“All these years, I thought you were Wendigo. But you’re just another white man.” That single line of dialogue, spoken by Johnny Depp’s...

Last night, Jean Dujardin took home the Best Actor Oscar for his work as George Valentin in The Artist—an almost entirely silent role....

In any good story, the protagonist must face and overcome a number of challenges: his fellow man, society, even the darkness within. But...

“Why not just stay dead?” As I sat through my second viewing of Skyfall earlier this afternoon, that single line of dialogue leaped off...

I knew that The Avengers would inevitably change how both the moviegoing public and Big Executives perceived the superhero sub-genre; no...

Went back to IFC Center this morning to see Memories of Murder, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s 2003 police procedural—though that...

Went to IFC Center for a screening of The Villainess, an absolutely bonkers South Korean action flick about a young woman who has the...

Caught a screening of In This Corner of the World at Angelika Film Center. It’s not difficult to see why this gorgeously animated feature...

Japan Society is gearing up for Japan Cuts, its annual showcase of notable new films from the Land of the Rising Sun, and to celebrate,...

Went and saw Your Name, the latest effort from animation auteur Makoto Shinkai. Since it’s a full-blown cultural phenomenon in its native...

Saw 10 Cloverfield Lane today. I’m a sucker for the rare-yet-diverse “trapped in a room with scary people” sub-genre (part of the reason...

Last summer, my brother and I visited Japan, and as we explored the streets, skyscrapers, parks, and temples around Tokyo, we saw this...

When Nazi propagandist Fritz Hippler wrote his article “Film as a Weapon,” he was referring not to the medium’s capacity to destroy, but...

“Let them up!” With the echo of those words across the towering, sun-bleached rocks, the great lift clatters and groans to life,...

We all know the popular archetypes. The jock. The stoner. The virgin. Maybe a wheelchair-bound youth for some extra variety/pathos. Like...

I’ve only been back in New York for a few hours, and I’m already hitting my usual haunts. How could I possibly turn in early when...

Dragged myself out of bed this morning and made my way over to the Film Forum (the same venue where I saw Chimes At Midnight earlier this...

Last night, I found out that an animated film I’ve been looking forward to for months was quietly released on Friday, to a criminally...

Today, I once again headed over to Japan Society for the final double feature in its science fiction retrospective: Blue Christmas and...

Today, I returned to Japan Society (where I saw Blind Woman’s Curse) to enjoy another retrospective. This time, rather than featuring the...