post war

GREAT FREEDOM: Love In A Hopeless Place
GREAT FREEDOM: Love In A Hopeless Place

A beautiful film that reminds us that the personal is always political, Great Freedom will fill your heart even as it breaks it.

Cycles of Violence, Catharsis, and THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME
Cycles of Violence, Catharsis, and THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME

The Devil All the Time is disturbing and unrelenting in its catharsis and its portrayal of the cycles of violence.

THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War
THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME: A Visceral Look At Life After War

The Devil All The Time balances each story, giving it is time to flourish and each character’s contribution to the others to be fully realized.

The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY
The Neglected Politicism of Yasujiro Ozu’s TOKYO STORY

Released just one year after the end of the American occupation of Japan, Tokyo Story obliquely reflects on the changes that came over the country.

WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS: A Prescient Examination of Post-War Japan
WHEN A WOMAN ASCENDS THE STAIRS: A Prescient Examination Of Post-War Japan

Far from being moth-balled and prosaic, When a Woman Ascends The Stairs beats with the most devastating of lifebloods.

THE AFTERMATH: A Sizzling Drama Lacking Originality
THE AFTERMATH: A Sizzling Drama Lacking Originality

While groundbreaking or original, The Aftermath is worth seeing for the enticing performances and striking ambience that it establishes.