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

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

Hidden Gems of the 2000s

Revolutionary tactics to further monetize the work of monetized revolutions.

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

Super Noirio Brothers

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Kei Ishikawa discusses directing his first feature film.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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.

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.

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

Criterion gives this late masterpiece a superb edition with over four hours of special features including a behind the scenes film by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

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

The fourth Kitano release from Third Window Films this year is his moving tale of self-fulfillment which still remains unique in Kitano's career now over twenty years old.

Just in time for October, Arrow Video gives this understated J-horror film the care it deserves.

In this new feature we take a look at special edition releases of films and highlight the love and care put into the packaging and presentation. 

Criterion bring the new restoration of Mizoguchi's masterpiece to the US in the form of this barely non-bare-bones presentation.

Criterion brings this Sisyphean classic to high definition along with accompanying short films and essays.

Arrow Video give Meiko Kaji's greatest and most iconic of her outlaw film endeavors a grand treatment, making it one of the must have releases of the year.

Mugge's definitive documentary portrait of jazz visionary Sun Ra has been brought back into print.

The Fan is a twisted coming of age story that slowly burns to a fetishistic denouement. 

The best documentary on William S. Burroughs arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion.

Instead of bringing more Naruse to the West, Criterion gives us what we really need despite not wanting ever.

Another welcome high-definition upgrade to an essential Kurosawa film.

In the vein of Koki Mitani's films, Makeup Room is a film adaptation of a play with a lot of heart and an unexpected sweetness.

Produced by the Ninjin Club, a production group established by the three actresses Keiko Kishi (who appears in the film as the Yuki-onna), Yoshiko Kuga, and Ineko Arima, Masaki Kobayashi’s Kwaidan was a major undertaking. At three hours in length, Kobayashi presents four kaidan, strange period tales involving ghosts.

Criterion tackles Cronenberg's pre-Scanners film and have us hungering for more Oliver Reed.

Cheaper than a chainsaw in more ways than one.

A western with Pier Paolo Pasolini is all you need to know.

Fujita's follow up to Fine, Totally Fine is worthy of its spiritual predecessor with wonderfully human characters who try to strive past their quirks rather than relishing in them in a self-aware way. A truly feel-good story from Third Window Films.

Fresh off The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Tobe Hooper made this “feel-bad” fun movie about the psychotic owner of a bayou motel and his pet alligator. 

From the five stories housed inside Borowczyk’s Immoral Tales, stories that feature incest and bestiality, of course he chose the most graphic and potentially upsetting to turn into a feature length film. But from there is able to create something more layered and more mesmerizing

Four or five tales of debauchery depending on your ability to use a Blu-ray player's remote control.

Oshima's debut film is given the Masters of Cinema treatment.

Twilight Time give a stateside chance for another Yamada film, this time not one as established as Twilight Samurai.

Salo and Leaving Las Vegas comes to mind but this film is a beast of its own as these men set out to do what they came there to do, having trucks filled with meats, vegetables, and other essential ingredients unloaded off at the property where every room is an exercise in consumerism of a grotesque exaggeration that only these bourgeois could afford.

Sono has made his Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Tokyo Tribe is colorful, its vibe informed by the music that constantly runs through its veins. The story information delivered through largely non-stop rap. 

A spaghetti western that uses silence just as much as its rousing score.

As part of their Drive-In Collection, Vinegar Syndrome releases two extremely enjoyable films from director Chris Warfield.

Arrow Video release the definitive edition of Miike's musical classic. And they don't forget to give props to The Quiet Family too.

What if our penchant for skepticism and rational thinking is what allows an alien invasion to begin its preparations right here on Earth? That's what this highly entertaining video nasty posits.