Tokyo Fist

"...Directed by: Shinya Tsukamoto. Starring: Shinya Tsukamoto, Kahori Fujii, Koji Tsukamoto and Naoto Takenaka. Tsukamoto, who previously exploded modern..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Animation Show

Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt inaugurate a new annual series of animation collections.

"...1957 program by Disney fixture Ward Kimball. Japanese master Koji Yamamura's "Mt. Head" and Polish animator Tomek Baginski’s "The..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Academy Award-Nominated Shorts 2003

"...Charming Man" by Martin Strange-Hansen, and "Mt. Head" by Koji Yamamura. The films comprise an admirably broad mix of..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Mystery of Rampo

"...surrealism of Masaki Kobayashi to the delirious eroticism of Koji Wakamatsu (who, by the way, appears in a cameo)..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Go ninja, go ninja, GO! Wait, wrong toy line …

"...Abe, Úrsula Corberó, Samara Weaving, Peter Mensah and Andrew Koji...."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

Tricky time comedy is a low-budget delight

"...Rather than cafe owner Koji (Kazunari Tosa) doing the same thing time and again,..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Bullet Train

Brad Pitt bumbles entertainingly through a hyperviolent slapstick comedy

"...King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada, Andrew Koji, Bad Bunny and Zazie Beetz...."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

They'll Knock Your Sakes Off

Austin restaurants pour passion into their sake programs

"...honoring the terroir, fermenting with airborne yeasts and house-cultivated koji, and bottling with no additives. For him, the quality..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Food Feature by Margaret Shugart

To Your Health

How is "black vinegar" different from regular vinegar?

"...with this mold to generate what is known as koji. The mold produces several enzymes as it grows, and..."

June 3, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The Grudge

A new haunting from the J-horror franchise

"...Grudge series. After the Ring cycle (created by novelist Koji Suzuki and most terrifyingly brought to the screen by..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Envisioning a More Flavorful Future With Emmer & Rye’s Fermentation Program

Chef Alfred Francese becomes a self-made flavor scientist

"...real estate in the gently warmed and humidified room: koji made with Texas grains; umeboshi plums, peaches, and loquats;..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Food Feature by Alexandra Detmar

Introducing Sparkling Sake to Austin

Texas Sake Company crafts newly canned sake, some CBD-infused

"...selecting the best yeast and beginning to make homemade koji rather than importing Japanese koji (the mold that breaks..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature by Jessika Roth

Four Days of Hot Luck in a Nutshell

It’s simply the best food and music festival in Austin

"...Tavel Bristol-Joseph gave the festival an absolute treat. His koji egg cream with wild, foraged dewberry and green coriander..."

May 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

Preserving the Food and Beverage Industry With Fermentation

Jason White turns his science chops to gastronomy

"...Try persimmons fermented in pecan milk and purple barley koji and begonia wine made with wild honeysuckle. Jason White..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...Tae-Kyun Kim; with Hideo Ishiguro, Dai Watanabe, Asami Mizukawa, Koji Yamamoto..."

March 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Ashley Moreno

The Uninvited

A generic creeper that does nothing to improve upon the South Korean original.

"...back upon us, just as Asian writers such as Koji Suzuki (Spiral) and filmmakers such as Takashi Shimizu (Ju-On),..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Babel

Four disparate stories are woven into an eloquent and electrifying depiction of mankind's increasingly fractured state.

"...sway the attentions of her prominent father (the great Koji Yakusho). But even he has a tenuous, integral relationship..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ring

An urban myth about a videotape that causes the death of anyone who watches it is given a good workout in this American remake of the Japanese horror sensation.

"...Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese smash Ringu (itself based on Koji Suzuki's equally popular novel), this Americanized version hews closely..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery

Eating in Austin with a wheat allergy

"...Basically it's four ingredients: sake rice, water, yeast, and koji (a type of mold that grows on rice ......"

Feb. 3, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Austin Restaurants for Special Occasions

Want some ambience to go with your food? No problem.

"...crown jewel is the lion’s mane mushroom with blackened koji and charcoal. Intero..."

June 14, 2022 Food Post

Fat City’s at Yard Bar, Chicken Salad Shoppe Embiggens, Try Hard Succeeds, and There’s Austin Oysters for Everyone

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...mushrooms, labneh, za’atar, preserved lemon, Thai basil, served on koji sourdough); a hash bowl (roasted potatoes, black beans, soft..."

July 28, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Majestic Meals for the Music Industry, Honey Moon Rises Triumphant, Love Supreme Steps In Giantly, The Butcher's Burger Pops Up, and More

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Academia, and Bonhomie) is cooking up the likes of koji-aged steak frites, smoked birria terrine, duck fat fried Seoul..."

April 21, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Everything You Might Have Missed at Hot Luck Food & Music Festival 2019

"...Emmer & Rye’s koji egg cream with green coriander and wild foraged dewberry..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

James Beard Foundation Names Texas' First Certified Sustainable Sushi Restaurant

Longtime SoCo spot also added new Peruvian-Japanese fusion menu

"...belly, and pickled veggies, and the Lomo Itame with Koji beef, aji amarillo dashi, and dashi potatoes...."

April 25, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Oh Lucy!

Japanese/U.S. identity comedy.

"...Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami, Shioli Kutsuna, Megan Mullally, Koji Yakusho and Reiko Aylesworth...."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Gaming at a Glance

From the Expo to the Awards, it's time to play

"...Discovery Stage, include sessions with game designers such as Koji Igarashi (assistant director of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night),..."

March 16, 2018 Screens Feature by Milo Webb

RTX Animation Festival Premieres Powerhouse's Castlevania

Rooster Teeth's Gray G. Haddock on the "new golden age of animation"

"...Deats' heart. The first title directed by franchise regular Koji Igarashi, and resplendent in the romantic Gothic style of..."

July 7, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Pickled, Cured, or Brined Bites (and Sips)

Nothing a little time and some spices can't fix

"...Koji, a fungus used to ferment soy sauce and miso,..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

Fantastic Fest Review: Sadako vs. Kayako

Japanese supernatural heavyweights come out swinging

"...house, because Shimizu clearly seems more excited by author Koji Suzuki's greatest creation in Sadako...."

Sept. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Review: Barley Swine 2.0

Innovative fare mixed with some sour notes

"...nicely poached red snapper rested on a pool of koji butter that also had a hint of acid, alongside..."

March 18, 2016 Food Feature by Melody Fury

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