Drive My Car ★★★★
For a film superficially about a passenger and a chauffeur, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s exquisite Drive My Car weaves intimacy into itsContinue Reading
Tag: Japan
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy ★★★½
You can often look at alternative or original titles of films to get at the crux of what the workContinue Reading
Godzilla – From Villain to Hero and Back Again
I must’ve been about five years old the first time I saw Godzilla on screen. Sitting in a Chinese restaurantContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of September 2021
Alex Sitaras: With the fall movie season upon us, September is when we usually start to see the films thatContinue Reading
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes ★★★
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes already clues the audiences in with its name, as the story revolves around a caféContinue Reading
Discussing Tampopo
Nick Davie: For our Living Room Chats this month, we discuss Juzo Itami‘s 1985 classic Tampopo. The wonderfully crafted food-basedContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of August 2021
Alex Sitaras: First and foremost this month, I’m looking forward to Annette. The Leos Carax film premiered at Cannes thisContinue Reading
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
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
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