An Even-Handed Examination of an Incendiary Issue
DIRECTED BY MEGUMI SASAKI / 2018
The Cove is a documentary from 2009 detailing the efforts of activists to...
Wes Anderson's Latest has Gone to the Dogs, and the Dogs are Doggone.
DIRECTED BY WES ANDERSON/2018
For a theological review on this film (yes, you read tha...
A Film With as Much Heartbreak as it has Charm
DIRECTED BY HIROKAZU KORE-EDA/JAPANESE/2017
Most films, and most avenues of art, tend to be cynical and criti...
Director Martin Scorsese/2016
For nearly 30 years, Martin Scorsese has been trying to have Shûsaku Endô's novel, Silence, grace the silver screen. Given the n...
Stop Motion Adventure Makes Thrilling Music
DIRECTED BY TRAVIS KNIGHT/2016
In ancient Japan, strange things are afoot. Magic, both good and bad, are coming ...
DIRECTED BY HIROKAZU KOREEDA/JAPANESE/2016
Fascinated with Naomi Kawase's Japanese film Sweet Bean which is being released by Kino Lorber, I headed into the s...
Abbas Kiarostami Takes us to Japan for his Newest Film
DIRECTED BY ABBAS KIAROSTAMI/JAPANESE/2013 (U.S. theatrical release)
The opening shot of Like Someone...