Asian Cinema Film Club podcast

Asian Cinema Film Club

Brainstew Productions

A bi-weekly podcast which aims to provide an introduction to the exciting world of Asian cinema. Each episode sees Elwood and Stephen highlighting a different film worth discovering as well as discussing a wide variety of topics relating from actor / director profiles through to exploring the more random aspects of this fascinating field.

228 Episodes

A.C. Film Club #149 - Centre Stage / The Ballad of Narayama
12/1/2025
1:48:46
Elwood and Stephen take on a double feature starting with Stanley Kwan's award winning but Oscar snubbed biography of Ruan Lingyu Centre Stage charting her life and career. Listener Marcus completes the double bill with his The Ballard of Narayama by director Shōhei Imamura following the lives of a small mountain village and in particular the elder Orin as she prepares to be taken up the mountain while attempting to get her life in order.---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠
A.C. Film Club #148 - Welcome to Dongmakgol
11/18/2025
1:00:16
Elwood and Stephen look at the comedic war drama Welcome to Dongmakgol as in the midst of the Korean war a group of north and south korean soldiers discover a secluded village, they soon learn its inhabitants have no contact with the outside world. They then unite to protect it from external threats.Review: 00:21:46---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠
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WCFC #24 - Atlantics
10/27/2025
58:53
Rashmi Menon (Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue) joins Stephen and Elwood again this time to look at the African ghost story Atlantics. Set along the Atlantic coast, a soon-to-be-inaugurated futuristic tower looms over a suburb of Dakar. Ada, 17, is in love with Souleiman, a young construction worker. But she has been promised to another man. When Souleiman and his co-workers leave the country by sea, in hope of a better future several days later, a fire ruins Ada's wedding and a mysterious fever starts to spread. Little does Ada know that Souleiman has returned
Raiding The Closet - Arrow Video
9/26/2025
1:22:26
Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collection of another of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as this time they look at Arrow VideoOpening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric
A.C. Film Club #147 - So Close
9/17/2025
1:34:29
Elwood and Stephen look at the action thriller "So Close" as a pair of assassin sisters find themselves on the run from the same criminals who hired them aswell as an high-kicking cop!Review: 00:42:07---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠
A.C. Film Club #146 - Whisper of the Heart
8/25/2025
1:13:09
Stephen and Elwood look at one of the more overlooked titles in the Studio Ghibli catalogue as they review "Whisper of the Heart" a coming of age romantic drama and the only film to be directed by Yoshifumi Kondō. Review: 00:34:22---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠
Raiding The Closet - The Criterion Collection
8/9/2025
1:21:23
Elwood and Stephen are raiding the collections of their favourite boutique labels and revealing their top five picks as they kick things off with the iconic Criterion Collection. Opening / Closing Theme - "Little Dreams" - The Kidd Electric
A.C. Film Club #145 - Enter The Dragon
7/27/2025
1:18:59
Elwood and Stephen look at the legendary martial arts film "Enter The Dragon" as Bruce Lee plays Lee a martial artist from the Shaolin Temple hired by British intelligence to infiltrate the island of the crime lord Han under the guise of competing in his Martial Arts Tournament. We breakdown the films legacy, the stacked cast and it's skillfull blending of genres.Review: 00:18:23---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠⁠
A.C. Film Club #144 - Gothic and Lolita Psycho
7/15/2025
1:21:22
Stephen and Elwood take a recommendation from Dustin (@thatkaijukidd) and look at the Splatterpunk revenge-o-matic Gothic and Lolita Psycho as seeking revenge on the assassins who killed her mother and injured her father Yuki (Rina Akiyama) turns herself into a weapon of vengeance in this highly unique viewing experience.Review: 00:40:02---Opening Theme - Coffee DateBeat Provided By https://freebeats.ioProduced By White Hot---⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy us a coffee and support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yes Please Vintage⁠
WCFC #23 - Three Colours: Red
6/26/2025
37:28
Elwood and Stephen look at the final film in Krzysztof Kieslowski's Three Colours trilogy in which model Valentine (Irène Jacob) meets a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who lives in her neighborhood after she runs over his dog with the pair soon discovering they share an unusual bond

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