DIr: Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado By: Amanpreet Dosanjh When you think of Israeli cinema, the last thing that comes to mind would be a comedy horror. The two directors, Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, […]
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Review by: Natasha Monk Dir: Tetsuya Nakashima Watch Kamikaze Girls on FilmDoo Kamikaze Girls is a 2002 novel written by Novala Takemoto, adapted into a manga and film. The film was directed by Tetsuya Nakashima and showcases […]
Dir: Tetsuya Nakashima By: Daniella Dahoui Confessions, a film adaptation of an acclaimed Japanese novel by Kanae Minato and Japan’s Oscar-entry film of 2011, became an instant Asian movie classic upon its release in 2010. […]
Dir: Kim Jee-Woon By: Natasha Monk Kim Sun-woo (Lee Byung-hun) plays a devoted enforcer for a high-ranking mob. When Kim’s morality clashes with his emotions, his employer Kang (Kim Yeong-cheol) decides to let go of […]
Dir: Yojiro Takita Review by: Maria Yaa Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Oscars in 2009 and the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, Departures is a heart-warming and delightful tearjerker. […]
Dir: David Zellner Review by: Daria Landal Minnesota’s unlikely urban legend, a depressed Japanese woman lost in the woods of Fargo in the fall of 2001, gets a reincarnation with a new film by David […]