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Remembering Every Night

By Sumner Forbes | September 2023

The best foreign films offer a window into a society that is distinct from our own. Of course, said films also need…

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The best foreign films offer a window into a society that is distinct from our own. Of course, said films also need to offer something in terms of...

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Great Absence is a quiet creature, never clamoring, never rushing, but always observant and always...

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Writer-director Kôji Fukada's cinematic career so far has been somewhat bumpy. However, Love Life showcases the Japanese filmmaker at his most mature...

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Cinema has a way of connecting with an audience and bringing the world. Japanese writer-director Naomi Kawase's Radiance (Hikari) tells the story of a...

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NOW IN THEATERS! Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, known for his masterpieces Your Name and Weathering With You, Suzume tells the story of a...

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Unleashed from bondage after five long years, the planet finally has access to director Gakuryu Ishii's Punk Samurai. Kankuro Kudo adapted the screenplay...

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Passion is a dramatic low-budget film from 2008, written and directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. His Drive My Car received the 2022 Oscar for Best...

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Magical Realism is a glorious subgenre of film where the fantastical occurs in an ordinary cinematic reality. The province of a great many South American...

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SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! From Japan comes the deadliest mash-up in movie history: kitties and killers as an ancient curse is awakened in indie...

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John H. LaDue Jr. and Jennifer LaDue Miyagawa's documentary, Mommy or Daddy?, shines the spotlight on Japan's problematic divorce laws, specifically...

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