Highest 2 Lowest ★★½
The New York City skyline is beautiful. Cinematographer Matthew Libatique’s camera conveys this at the start of Highest 2 Lowest,Continue Reading
Tag: Akira Kurosawa
Tornado ★★★
It is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since writer/director John Maclean’s debut feature film Slow West.Continue Reading
What We’re Watching – September 2024
This month, our What We’re Watching column brings you a Kurosawa classic and two lesser-known films worthy of your attention.Continue Reading
What We’re Watching – August 2024
Films from Chang Cheh and Edward Yang make up our What We’re Watching this month along with an exciting popcornContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – June 2023
Asian cinema takes the forefront in June’s edition of our What We’re Watching column, comprising four of the five filmsContinue Reading
Living ★★½
Perhaps no one has captured the lives and inner voices of the British servant, civil or otherwise, than novelist andContinue Reading
Predictions for the 95th Academy Awards
Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the Academy Awards this year, the Academy choosing a tried and true host, this year’sContinue Reading
Noirvember: Japanese Noir
In Japan, film noir was popularized around the same time as its American counterpart and continued throughout the course ofContinue Reading
The Films of Toshiro Mifune
We turn our attention this month to one of Japan’s most celebrated actors, Toshiro Mifune. Known for his 16-film collaborationContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of April 2021
Alex Sitaras: It may seem a little on-the-nose to release a film revolving around a pandemic, yet Ben Wheatley hasContinue Reading
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