Until next Thursday, Japan Society is virtually screening a series of essential Japanese films across North America. From Suzaku to Wild Berries, these are our picks.
Film Festivals
Young Plato Review: great teaching means more than just academics
With Young Plato, Neasa Ní Chianáin continues her cinematic exploration of exceptional Irish teachers and the lives they change.
Small pleasures in What do we see when we look at the sky?
Writer-director-editor Aleksandre Koberidze’s Berlinale film, What do we see when we look at the sky?, chronicles small pleasures in the life of a city. The film is now playing in US theatres and will arrive on Mubi in North America later this year. This review was originally published on March 7, 2021 as part of […]
Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about the grind of life under capitalism
Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre’s Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about a flight attendant struggling under the indifference and sexism of working for a big corporation.
Middle-aged women take centre stage at Cinefranco 2021
Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who’s stuck in the past.
Bootlegger, Albedo, The Boathouse and more fall highlights from so-called Canada
Alex Heeney takes a look at some of the best films from so-called Canada to premiere this fall, including Bootlegger, Albedo, and Portraits from a Fire.