Film / Reviews Mar 17, 2022
‘Straying’: The realities of a love quadrangle
by Mark Schilling
Rikiya Imaizumi’s comedy earns its R15 classification with sex scenes that reveal the honest and even humorous moments in intimate relationships.
Film / Reviews Jul 20, 2016
'Ken and Kazu': The yakuza isn't all guns and glamour
by Mark Schilling
Most films about the yakuza depict its members as fully formed and distinctly different from the general run of humanity, somewhat like action figures just out of the box. The reality, as Hiroshi Shoji's "Ken and Kazu" shows us with a gritty directness and ...