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Current Theatrical Releases, Film April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018

Film Review: Isle of Dogs (2018)

Animation is the perfect medium for Wes Anderson. The auteur of pastel symmetry likes to mould the world to fit his preferred aesthetic, so…

Classics, Film, Foreign June 25, 2014 June 25, 2014

Goyokin is a samurai film about honour. Opening voice-over narration explains that the title refers to a payment of gold delivered as a tax…

Festivals, Film May 21, 2014 June 25, 2014

Early in Seven Samurai (Shichinin no samurai) the wise Kambei Shimada (Takashi Shimura) explains, ‘I’m not a man with any special skills, but I’ve…

Animation, Film, Foreign September 3, 2013 November 25, 2013

I must admit to being consistently charmed by the Studio Ghibli films of Japan over the years. I have enjoyed the beautiful cell animation,…