• ♟
  • film reviews
  • back issues
  • ☢
  • Blog
  • Σ (about+)
  • Menu

Cinema Adrift

Film 'Zine (+Site) for Film Freaks
  • ♟
  • film reviews
  • back issues
  • ☢
  • Blog
  • Σ (about+)
Featured
January 31, 2022
2021//Favorites
January 31, 2022

Contains 13 films. Full data to be released in 2076.

Read more →
January 31, 2022
November 18, 2021
Two Guns, One Mouth: Dual Adaptations of the Same Novel from the Same Director
November 18, 2021

Director Masaharu Take answers questions about his two films that came from Fuminori Nakamura’s novel The Gun.

Read more →
November 18, 2021
September 20, 2021
The Forget-Me-Naught
September 20, 2021

Hidden Gems of the 2000s

Read more →
September 20, 2021
February 3, 2021
A New and Exciting Form of War Profiteering
February 3, 2021

Revolutionary tactics to further monetize the work of monetized revolutions.

Read more →
February 3, 2021
December 12, 2020
2020//Favorites
December 12, 2020

Not even half a loaf of the great films of 2020. Arguably not even the heel of the loaf.

Read more →
December 12, 2020
November 26, 2020
50s and Sunny in Noirvember
November 26, 2020

Super Noirio Brothers

Read more →
November 26, 2020
January 5, 2019
Jason's Favorites of 2018
January 5, 2019

Michael Myers and Mary Poppins returned, entertainment famine and brain cell death in the wake of the Infinity War despite record breaking war bonds sold, and the caps lock was turned on when writing on the whiteboard. Let’s all be frank about the good movies from 2018.

Read more →
January 5, 2019
December 23, 2017
Jason's Favorites of 2017
December 23, 2017

A24 batted a thousand, but Neon is hot on their heels. Also: Edgar Wright rights his past wrongs with substance and superhero movies finally become good thanks to Amazonian golden bondage play. For All the Daddy's Love in the World.

Read more →
December 23, 2017
October 13, 2017
Book Review: Unchained Melody - The Films of Meiko Kaji by Tom Mes
October 13, 2017

Tom Mes' overview of Meiko Kaji's career is more than an overblown Arrow Video booklet even if it doesn't spend very much time in her post-Snowblood career.

Read more →
October 13, 2017
August 11, 2017
Video Essay: Everyday
August 11, 2017

Every film that features the Buddy Holly song played at the same time.

Read more →
August 11, 2017
July 25, 2017
NYAFF 2017: Interview w/ Jung Yoon-suk and Bamseom Pirates
July 25, 2017

The filmmaker and his subjects discuss their punk-rock documentary.

Read more →
July 25, 2017
July 24, 2017
NYAFF 2017: Interview w/ Kei Ishikawa (Traces of Sin)
July 24, 2017

Kei Ishikawa discusses directing his first feature film.

Read more →
July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017
NYAFF 2017: Interview w/ Naoko Ogigami
July 24, 2017

We sit down with Naoko Ogigami during the NYAFF premiere of her newest film Close-Knit.

Read more →
July 24, 2017
May 21, 2017
Interview: Salima Koroma (Bad Rap)
May 21, 2017

The director of Bad Rap discusses documentary film making and the concerns of modern entertainers.

Read more →
May 21, 2017
May 7, 2017
Colorado Dragon Film Festival 2017
May 7, 2017

CDFF returns for its second year, providing aid to the drought conditions for Asian film in the Denver area.

Read more →
May 7, 2017
March 24, 2017
Eiga Joyū/Enigma: Setsuko Hara
March 24, 2017

A B-movie video essay/appreciation of Setsuko Hara. 

Read more →
March 24, 2017
January 20, 2017
Double Feature: Ryuhei Kitamura's English Language Work
January 20, 2017

Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura has made two English language B-movies to date, both showing an A-level craft and will certainly become eventual cult classics.

Read more →
January 20, 2017
January 10, 2017
Nick's Top 12 Films of 2016
January 10, 2017
Read more →
January 10, 2017
December 22, 2016
Retro2016: The State of Western Distribution for Japanese Film
December 22, 2016

Another slow year for Japanese film but there were some great highlights.

Read more →
December 22, 2016
December 17, 2016
Jason's Top 13 Films of 2016
December 17, 2016
Read more →
December 17, 2016
November 23, 2016
Great Moments of Prosopagnosia: Japanese Film Edition
November 23, 2016

When writing about directors or actors, it's best to make sure you have chosen the right picture. For example: when writing about Marilyn Monroe, use image of Audrey Hepburn and vice versa.

Read more →
November 23, 2016
November 21, 2016
The Asian (Male) Love Interest in The Edge of Seventeen
November 21, 2016

Huayi Brothers give another reason why we should keep an eye on them as they continue to make their mark in Hollywood.

Read more →
November 21, 2016
November 7, 2016
Introducing Oribu Anime: Two Films by Yeon Sang-ho
November 7, 2016

Olive Films adds another sub-label to its belt: Oribu Anime, dedicated to releasing boundary pushing animated works from around the world.

Read more →
November 7, 2016
October 6, 2016
NEW ISSUE: Volume VI - 2016 October
October 6, 2016

The 2nd horror issue of Cinema Adrift is out. Recommended only for the faint of heart.

Read more →
October 6, 2016
August 10, 2016
Movies to Watch as You're Dying Vol. 2
August 10, 2016

The return of films with life lessons, both constructive and destructive. Watch, take notes, recreate in personal life, then repeat.

Read more →
August 10, 2016
August 8, 2016
Japan Cuts 2016: Bakuman/New Anime Vanguard Spotlight
August 8, 2016

Jack Virnich writes on the pairing of manga-ka centric film Bakuman and a collection of experimental animated short films presented by Japan Cuts.

Read more →
August 8, 2016
August 3, 2016
Interview: Ken Ochiai on Chaplin, Jidai-geki, and the Japanese Film Industry
August 3, 2016

Uzumasa Limelight director Ken Ochiai gives his thoughts on the Japanese film industry, what draws him to a project, and also recommends some jidai-geki films. 

Read more →
August 3, 2016
August 1, 2016
Double Feature Review: Eat That Question/Train to Busan
August 1, 2016

Both films, in their own ways, showcase the struggle against the plastic people and forewarn viewers how they too can defend themselves in case of emergency.

Read more →
August 1, 2016
July 11, 2016
Curation/Narration: The Beat Goes On - Drafthouse's Kitano Series
July 11, 2016

The recent program of five films presented by the Alamo Drathouse Littleton presents a narrative about the great filmmaker that sadly does not do justice to the man.

Read more →
July 11, 2016
June 6, 2016
Resist the Adaptation: The Films of Naoko Ogigami and Hitoshi Matsumoto
June 6, 2016

An overview of two contemporary Japanese filmmakers producing different and original work.

Read more →
June 6, 2016