NYC: Japan Cuts 2017 starts tonight
The 11th annual Japan Cuts film festival kicks off tonight in New York City. Running from July 13th through July 23rd, Japan Cuts ...
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Trailers
Trailer: Acclaimed anime In This Corner of the World looks like a moving war-torn romance
I’m not familiar with the films of Sunao Katabuchi, but after watching the trailer for In This Corner of the World, I want ...
Trailers
Blade Of The Immortal trailer: Takashi Miike’s 100th film is bloody samurai mayhem
Takashi Miike is one prolific guy. At 56 years old, he’s about to screen his 100th movie (!) at the Cannes Film Festival. ...
Reviews
Tribeca Capsule Review: Mr. Long
Juzo Itami’s Tampopo was a quirky blend of western tropes and epicurean delight. SABU’s Mr. Long is sort of like a nihilistic Tampopo. ...
Trailers
Watch the US trailers for Makoto Shinkai’s anime mega-hit Your Name
Despite some of my qualms about its second half, Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name was a good coming-of-age body swap film with an undeniable ...
Review: Ugetsu
The films of Kenji Mizoguchi have been a major blind spot in my life as a filmgoer. I’ve seen plenty of Akira Kurosawa ...
Trailers
Watch Scarlett Johansson in the first Ghost in the Shell trailer
Ghost in the Shell is shaping up to be an interesting project. An adaptation of Mamamune Shirow’s manga, Ghost in the Shell stars ...
Hayao Miyazaki ends retirement, intends to direct new animated feature film
Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement from filmmaking back in 2013 with the release of The Wind Rises. That directing bug is strong, however, ...
NYC: Haruki Kadokawa 80s cinema retrospective at Japan Society (Nov 8-Dec 17)
Japan Society routinely has excellent screenings and film series throughout the year for fans of Japanese cinema. Right now there’s a special retrospective ...
Reviews
Review: Tampopo
Prior to this week, the last time I saw Juzo Itami’s 1985 food comedy Tampopo was in the mid-90s. I remembered so little ...
Review: Shin Godzilla
When Gareth Edwards’ take on Godzilla failed to light up screens here in the U.S., Godzilla‘s parent company, Toho, took the reboot as ...
Trailers
The new Godzilla Resurgence trailer is full of gravitas, pathos, and splosions
I wasn’t that much of a fan of Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla. While well-shot, the story was so-so and focused too much on ...