Let’s address the elephant, or rather the gargantuan dragon, in the room. Outside of commercial motivations, this near-identical remake offers little in the way of artistic justification. And yet, ...

The history of the Australian western runs deep, from The History of the Kelly Gang (1906) through to the more recent High Ground (2020). Yet, like The Proposition (2005), there is no glorification of ...

Yet here in Australia, Disney announced in July that they would be pulling out of all physical media in the country. This was days before the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, effectively the ...

As you work your way through any writings about Tolkien, especially those in relation to the writing or publishing of his literature, you inevitably come across references to his letters. In fact, ...

When Stephen King isn’t writing fiction, he’s writing about writing. At least that’s the impression that you’d get from SECRET WINDOWS: ESSAYS AND FICTION ON THE CRAFT OF WRITING, a collection of ...

If there’s one thing Netflix can be counted on for, it’s assembling familiar faces for unambitious but reliable genre fare. BACK IN ACTION exemplifies this, reuniting Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as a ...

Filmmaker Won Shin-yun has gained a solid reputation in Korean horror and thriller circles with films like Seven Days (2007) and The Suspect (2013). With MEMOIR OF A MURDERER (살인자의 기억법), he returns to ...

Despite only four credited films as director, Haruhiko Arai has been an important writer and academic in the Japanese industry for over half a century. Beginning with Japanese New Wave film Gushing ...

Festival season is truly upon us again, and it’s with great joy that we welcome JAPAN CUTS back for a 16th edition. After a break in 2022, the Japan Society in New York returns one of our favourite ...

A friend recently called Generations “underrated,” and I have to agree. For all its flaws, it’s the best of the “odd-numbered” Trek films by a long shot and truly feels like TNG expanded—visually, ...

The 21st edition of Germany's Nippon Connection arrives with 80 features and shorts.

Restoration In 2023, Disney released a 4K restoration of Cinderella—one of the key inspirations for my return to physical media.Restoration director Kevin Schaeffer, along with the legendary Eric ...