Most Anticipated of June 2021
Alex Sitaras: Taking us into the wilderness is Abel Ferrera‘s latest film Siberia. It is his sixth collaboration with WillemContinue Reading
Tag: Japan
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
The Films of Hayao Miyazaki
We turn to the world of animation, and particularly the wondrous films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, for this month’s RetrospectiveContinue Reading
The Specter of Memory in Hiroshima Mon Amour
A light in the darkness reveals two lovers tangled in an embrace, their faces concealed as a flurry of ashContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of February 2021
Mia Sherry: Going into February and the host of films that we have coming out, one that has really caughtContinue Reading
Cerebral and Corporal Horror in Audition
It’s usually easy to spot a horror film. Perhaps more than any other genre, horror is the cinematic category ofContinue Reading
House: An Exercise in Sincere Camp
Despite its cult status as one of the strangest movies ever to be put to film, House did not startContinue Reading
Fate vs. Free Will in Cure
The late 1990s and the early 2000s were a seminal time for Japanese cinema, specifically in the horror genre. SomeContinue Reading
The Apocalyptic Loneliness of Pulse
“People don’t really connect, you know. We all live totally separate lives.” The wave of internationally successful Japanese horror filmsContinue Reading
The Theatrics of Tragedy in Demons
Toshio Matsumoto’s samurai jidaigeki Demons opens with a blood-orange sun hanging and atrophying into unearthly darkness. Our only glimpse ofContinue Reading
