This week, we bring you two provocative pictures from Japan, as well as an acclaimed, socially resonant documentary from the US. Lost Paradise in Tokyo (dir. Kazuya Shiraishi, Japan) Mikio and his older brother Saneo, […]
US films
This week we bring you a provocative dark comedy and a gay drama from Japan, an indie gem from China and a modern reimagining of a Jane Austen classic. Lowlife Love (dir. Eiji Uchida, Japan) Tetsuo (Kiyohiko […]
By David Pountain When the young, American Jim Park gets violently thrown out of a Seoul club after breaking up with his boyfriend, the experience sends him on a 24-hour journey of despondent introspection that […]
By David Pountain With the poignant, socially resonant short BobbyAnna, writer-director Jackson Kroopf crafts an intimate tale of nocturnal longing, economic hardship and the dynamics of class and culture. Legacy Bailey and Juliana A. Morgan […]
By David Pountain Tragedy and grief take mesmeric form in Courtney Faye Powell’s richly beguiling short, The Surf Report. When a young black surfer named K goes mysteriously missing, his lover Freddie seeks answers from […]
By Matthew Collins Watch Hara Kiri on FilmDoo As its name suggests, Hara Kiri is a story of suicide, yet, at its core, it is a punk-infused love story about two skaters, August and Beto. Loyal, and […]