Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja interviews Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi about his latest film, Evil Does Not Exist. Out of all the filmmakers to have emerged …
‘A Sense of Inevitability’: A Conversation with Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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Almost Perfect: ‘I Was Born, But…’ Review
Ivan Noden reviews Yasujirō Ozus’s 1932 Japanese silent film about the struggles of two brothers understanding grown-ups and integrating within a social circle. The first …
LEAFF 2021: ‘Zokki’ Review
LEAFF 2021 celebrates its sixth year with a programme of thirty films from celebrated and debut filmmakers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to bring …
LEAFF 2021: ‘Ushiku’ Review
LEAFF 2021 celebrates its sixth year with a programme of thirty films from celebrated and debut filmmakers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to bring …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Belle’ Review
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 65th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …
Berlinale 2021: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) Review
Editor-in-Chief Tomi Haffety celebrates the realist cinema of Ryusuke Hamaguchi in this triptych of stories exploring coincidence and human relationships. There is something so passionate …
JFTFP 2021: ‘Samurai Shifters’ Review
Dominic Ko takes a look at a zero-to-hero samurai comedy. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” To …
JFTFP 2021: Soirée Review
Harry Mizumoto explores the tragic love story that unfolds across rural Japan. Trigger warnings for mentions of rape and sexual assault. I’ll admit, I was …
JFTFP 2021: ‘Shape of Red’ Review
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme runs from February 19th until March 10th, and this year focuses on the theme of ‘This is My Place’, …
JFTFP 2021: ‘Labyrinth of Cinema’ Review
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme runs from February 19th until March 10th, and this year focuses on the theme of ‘This is My Place’, …