Apr 27, 2017 Review Round-Up: James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 The second outing for Marvel’s outer space misfits sounds like it’ll be just as much fun as the first.
Apr 24, 2017 The Best Streaming Titles Arriving in May 2017 Coming soon: Cyberpunk anime, Nazi hunters, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, Roman gladiators, 007, Frank Drebin, and more.
Apr 11, 2017 Random Thoughts (and Theories) About Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name Makoto Shinkai’s latest is a thoughtful, winsome, and visually gorgeous film.
Apr 10, 2017 Still Walking by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review) Still Walking explores family drama with grace, and never once slips into Hollywood melodrama.
Apr 10, 2017 The Good, The Bad, The Weird by Kim Ji-Woon (Review) Kim Ji-woon’s “kimchi western” is all about style as substance.
Apr 10, 2017 Summer Wars by Mamoru Hosoda (Review) Summer Wars adroitly balances sci-fi geekiness, technology-focused social commentary, and family melodrama.
Apr 9, 2017 13 Assassins by Takashi Miike (Review) I love the idea of a Takashi Miike samurai film, but 13 Assassins just doesn’t live up to its promise.
Apr 5, 2017 Ping Pong by Fumihiko Sori (Review) Yes, there’s lots of ping pong, but also a surprisingly nuanced exploration of the thin line between friendship and rivalry.
Apr 5, 2017 Ashes of Time Redux by Wong Kar-Wai (Review) I’ve yet to see a Wong film that didn’t impress me on some level, but I’ll admit it was difficult to make it through Ashes of Time.
Apr 5, 2017 The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii (Review) Mamoru Oshii’s films are usually more satisfying and challenging than this.
Apr 5, 2017 Evangelion: 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone by Hideaki Anno (Review) The first Evangelion walks a tricky line between appealing to otaku without feeling like a shameless cash-grab.
Apr 5, 2017 The Call of Cthulhu by Andrew Leman (Review) A simply brilliant adaptation of one of the most classic horror stories of all time.
Apr 5, 2017 Manos: The Hands of Fate Is (Not) a Bad Movie What kind of “bad-ness” are we really talking about here?
Apr 5, 2017 Vexille by Fumihiko Sori (Review) Vexille’s CGI strives for powerful sci-fi storytelling but frequently lands in the uncanny valley.
Apr 5, 2017 JCVD by Mabrouk El Mechri (Review) Part semi-autobiography, part self-exorcism, part post-modern narrative, and a career rejuvenation for Van Damme.
Apr 5, 2017 Ink by Jamin Winan (Review) Deeply heartfelt, with captivating visuals and indelible images, Ink handily sidesteps its flaws.
Apr 5, 2017 If a Movie Entertains Us, Then It’s Good (Especially If It Features a Ninja-Fighting Rock Band)
Apr 5, 2017 Inni by Vincent Morisset (Review) Morisset’s extreme, even experimental style is the perfect visual counterpart for Sigur Rós’ beautiful sonic onslaught.
Apr 5, 2017 Fish Story by Yoshihiro Nakamura (Review) Fish Story is ultimately an examination of how even seemingly random events are subtly connected in ways that nobody can truly foresee.