Carlo and Jenna go to HELL in the latest episode of Post-Anime Club with a double feature of two horror films from 1960s Japan – Jigoku (1960) and Blind Beast (1969)

Back Row turns four on Saturday! This past year we shifted focus a bit more to reviewing new films as they came out, but judging from our most popular articles it seems the audience wants what their hearts want: MORE BLOOD.

In search of color and jaunty angles, Carlo & Jenna throw it back to two early collaborations between Hideko Takamine and Keisuke Kinoshita: Carmen Comes Home (1951) and Carmen’s Innocent Love (1952). They get what they’re after, alright. Perhaps too much…

Capitalism, loneliness and purity is the name of the japanese idol game–especially as told through Tokyo Idols and Perfect Blue. Carlo and Jenna discuss these themes in depth as they attempt to navigate the darker aspects of a society they otherwise tend to admire.

Carlo & Jenna once again indulge in a big ol’ bowl of classic Japanese cinema with this in-depth look at the life and career of director Juzo Itami, along with his collaborator and wife Nobuko Miyamoto. Mmmmm, umami!

Carlo and Jenna are making up for years of ignoring Japanese cinema by focusing on some choice classics. First up are the charming and mesmerizing films of Yasujiro Ozu–including Tokyo Story, Floating Weeds, Good Morning, and more.