Posts Tagged ‘Japanese cinema’
Late Spring Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Moving Look at a Family’s Season of Change
Director Yasujiro Ozu paints a heartbreaking portrait of a modern woman trapped by tradition.
Read MoreThree Outlaw Samurai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Genre-Defining Samurai Film
A brilliantly shot period piece with beautiful cinematography and lots of fighting.
Read MoreGodzilla (1954) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The King of Monsters is Back
While the concept was original back in 1954, nowadays the film comes across as quite anticlimactic.
Read MoreThree Outlaw Samurai Criterion Collection DVD Review: Three is the Magic Number
A serviceable samurai yarn spotlighted by a rewarding underdog story and above average fight scenes.
Read MoreGodzilla (1954) The Criterion Collection DVD Review: The Legendary Monster Makes its Debut
A worthy addition to any fan of the genre’s movie collection.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Legendary Piece of Cinema You Should Not Miss
Suzuki’s 1967 Yakuza classic finally gets Blu-ray release.
Read MoreTokyo Drifter The Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Blast of Swinging Tokyo
Seijun Suzuki delivers a delirious Pop Art explosion.
Read MoreTokyo Drifter Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Style Over Substance
Jam-packed with more than enough visual artistry to compensate for its lightweight story.
Read MoreBranded to Kill Criterion Collection DVD Review: Suzuki’s Absurd Deconstruction of Yakuza Crime Films
Non-stop violence and duplicity from Japanese New Wave bad boy Seijun Suzuki.
Read MoreProfessor Layton and the Eternal Diva DVD Review: Animated Sleuthing Success
A richly illustrated full-length film based on the Nintendo DS puzzle game series.
Read MoreKuroneko Criterion Collection DVD Review: Expressionistic Horror in Feudal Japan
Kaneto Shindo’s film is a psychologically wrenching ghost story.
Read MoreKuroneko Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Things That Go Bump In The Night
Creates some spooky atmosphere but fails to drive a compelling narrative.
Read MoreHarakiri Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Samurai Condition
A masterful indictment of the morally bankrupt samurai system.
Read MoreThe Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara DVD Review: Diverse Dispatches from the Japanese New Wave
Koreyoshi Kurahara’s name may not ring many bells in the West, but it ought to.
Read MoreHigh and Low Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Kurosawa and Mifune: The Gold Standard
Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune team for another classic film.
Read MoreThe Makioka Sisters Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: No Joy No Luck Club
Beautiful kimonos and decent acting, but not much else to recommend.
Read MorePale Flower Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Essential Japanese New Wave
Cool couple chase illicit thrills in 1960s Tokyo.
Read MoreSeven Samurai Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Cinematic Masterpiece of Epic Proportions
A landmark in the history of film whose influence is still felt.
Read MoreStill Walking Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Most Personal Film
An emotional punch that extends far beyond the actions occurring in the film.
Read MoreStill Walking Criterion Collection DVD Review: A Masterpiece of Japanese Cinema
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s sixth film is a modern classic.
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