The Beach House [2020] Review – Low budget cosmic-horror doubles up as an eco fable
A vacation to the lonesome outskirts is never a good idea. Especially when you are trying to rejuvenate your relationship…
A Fugitive from the Past [1965] Review – Probing the Postwar Devastation of Japan through Thriller Framework
“A Fugitive from the Past is an idiosyncratic thriller which withholds complex themes and character attitudes beneath its simple crime…
Parallax [2020] Review: A Film Occupied with its Intention but Stumbling in its Execution
An idea for a film should be the skeleton upon which the flesh, organs, and skin are attached to create…
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate [1957] Review – Blending Madcap Comedy and Social Commentary
Yuzo Kawashima’s classily made farce, Sun in the Last Days of Shogunate (Bakumatsu taiyo-den, 1957) was set in the year…
Pride (2014) ‘Review: Refreshing and Constantly Cheerful Dose of Solidarity
Pride (2014) Review: “I can’t be a pessimist because I’m alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed…
Mucho Mucho Amor (2020) Netflix Review – A Familiar and Emotional Study of a Myth
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado in now streaming on Netflix Documentaries are as diverse as fiction. In…
Movies So Successful That They Got Their Own Slot Machine
Licensing agreements with movie producers make it possible for game developers to create impressive and creative slots that feature music,…
Fires on the Plain [1959] Review – A Potently Realistic Vision of War’s Devastating Impact on the Human Soul
Japanese film-maker Kon Ichikawa’s international reputation as a humanist film-maker was cemented with his eloquent masterpiece The Burmese Harp (1956)…