Film Review: ‘Videophobia’ Is a Mind-Bending Trip Through a Fractured Psyche
Image credit: Deep End Pictures A film which looks at the modern implications of technology, the Internet and video in particular....
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Art and Soul – How Studio Ghibli Challenges the Notion of the Tortured Artist
There’s many lenses through which we can read Studio Ghibli films, like self-discovery, friendship and man’s relationship with nature. These are...
‘A Whisker Away 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる’ is an Enchanting Expedition of Self-Discovery
Image credit: Toho A girl falls in love with a boy from her school, and transforms into a cat to get...
‘Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops’ is Realism and Sincerity At Its Finest
(Image credit: Spotted Productions) The story centres on a director, who is pushing the cast of actors in rehearsal of a...
A Dire Warning From Studio Ghibli, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is a Magnificent Adventure Doubling as an Environmental Epic
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between...
Psychosinematics: A Psychological Breakdown of the Magic of ‘Spirited Away’
Psychosinematics is a series where we look into films and characters with a psychological perspective. In this installment, we look into...
‘The Island of Cats’ Provides Blissful Repose from Our Frantic Daily Living
(Image credit: Klock Worx) A seventy-year-old widowed man named Daikichi lives on a small island with his beloved pet cat. He...
A Masterclass in Animation Storytelling, ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ Continues to Beguile Audiences 30 Years On
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits...
Powerful and Timeless, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE Unravels a Poetic Tale About the Absurdity of War
During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in...
Uncompromisingly Manic, WILD ZERO Is The Perfect Movie For Any Halloween Party
Only legendary Japanese garage rock band Guitar Wolf can stand between a race of aliens from destroying earth with an army...
A Beginner’s Guide to Hirokazu Kore-eda
A while back, we took a look at some of Bong Joon-Ho’s previous works leading up to his 2019 Cannes Palme...
WEATHERING WITH YOU 天気の子 Intricately Weaves A Portrait Of Human Relationships Against The Backdrop Of Nature
Hodaka Morishima, a runaway teenager, has just arrived in Tokyo during its exceptionally rainy season. While struggling to survive, he meets...