Posts tagged "Yakuza Apocalypse"

The 59th BFI London Film Festival

by Joanna Orland The BFI London Film Festival has come to a close for another year.  The 59th edition had quite an impressive selection of 240 films in its lineup including opening gala Suffragette, closing gala Steve Jobs and other memorable movies such as The Lobster, Youth, Room, Beasts of No Nation, Son of Saul, […]

BFI London Film Festival: Yakuza Apocalypse

Yakuza Apocalypse Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Ichihara Hayato, Lily Franky and Takashima Reiko by Joanna Orland I’m never quite sure how to review a Takashi Miike film.  With a ridiculous amount of feature films under his belt (56???), the Japanese director has gained numerous award nominations and a huge cult following outside of his […]