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Big In Japan: A Hilarious But Insightful Look At Fame And Celebrity In Japan [Review]


Posted on  September 28, 2018

Just in terms of its concept you’d be tempted to think that the documentary Big in Japan is totally vapid and obnoxious. After all, it’s about a Westerner with no particularly marketable talents moving to Japan for no other reason than to become famous. However, Big in Japan is neither of these. At times hilarious and at times genuinely thought …

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Top Knot Detective: This Is Spinal Tap Meets Samurai Drama [Review]


Posted on  April 30, 2018

A totally spoiler free review of the “documentary” Top Knot Detective (2017). A little over a year ago I was roaming the internet and stumbled across a bizarre cigarette commercial featuring a samurai comically beating the snot out of a boy for smoking (see video below). Perplexed and very much intrigued I began to look into the origin of this …

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