Continue reading →Not his very best, but Kore-eda has an intuitive way of working with children, and this ensemble piece illustrates with delicate ease the filmmaker’s longstanding preoccupation with relational dynamics within the family unit.
Author / Eternality Tan
Third Murder, The (2017)
Continue reading →Kore-eda changes his own scenery with a genre film in this largely humanistic if didactic legal procedural about a murky murder.
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Continue reading →The phrase ‘a game of two halves’ has never held truer than in this extraordinary second-parter that skillfully juggles narrative risks with poignant feels.
Third Wife, The (2018)
Continue reading →A sensual debut feature from Vietnam that explores the impact of an ultra-patriarchal community on its sufferable women, with beautiful and naturalistic cinematography to boot.
Dogville (2003)
Continue reading →Takes too long to say what it wants to be consistently interesting, but one must marvel at how Lars von Trier and his ensemble cast do so much with so little.
After the Storm (2016)
Continue reading →Not one of the master’s finest, but Koreeda’s subtle touch continues to bring warmth and insight to the complexity of modern family relations.
Still Walking (2008)
Continue reading →Koreeda’s mastery of the subtle gives this drama an emotional weight as pure as life itself.
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Continue reading →One of the year’s very best, this new Koreeda feature is thematically dense, yet plays out in a highly resonating and honest way about human relationships.
Marriage of Maria Braun, The (1979)
Continue reading →A powerful if narratively-dense film imbued with a devastating sense of cruel irony, with Fassbinder’s masterful control over sound especially striking.
Satan’s Brew (1976)
Continue reading →Fassbinder’s comedic farce of a film is shocking, revolting, and occasionally enjoyable.
