Episode 92 - Japanese horror movies! Immersion (2023) and The Forbidden Play (2023)

In this episode, we continue the spooky season into November by reviewing two fresh J-horror movies from two legendary directors of the genre - Takashi Shimizu (director of the Grudge series) and Hideo Nakata (director of the Ring series). Get set for a couple of spooky spoiler-free reviews of Immersion (2023) and The Forbidden Play (2023).

How do these modern horrors stack up to these directors' classic works? Can VR be made scary? Let's discuss.

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00:00 The Start
04:15 J-horror chat
07:45 The Forbidden Play (spoiler-free)
19:53 SPOILERS
39:38 Immersion (spoiler free)
56:54 SPOILERS
01:09:44 Final thoughts
01:16:43 The End


What did you think of the movies? What's your favorite J-horror?

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