Mika Imai: ‘There is such an affinity between…
Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges
Nouvelle Vague review – there are other, better…
It is ironic that Richard Linklater has chosen to homage a film carved out of spontaneous new techniques with one so
Return To Silent Hill review – if not entirely…
If anyone was going to try to adapt Silent Hill 2, one of video gaming’s most spectacular artistic achievements, you could
100 films to look forward to in 2026 – part two
61. Queen at Sea (Lance Hamer) February 2026 (Berlinale Première) Back in 2008, Lance Hamer was a name on everyone’s lips
Chihiro Amano: ‘It was like I hit a wall in all…
Every year at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the programming team makes an effort to champion emerging talent that challenges
Rental Family review – Brendan Fraser shines in…
Since playing a toothpaste superhero in an advertisement, down-on-his-luck actor Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) has been living in Tokyo for several
State of Statelessness review – an intimate…
This is a film about the constant sense of being slightly out of step with where you are standing, rendered with
Giant review – another tired boxing biopic for…
It’s nearing a quarter-century since the retirement of “Prince” Naseem Hamed, Sheffield’s world champion boxer of Yemeni heritage. For a while, in
Chloé Zhao: ‘There’s a desire for the language of…
The career ascent of writer/director Chloé Zhao has been immense, taking in intimate indie dramas (Songs My Brother Taught Me,
Bowie: The Final Act review – revisiting the…
In 2016, David Bowie’s death shook the world like a supernova – a deliberately-staged explosion that collapsed a lifetime of personas into a single, blinding