‘Only Yesterday’: an underrated Studio Ghibli masterpiece
A must-watch.
Classic Film
‘Rome, Open City’: Roberto Rossellini’s cinematic protest of social defiance
One of the 20th century’s many masterpieces.
Under the Spotlight: James Spader’s empathetic creep in ‘Sex, Lies, and Videotape’
“I’ve got a lot of problems… But they belong to me.”
Violence as ballet: The enduring influence of ‘Heroic Bloodshed’ on action cinema
A long-lasting legacy.
A cinematic protest: Where to begin with Italian neorealism?
One of Europe’s most influential art movements.
‘Shiki-Jitsu’: Hideaki Anno’s beautiful reflection on loneliness and trauma
Much of the work of the legendary animator and director Hideki Anno is concerned with the theme of loneliness, a motif that many of the…
