“When all is said and done, these flaws are not detrimental to the fun to be found in this crazy narrative.”
Category: Reviews
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017) review [JFFH 2019]
“A mesmerizing and touching approach to the radical difficulty to integrate the death of a loved-one in one’s subjectivity.”
Zan/killing (2018) review
“One of the Tsukamoto’s most accomplished narratives.”
Short Movie Time: Repeat after me (2018)
“A moving narrative about the deceptive nature of our ego, the very need for the subject to come into touch with his own desire in a moving way. “
Okinawan Blue (2019) review
“One of the best visual advertisements for Okinawa of recent years.”
We Are Little Zombies (2019) Review
“Nagahisa has earned himself the honour to be considered as one of the most promising directors of Japan today.”
Dawn of the Felines (2016) review
“(The narrative) fully realizes what Roman Porno stands for, offering an erotically enticing investigation of inter-subjectivity and the role of sexuality within one’s subjectivity.”
short movie time: Breakers (2018)
“Minami Goto reveals her rich talent as writer and director, positioning herself in pole position to become a new strong voice in Japanese cinema.”
Dynamite Graffiti (2018) review [JFFH 2019]
(A narrative that movingly) reveals the productive as well as the destructive effects a certain fantasmatic solution to the enigma of female desire can have.
Playroom (2018) review [JFFH 2019]
“Our four mavericks have (…) created an interesting and compelling omnibus.”
