Rental Family ★★★
Phillip Vandarploeug (Brendan Fraser) is struggling. An American living in Japan, Phillip is an outsider. He is lonely, spending hisContinue Reading
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White Flowers and Fruits ★★★
Ghosts, grief, and growing up form a melancholic mêlée in Sakamoto Yukari‘s directorial debut about characters quite literally haunted byContinue Reading
Cloud ★★★½
No one comes out clean in our post-capitalist world. You’re either exploited, or you’re an exploiter. At least that’s whatContinue 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 – May 2024
Crime, romance, and the absurd take center stage for our May What We’re Watching column, a trio of films fromContinue Reading
Monster ★★★
Saori (Sakura Andō) knows there is something wrong with her son Minato (Sōya Kurokawa). One day, he unexpectedly goes missing,Continue Reading
What We’re Watching – November 2023
This November, we look back at a number of lesser known films as well as one film that perhaps wasContinue Reading
The Boy and the Heron ★★★★
After the release of The Wind Rises in 2013, Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from filmmaking. Since then however, heContinue Reading
Perfect Days ★★★★
Wim Wenders’ latest film, Perfect Days, premiered at Cannes 2023, sharing the spotlight with his new documentary Anselm. While theContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – July 2023
Our What We’re Watching column this month focuses on both profound auteurs as well as two lesser known LGBT filmsContinue Reading
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