Christopher Doyle's directorial debut looks good, but what does it all mean?
Month: December 2020
Picnic (1996)
Shunji Iwai is here for the scenery.
Harmonium (2016)
Koji Fukada's "Harmonium" is a film of two halves about a man with two sides.
Gohatto (1999)
Nagisa Oshima's swan song is a tale of samurai love and dishonour.
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Takashi Miike's "Ichi the Killer" has more to it than blood and gore, though there is still plenty of that.
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore (2014)
Khavn delivers a 70 minute music video, but little more.
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Gen Sekiguchi's sole feature is heavy on the style, though a little less so in functionality.
Focus (1996)
Two world's collide with disastrous consequences in Satoshi Isaka's "Focus".
Every 14 Days…(62): Ten Year Anniversary Let-down
A 62nd attempt at reading books...Every 14 Days...The Ten Year Anniversary not-so-special.
Bitter Sweet (2016)
My review of Shogo Kusano's "Bitter Sweet" for Asian Movie Pulse.









