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Review: The Tempest (1979)

The Tempest  epitomizes my favorite flavor of Shakespeare adaptation: lean, revisionist, and minimalistic (a musical number or two...

Review: Disco Elysium

Disco Elysium  is a rare and precious gem indeed: a video game that utilizes the language of the medium to its full potential....

Review - Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus  is innovative in the elegant simplicity of its style and structure. It’s not a traditional documentary, lacking...

Review: The Greasy Strangler

The Greasy Strangler . Aggressively weird. Mostly dug its vibe (kinda reminded me of Frank Henenlotter’s work). Never want to see or...

Review: Darkman

Sam Raimi’s greatest strength as a director has always been his sincerity. Although there is certainly a degree of humor in his...

Review - Alien: Romulus

[ The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! ] For an otherwise typical summer blockbuster, Alien: Romulus  has...

Review: Trap

[ The following review contains MINOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! ] Never let the two lives touch. Trap  is a film about identity....

Review - Batman: Caped Crusader

Batman: Caped Crusader  does not aspire to be the definitive interpretation of the eponymous superhero, nor is it a postmodern...

Review: Mikey and Nicky

I should have my head examined for sleeping on Mikey and Nicky for so long; it’s the exact flavor of old school indie cinema that I...

Review: Twisters

Despite its title, Twisters isn’t really about tornadoes. Don’t get me wrong; they serve a vitally important narrative function. They are...

Review: Conquest

Conquest is dark even by the usual standards of the dark fantasy genre. Armies of savage beast-men roam the untamed wilderness,...

Review: Retake

[The following review contains MINOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Japan Cuts frequently programs movies about amateur filmmakers—a...

Review: Mermaid Legend

[The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] When introducing Japan Cuts’ recent screening of Toshiharu Ikeda’s...

Review: Kubi

[The following review contains MAJOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Kubi is a film of deliciously compelling contradictions. A period...

Review: Nezumikozo Jirokichi

Nezumikozo Jirokichi—recently screened as part of Japan Cuts’ Shorts Program 2–managed to hit three major categories on my annual...

Review: Look Back

[The following review contains MINOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!] Look Back opens with a shot that seems simple at first glance, but...

Review: The Box Man

[The following review contains MINOR SPOILERS; YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.] The Box Man is based on a Kobo Abe novel that is—according to my...

Review: a still place

Recently, I’ve noticed that some amateur critics online (particularly on Twitter, but elsewhere, as well) tend to evaluate films as...

Review - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Despite watching Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence way back in college (on a borrowed DVD copy that I certainly hope I eventually returned...

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