April 11, 2019

Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman

A fifteen-year old boy walks along the winter streets, thinking his fifteen-year old thoughts, looking for a theater to sneak into so he can get out […]
April 11, 2019

Go, Go Second Time Virgin

Koji Wakamatsu (that’s Waka to his friends and Mr. Wakamatsu to you, pal) was raised to be a farmer but made his move to the big […]
April 11, 2019

Avalon

Mamoru Oshii must be a magician, for only a magician could use Japanese digital wizardry in a bleak, rubble-strewn Polish cityscape with an all-Polish cast to […]
April 11, 2019

Kamome Diner

Though I review lots of samurai films where violence is a natural part of the proceedings, I admit to enjoying just about everything if it’s done […]