Mar 11, 2023 Anime Movies The Princess and the Pilot by Jun Shishido (Review) Thanks to detailed artwork and solid animation, The Princess and the Pilot isn’t a bad movie. But it had the potential to be much more.
Sep 28, 2022 Movies The Moviegoer: I Want to Dream Like Jiro (Review) But even if you’re not particularly fond of sushi (I’m not, myself), it’s nigh-impossible not to be inspired by Jiro’s dedication to his craft.
Sep 14, 2022 Movies Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury by Matt Hinton (Review) This documentary about the indie Christian band has the requisite rock n’ roll drama, but also offers some deeper ruminations on faith and art.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Niceland by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (Review) This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Lights in the Dusk by Aki Kaurismaki (Review) Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies The Fall by Tarsem Singh (Review) Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Hula Girls by Lee Sang-il (Review) Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Rescue Dawn by Werner Herzog (Review) Compared to the rest Herzog’s canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Macbeth by Geoffrey Wright (Review) There’s plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Quelques Jours En Septembre by Santiago Amigorena (Review) There’s some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it “high-voltage” is to dramatically oversell the film.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Alatriste by Agustín Díaz Yanes (Review) Proof yet again that even the biggest budget can’t save a film if it’s lacking a solid storyline and well-developed characters.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies The Island by Pavel Lungin (Review) Much like Jesus’ parables, Father Anatoly’s unconventional behavior cuts through religious formalism and legalism.
Aug 19, 2022 Movies Times and Winds by Reha Erdem (Review) As a pure mood piece laced through with introspective thoughts concerning the roles of fathers, Times and Winds can be quite powerful and haunting.
Aug 16, 2022 Movies Election 1+2 by Johnnie To (Review) One of the best, most pointed and tragic gangster epics in recent history.
Aug 16, 2022 Movies Invisible Waves by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Review) A great disappointment, even with adjusted expectations.
Aug 16, 2022 Movies Renaissance by Christian Volckman (Review) Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.
Aug 16, 2022 Movies The Host by Bong Joon-ho (Review) The Host’s incredibly strong focus on the family element gives the film a depth that no effects budget could ever achieve.
Aug 16, 2022 Movies Hana by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review) A break from the usual samurai movie tropes, Hana is warm, lively, deeply human, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and intensely enjoyable.
Aug 15, 2022 Movies Doctor Strange Helped Me Survive Election Night (Review) The new movie Doctor Strange reminds us that there are forces at work that we cannot see.
Jun 10, 2022 Movies The Phantom of the Air by Ray Taylor (Review) This classic serial from Hollywood’s pre-Code era features aerial stunts and sequences that are still thrilling to watch after almost a century.