Chris Corker
@christophercorker.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate Japanese Translator Book and Film Reviewer Fiction Writer
My journal article 'Brexit and the Nostalgia of the Left Behind in David Bruckner's The Ritual' published in Studies in European Cinema.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FQT5T...
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Brexit and the nostalgia of the Left Behind in David Bruckner’s The Ritual (2017)
David Bruckner’s The Ritual (2017) has been so far absent from discussion of Brexit cinema. And yet the horror film, the story of a group of Englishmen who become fatally lost in the Swedish wilder...
https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FQT5TAURGKWBSBGXDWXZ/full?target=10.1080/17411548.2026.2657199
about 2 months ago
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Asian Review of Books
3 months ago
Non-fiction in translation: “The Travelling Tree” by Michio Hoshino
asianreviewofbooks.com/the-travelli...
; “The Legacy of The Ryukyu Kingdom” by Takara Kurayoshi; “The Man Who Made Plants Write” by Sumana Roy
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My Review of Michio Hoshino's The Travelling Tree now live on the Asian Review of Books!
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3 months ago
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Read Japanese Literature
3 months ago
@christophercorker.bsky.social
’s review of Michio Hoshino’s The Traveling Tree (trans
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My Translation of Nishizaki Ken's The Science of Witchcraft features in the next edition of Monkey, a special horror edition available now.
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MONKEY New Writing from Japan: Volume 6: HORROR
MONKEY New Writing from Japan: Volume 6: HORROR: Goossen, Ted, Shibata, Motoyuki: 9798988688792: Books - Amazon.ca
https://www.amazon.ca/MONKEY-New-Writing-Japan-HORROR/dp/B0FM71KY4Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JBG15Y1R3R2L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LNAiCJRAWKesyZ4x88H4OZKmLTl74sPMlfbXyok1HR3ohev8eqQ7zD77NSzp4y6IpcjptCWXGfjKA9yKdNL9A_IJ-BUIHlYXwkdQWSzMr37qmajra-Yq0ClLGOVzJwrm5bEzT1nU9WMtq9TlN64-gjpoz41lkv_ErTyCF6W2p3xZgNKGG777O7xTL7lVwHhYepmeJUIfJEJEYvtWMBPfcu1li9BrpwfdbAhXEQb9Es.8Qg6Go32C9SJifcxs4s1-gIcgezXtlTCEyQ262mWJ_s&dib_tag=se&keywords=monkey+volume+6&qid=1768944502&s=books&sprefix=monkey+volume+6%2Cstripbooks%2C131&sr=1-1
5 months ago
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My review of Natsuo Kirino's Swallows now live on Asian Review of Books.
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7 months ago
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My short story "Truth's Gateway" included in the Autumn 2025 issue of Asylum Magazine.
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Asylum Magazine (Volume 32, No 3) - Autumn 2025 - Asylum Magazine
The Autumn 2025 edition of Asylum magazine is out now. Online launch is Friday 26 September, 18:00-19:00 GMT+1. REGISTER HERE. Balmy Army: A Contact Takeover copyright Darren Robinson. Photogra...
https://asylummagazine.org/2025/09/asylum-magazine-volume-32-no-3-autumn-2025/
9 months ago
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Maudlin House
10 months ago
The Letterboxd Saviour of Cinema by Chris Corker
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The Letterboxd Saviour of Cinema
I knew that one day my contributions to cinema would be recognized. After a decade of stiff backs, sore buttocks and increasingly arthritic fingers, the time has finally come. Dressed in my rented tux...
https://maudlinhouse.net/the-letterboxd-saviour-of-cinema/
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My short satire of user review egoism published on Maudlin House!
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The Letterboxd Saviour of Cinema
I knew that one day my contributions to cinema would be recognized. After a decade of stiff backs, sore buttocks and increasingly arthritic fingers, the time has finally come. Dressed in my rented tux...
https://maudlinhouse.net/the-letterboxd-saviour-of-cinema/
10 months ago
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My review of the new Final Destination movie now live:
morbidlybeautiful.com/take-two-rev...
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Take Two Review: “Final Destination: Bloodlines” - Morbidly Beautiful
“Final Destination: Bloodlines” revives the franchise with nihilistic thrills, dark humor, and a fresh twist on Death’s relentless design.
https://morbidlybeautiful.com/take-two-review-final-destination-bloodlines/
11 months ago
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A ★★★★ review of Redline (2009)
Part Whacky Racers, part F-Zero and with a little bit of Episode 1 pod racing thrown into the mix. If Nascar was full of robots and weird aliens instead of hillbillies. Great animation, fun soundtrack...
https://boxd.it/9QRPZP
about 1 year ago
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Nice to know that builders have always had problems hiding their cracks... (Construction of the Temple of Artemis, Octo Mundi Miracula, 1572)
#Buttreveal
#Builders
#Ancientworld
#Mooning
about 1 year ago
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Is it a bit extreme to say that I think people who really hammer their keyboard in public workspaces should be fired in a rocket directly into the sun?
#sharedworkspace
#keyboardabuse
about 1 year ago
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I know its common to use older actors to play high-schoolers, but I think the Buffy series was pushing it with this "18 year-old." To be fair he's been re-assembled post-mortem, but still.
#Buffy
#Howdoyoudofellowkids
about 1 year ago
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A tale of two distributors.
#4K
#Physicalmedia
#Amazon
#Eureka
#Mastersofcinema
about 1 year ago
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Read Japanese Literature
about 1 year ago
Happy UK+ release day!
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My new review of The Rule of Jenny Pen now live!
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#theruleofjennypen
#filmreview
#Horror
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Shudder Sunday: The Rule of Jenny Pen - Morbidly Beautiful
Those able to stomach the dark themes will find "The Rule of Jenny Pen" a fascinating rumination on power dynamics and ageing.
https://morbidlybeautiful.com/rule-of-jenn..
about 1 year ago
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Asian Review of Books
about 1 year ago
Today in ther ARB: Christopher Talker reviews “Portraits of a Mother” by Shusaku Endo tr from Japanese by Van C Gessel
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@yalebooks.bsky.social
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Asian Review of Books
over 1 year ago
Today in the ARB: Christopher Corker reviews “A Hundred Years and a Day” by Tomoka Shibasaki, tr from Japanese by Polly Barton (Monkey, Stone Bridge)
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