Film Review: The Truth (2019)
byFollowing his 2018 hit Shoplifters – darling of the film festival circuit which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes – Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda…
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Film Review: Big in Japan (2018)
byYou may know the phrase ‘Big in Japan’, perhaps from a 2014 film, a 2009 TV Series or even a 1985 song by Alphaville. It refers to…
Film Review: A Silent Voice (2016)
byThe latest in a string of excellent anime films to hit Australian cinemas following last year’s Your Name and The Red Turtle comes A…
Film Review: An (2015)
byThere’s a popular treat in Japan called a dorayaki; it’s essentially two pancakes stacked on top of one another and filled with a sweet…
Film Review: Back to 1942 (2012)
byThere are two distinct instances in 2012 ‘s retroactive cinema in which the human torso is decorated with symbols intended to pump war’s glaring…