film Club #132 - The Calamari Wrestler

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/31

Michelle Kisner (The Movie Sluth / @Robotcookie) joins us to look at "The Calamari Wrestler" as a former champion turns himself into a humanoid squid as he plans to win back both his title and his girl but not before facing some rather unique competition. We look at the unique world of director Minoru Kawasaki, reveal some of the strangest wrestling moments and the allure of the collector bug plus more!! ⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ -

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01:01:27

World Cinema Film Club #15 - La Belle et la Bete

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/20

Elwood and Stephen look at Jean Cocteau's 1946 adaptation of the classic fairytale and especially how greatly it differs especially to the Disney version.

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01:35:53

Cheng Pei-pei Tribute + Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/08/01

With the recent passing the iconic Cheng Pei-pei Elwood and Stephen are joined by Rashmi Menon (YBR Present: Kowai) to look back her legacy as well as her place in the history of female action stars. We also take a look at Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were she appeared as the dangerous and cunning Jade Fox and how the role the film played in reviving the interest in Asian cinema.

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01:01:10

A.C. Film Club #131 - Gushing Prayer

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2024/07/23

Elwood and Stephen take another look at the weird world of Pink Cinema with Masao Adachi's Gushing Prayer. Here four high school friends attempt to "Beat Sex" as they set out an odyssey of self-exploration where sex is reduced to a mere economic transaction especially when they pressure one group member into becoming a prostitute.⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/acfilmclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage

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