In Taka Tsubota’s post-apocalyptic short, four high school boys are stuck together holed up in a forest cabin after most of the world has been overrun by giant, spider-like creatures. Despite the horrors outside, one of the boys named Alan has to contend with the monsters with whom he shares the cabin. And there is only so much more that he can eventually endure. Overlapping dialogue and imagery from different points in time, Tsubota uses […]
Nakanishi Mai's economical but effective new horror short is coming to the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2023. Read my impressions.
Impressions of Hayakawa Chie's thought-provoking debut feature starring Baisho Chieko which world premiered at Cannes.
SKIP City INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL and Nakanishi Mai graciously allowed me to watch "Swallow". Here are my thoughts.
The Criterion Collection asked Hamaguchi Ryusuke to name his Top 10 films. Find out which titles he chose.