Year of the Month: Leo Noboru Lima on THE LIFE OF OHARU
All throughout The Life of Oharu, I couldn’t stop thinking about the way Kenji Mizoguchi…
Year of the Month: THAT NIGHT’S WIFE
Yasujirō Ozu has earned his place in film history as the most serene of directors,…
Year of the Month: Désirée I. Guzzetta on INVASION OF ASTRO MONSTER
The article below refers to the Japanese version with English subtitles from The Criterion Collection…
YOJIMBO: A Movie in Two Worlds by Persia
One man approaches ten, as dust blows dramatically. The two opponents—one ronin, one criminal gang—step…
YOJIMBO: A Man with No Name
A man walks down the only street in a small town. The wind blows dust…
Year of the Month: David Heineman on Akira Kurosawa, DREAMS, and Collective Memory
For many American film aficionados, Akira Kurosawa belongs to a select cadre of foreign directors,…
Year of the Month: Joseph Finn on PATRIOTISM
Not all film is autobiographical. But sometimes, it can be scarily precognitive. Patriotism* is Yukio…
Ozu’s First Talkie: Alex Christian Lovendahl on The Only Son
“Life’s tragedy begins with the bond between parent and child.” The Only Son, Japanese director…
Year of the Month: Désirée I. Guzzetta on Godzilla
The following piece contains spoilers for the film. If you haven’t seen it yet, go…
Year of the Month: Sansho the Bailiff
Any lover of art films is eventually going to have to deal with the question,…