Film / Reviews Nov 21, 2019
'Earthquake Bird': A solid adaptation, but no high flyer
by James Hadfield
An adaption of a 2001 novel by Susanna Jones, "Earthquake Bird" looks at Tokyo in 1989 and tells the story of an explosive love triangle
Film Dec 21, 2016
Finding courage and hope in 2016
by Kaori Shoji
The Year of the Monkey is drawing to a close. Despite the events in the real world, this year at least brought us some soulful films. Perhaps the filmmakers wanted to prepare us for the impending yuckiness of future reality. Still, my picks for ...
Film / Reviews Oct 12, 2016
'Jason Bourne': The invincible franchise
by James Hadfield
It's the Bourne revival: Matt Damon is Bourne again. After an unsuccessful attempt to transfer the franchise to Jeremy Renner in 2012's "The Bourne Legacy," Damon has returned to his most iconic role as the brainwashed CIA super-soldier. He's the real deal, the Sean ...
Film / Reviews Jun 8, 2016
'Ex Machina': When the machine has its own ghost
by Giovanni Fazio
When the histories are written years from now, our era will be defined by information technology in much the same way that the 1960s were defined by rock 'n' roll and social protest, or in the U.S., the '20s by Prohibition. People will look ...
Film / Reviews Mar 23, 2016
Altering the history and gender of 'The Danish Girl'
by Kaori Shoji
Are you into Scandinavian design? If you are, "The Danish Girl" will have you swooning. Even the first 10 seconds of the opening scene will provoke design envy and, for those who care about the details, Copenhagen apartment envy, circa 1926. Director Tom Hooper ...
Film Dec 23, 2015
Top 10 films of 2015: Like finding a needle in a haystack
by Giovanni Fazio
Finding alternatives in 2015 to big-budget blockbusters and beard-stroking festival films wasn't easyIt has been a lean year. All too often, it felt like you had seen the movies of 2015 before — each new release seemed to be the shadow of a shadow ...