Send us a text Before Hollywood remade every cursed tape and long-haired ghost, Asia had already flipped horror into social commentary. In this deep-dive, Nick and Jan unpack how Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong turned fear into a mirror — reflecting guilt, grief, class, and control. We break down Bong Joon-ho’s The Host (a creature feature that’s really about pollution, policy, and parenting), the anthology Three…Extremes (beauty, revenge, and trauma as literal body horror), and Takashi Miike’s...
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Send us a text Before Hollywood remade every cursed tape and long-haired ghost, Asia had already flipped horror into social commentary. In this deep-dive, Nick and Jan unpack how Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong turned fear into a mirror — reflecting guilt, grief, class, and control. We break down Bong Joon-ho’s The Host (a creature feature that’s really about pollution, policy, and parenting), the anthology Three…Extremes (beauty, revenge, and trauma as literal body horror), and Takashi Miike’s...
In this follow-up to their debut, Janackeh and Nick trade the ballroom floor for the pit lane. They start with a side-by-side look at Driven (2001)—Sylvester Stallone’s glossy, soap-opera take on Champ Car—and Senna, the acclaimed documentary that captures Ayrton Senna’s meteoric rise and tragic fall in Formula 1. From Hollywood set pieces to real-life onboard footage, they weigh how each film handles speed, rivalry, and the human cost of racing. A new feature-length F1 movie hitting ...
Rectangles Podcast
Send us a text Before Hollywood remade every cursed tape and long-haired ghost, Asia had already flipped horror into social commentary. In this deep-dive, Nick and Jan unpack how Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong turned fear into a mirror — reflecting guilt, grief, class, and control. We break down Bong Joon-ho’s The Host (a creature feature that’s really about pollution, policy, and parenting), the anthology Three…Extremes (beauty, revenge, and trauma as literal body horror), and Takashi Miike’s...
