David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Black & white Japanese classics hold up in all aspects, inspiring Western blockbusters ...

Japanese horror movies focus on eerie atmospheres and existential chills, not cheap thrills or gore. Examples like "Dark Water," "Pulse," and "Ju-on: The Grudge" redefine fear with unexplained dread.

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

Romantic films from directors like Makoto Shinkai and Yoshimitsu Morita showcase the best of Japanese cinema. It's a part of ...

Japanese cinema has a long, rich tradition of acting excellence. From the early days of the silent era until the present, Japan has birthed some of the greatest film actors of the twentieth and twenty ...

The innovative theatrical film that requires audience members to interact with it via their smartphones has earned more than $5 million at Japan's box office: "The audience gets even more engaged with ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Notes On The Season column features Tom Cruise hosting FYC event for Japan's Oscar entry, plus some highlights of big awards ...