Internal Control: ‘Unbroken’ and ‘The Gambler’
Unbroken is based on the incredible true story of Louie Zamperini. It is also based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best seller, “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience […]
Tag Archives: Japan
Hungry Monsters: ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Chef,’ and ‘Maleficent’
Godzilla There is a large nuclear warhead that promises instant annihilation in Godzilla. You don’t have to be a warhead expert to know for whom it’s intended. But its presence […]
Film Review: Cutie and the Boxer
A Yin and Yang Fighting and Painting With Love In a certain respect, film is the best medium to really capture artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, the weathered, adorable, frustrating, […]
Interview: Zachary Heinzerling
Cutie and the Boxer is Zachary Heinzerling’s marvelous directorial debut and a rare dual portrait of artistic souls, Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. The title refers to Noriko’s illustrated journal of her life with […]
Film Review: The Wolverine
Fighting off Samurai and His Mortality From a distance, The Wolverine, the latest addition to Marvel’s X-Men series, should seemingly fit into the large-scale, big budget pantheon of summer movies, […]
