International: Asia
A USEFUL GHOST Poster and Trailer: A Very Queer Ghost Story
Earlier this year, our own Dustin Chang reported on a very queer tale, A Useful Ghost, that enjoyed its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Its official synopsis describes it like this: "March is mourning his wife Nat who...
Tokyo 2025 Interview: THE CHATTERBOXES Director Ken Kawai Discusses Crafting Humor From Language Barriers
A rising CODA director discusses his charming dramedy of communication errors.
LEFT-HANDED GIRL Review: Vibrant Slice of Taipei Night Market Life
Shih-Ching Tsou directed and co-wrote Taiwan's official Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film; Sean Baker co-wrote.
Now Streaming: BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI Starts Flat
Wong Kar-Wai's first television series, now on The Criterion Channel.
Golden Horse 2025 Interview: DEAR STRANGER Director Tetsuya Mariko Talks Transnational Filmmaking, New York, and Puppet Theater
The director of Toei's first English-language feature talks puppets, New York, and transnational dialogues.
Friday One Sheet: MAGELLAN
The majestic ode to the age of exploration and sail show in today's key art belies the revisionist historical film from slow cinema maestro Lav Diaz. With its hazy sunrise and high grain, and jaunty tilt (note the waterline, and...
Exclusive: HYPERNORMALIZED, New Horror Thriller From Justin McConnell Wraps Production
You read it here first. Our friend, Justin McConnell (Lifechanger, Clapboard Jungle), has wrapped production on a new horror thriller called Hypernormalized. Plagued by intense nightmares and a relentless otherworldly entity, one isolated man’s sanity begins to slip. As...
THE RED SPECTACLES Review: Mamoru Oshii's Absurdist Take on Authoritarianism Gets a Second Life
Memory hardens around those who experience violence, turning guilt or pain into an armor they must carry long after the wounds close. That burden is the doorway into Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles, a film where guilt materializes as a...
RENTAL FAMILY Review: Brendan Fraser Delivers Another Unimpeachably Winning Performance
Sometime in the 1990s, rental agencies in Japan spontaneously formed around the singular idea of renting people — or to be more exact, renting their time — to act as stand-ins, role-players, and/or performers in everyday events, from marriages to funerals...
KOKUHO Review: The Splendor of Kabuki
A hit in Japan, where it was selected to represent the country at the Academy Awards, Kokuho is a tougher sell elsewhere. Focusing on two kabuki rivals over a 50-year period, the film is nothing if not ambitious. Viewers unfamiliar with its...
Playback: Lee Sang-il, Ruptures and Reckonings, from CHONG to KOKUHO
Lee Sang-il drills into the emotional ruptures of life. His films study how people break -- and who they become afterward. The Japanese director built a career on emotionally precise, performance-driven dramas that illuminate how people fracture under extraordinary pressure....
ANGEL'S EGG Review: What's in There?
Mamoru Oshii ('Ghost in the Shell') tells a mysterious story in a mesmerizing fashion.
Criterion in February 2026: THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, NETWORK, A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Plus: 'Cloud,' 'Playtime,' '3:10 to Yuma,' 'Lubitsch Musicals.'
Opening This Week: SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE, ANGEL'S EGG, Plus 2 FYC Contenders and a Drama
Our guide to what's opening this week in movie theaters.
Now Streaming Weekly Roundup: LAST SAMURAI STANDING Fights, TATSUKI FUJIMOTO 17-26 Dazzles, THE CREEP TAPES Startle
Plus: 'The Beast in Me' screams, 'Malice' disappoints. 'Palm Royale' returns.
Now Streaming: NINJA VS GOKUDO, Eternal Foes in the Modern Day
Rekindling an ancient rivalry in the modern day in the anime adaptation.
GODZILLA -0.0: Toho Announces Next Chapter in Godzilla Franchise, Yamazaki Takashi to Take Helm Once Again
Variety reported late last night that Toho has officially announced the title for its next Godzilla film, Godzilla - 0.0 (Godzilla Minus Zero). The most recent chapter, Minus One, was a bit of thing. The film was met with critical praise, and...
Now Streaming: BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER Spins Sadness
Plus: 'Hedda' and 'Jurassic World Rebirth' in our weekly guide to genre movies debuting on streaming services.
Now Streaming: DOWN CEMETERY ROAD Sprightly Trods Familiar Path, TALES FROM THE REZ Tells Stories From Fresh Perspectives
Our weekly guide to new and noteworthy indie and international genre fare.
STAR WARS: VISIONS, Volume 3 Review: Ronin, Rogues, and Rebellion- Star Wars: Visions Returns in Style
Star Wars: Visions - Volume 3 is streaming now, on Disney+
