The opening film of the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, Zeze Takahisa’s “Sukiyaki” tells the story of how the title tune became a worldwide hit in 1963 as well as a beloved standard that has been recorded in foreign-language versions that have also topped charts. The film goes beyond the song itself to delve into […]
Crossing a Dawn (Zhao Badou, 2026) 4 out of 5 stars It feels like an understatement to say that dating in the 2020s can feel impossible. On top of safety concerns, the scene is full of people desperate for connection yet terrified of what that actually entails. So, in the unlikely event you meet the […]
Clayface (James Watkins, 2026) 4 out of 5 stars I can honestly say that as producer James Gunn swings the DC Cinematic Universe into a (hopefully) commercially successful direction, I will miss the bold, gritty, and grounded narratives of superhero and supervillain characters created in earlier iterations of DC films. Movies such as The Batman, […]