
Tag: Japanese cinema
Godzilla Minus One – Film Review

I went to IMAX Melbourne to see what for me turned out to be the most surprising movie of the year.
Drive My Car – Film Review

Despite the slow deliberate pace and three-hour running time, I was completely captivated by this beautiful, layered adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story about infidelity, grief, art and the impenetrable mystery of other people’s lives and secrets.
Rashomon – Film Review

I finally got around to watching Akira Kurosawa’s groundbreaking and influential 1950 masterpiece about the nature of truth. Though many movies since have borrowed its unconventional narrative structure and the idea of multiple perspectives of the same event, the film still remains an effective and striking watch today.
Shoplifters – Film Review

