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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

01:22:26

Raiding The Closet - Arrow Video

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/09/26

Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collection of another of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as this time they look at Arrow VideoOpening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric

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01:34:29

A.C. Film Club #147 - So Close

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/09/17

Elwood and Stephen look at the action thriller "So Close" as a pair of assassin sisters find themselves on the run from the same criminals who hired them aswell as an high-kicking cop!Review: 00:42:07---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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01:13:09

A.C. Film Club #146 - Whisper of the Heart

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/08/25

Stephen and Elwood look at one of the more overlooked titles in the Studio Ghibli catalogue as they review "Whisper of the Heart" a coming of age romantic drama and the only film to be directed by Yoshifumi Kondō. Review: 00:34:22---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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01:21:23

Raiding The Closet - The Criterion Collection

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/08/09

Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collections of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as they kick things off with the iconic Criterion Collection. Opening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric

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01:18:59

A.C. Film Club #145 - Enter The Dragon

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/07/27

Elwood and Stephen look at the legendary martial arts film "Enter The Dragon" as Bruce Lee plays Lee a martial artist from the Shaolin Temple hired by British intelligence to infiltrate the island of the crime lord Han under the guise of competing in his Martial Arts Tournament. We breakdown the films legacy, the stacked cast and it's skillfull blending of genres.Review: 00:18:23---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a

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01:21:22

A.C. Film Club #144 - Gothic and Lolita Psycho

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/07/15

Stephen and Elwood take a recommendation from Dustin (@thatkaijukidd) and look at the Splatterpunk revenge-o-matic Gothic and Lolita Psycho as seeking revenge on the assassins who killed her mother and injured her father Yuki (Rina Akiyama) turns herself into a weapon of vengeance in this highly unique viewing experience.Review: 00:40:02---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our

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00:37:28

WCFC #23 - Three Colours: Red

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/06/26

Elwood and Stephen look at the final film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy in which model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog with the pair soon discovering they share an unusual bond

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01:26:30

A.C. Film Club #143 - The Wayward Cloud

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/06/07

Elwood and Stephen look at the erotic musical The Wayward Cloud set in a drought stricken Taipei were the lack of water has caused the sale of watermelons to skyrocket and were pornstar Hsiao-kang reconnects with Shiang-chyi a woman he knew in his previous life as a watch salesman. But how will she feel when she discovers his new vocation?A highly unique film featuring watermelon sex, spontaneous musical sequences and dreamlike cinematography as we attempt to unravel what it all means. Review:

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01:30:20

A.C. Film Club #142 - Paprika

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/05/26

Nick Rehak joins Elwood and Stephen as they complete their Satoshi Kon set with the surreal thriller "Paprika" in which Dr. Atsuko Chiba lives a double life working as a scientist by day and as the dream detective Paprika at night. But when the DC Mini is stolen which allows psychiatrists to enter the dreams of their patients the line between reality and dreams begins to blurReview: 00:22:31---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠Buy us

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00:49:34

WCFC #22 - Y Tu Mamá También

Asian Cinema Film Club ·

2025/05/16

Elwood and Stephen look at Alfonso Cuarón's coming of age comedy road trip movie "Y tu mamá también" as best friends Julio and Tenoch take a road trip with Luisa the wife of Tenoch's cousin who is in search of her own purpose.

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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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