Hirokazu Kore-eda

MONSTER: The Truth About Youth
MONSTER: The Truth About Youth

One of the most painfully lovely films of last year, Monster is a moving reminder of the importance of empathy and understanding.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: MONSTER: Finding Happiness In A Perplexing World
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: MONSTER: Finding Happiness In A Perplexing World

With a simple premise but endless complexity, Monster sees Hirokazu Kore-eda’s compassion and empathy presented at such a masterful level.

BROKER: All in the Family
BROKER: All in the Family

Broker may not reach the heights of its predecessor, but it is a lovely depiction of a found family brought together in the strangest of ways.

AFTER LIFE And BEASTS OF NO NATION Lead Criterion's August 2021 Slate
AFTER LIFE And BEASTS OF NO NATION Lead Criterion’s August 2021 Slate

Criterion welcomes classics new and old to its collection this month with the addition of Beasts of No Nation, Afterlife and more!

21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series
21st CENTURY JAPAN: FILMS FROM 2001-2020: Highlights from the Screening Series

Here are highlights from the inaugural ACA Cinema Project online film series, 21st Century Japan: Films from 2001-2020.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: THE TRUTH (LA VÉRITÉ)
THE TRUTH Trailer

A stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never grows old.

KNIVES OUT Trailer
SCAD Savannah Film Festival: Final Days Round-Up

Amanda Mazzillo reviews the latest from the Savannah Film Festival, including Knives Out, Honey Boy, and The Truth.

2019 Film Fest 919 Report 2: FORD V FERRARI, HONEY BOY & THE TRUTH
2019 Film Fest 919 Report 2: FORD V FERRARI, HONEY BOY & THE TRUTH

In his second report from Film Fest 919, Josh Martin reviews Ford V Ferrari, Honey Boy and The Truth.

SHOPLIFTERS: A Beautiful Portrait of a Poverty Stricken Family
SHOPLIFTERS: A Beautiful Portrait Of A Poverty Stricken Family

After spending his entire career finding the profundity in the mundane, Kore-eda has produced his finest example of this yet in Shoplifters.

SHOPLIFTERS Trailer
SHOPLIFTERS Trailer

In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters, a family of small-time crooks take in a child they find on the street.

Film Fest 919 Part 1: SHOPLIFTERS, DESTROYER & DOGMAN
Film Fest 919 Part 1: SHOPLIFTERS, DESTROYER & DOGMAN

In our first report from Film Fest 919, Josh Martin recounts the nauseating absurdity of Dogman, memorably fascinating Destroyer and Cannes’ Palme d’Or Shoplifters.

Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Report Part 9: Cannes You Dig It?

Our penultimate Toronto International Film Festival report brings you a review of Palme d’Or winner Shoplifters, plus films by Jia Zhangke, William McGregor, and more!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2018: The First Weekend Report
MIFF 2018 Week One Report: Tales Of Ghosts, Wars & Refugees

For MIFF Week One, Alex Lines reviews several films he was able to see, including Agnieszka Smoczynska’s new film, Matteo Garrone’s Dogman, and more.

Cannes 2018 Days 5 & 6: Drugs, Farce & The Best Film Of The Festival So Far
Cannes 2018 Days 5 & 6: Drugs, Farce & The Best Film Of The Festival So Far

On Cannes days 5 & 6, Gus Edgar saw a variety of films, including Gaspar Noe’s Climax, Mandy, and Spike Lee’s latest BlacKKKlansman.