Category: International
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One man’s quest for a missing gun turns into an introspective journey on the plight of postwar Japanese veterans in this venerable Kurosawa picture. On his way home after a session at the gun range, Detective Murakami finds himself the victim of a pickpocket. But the thief doesn’t steal a couple of coins, but a…
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Although this silent horror film from Denmark posts an interesting connection between the past and present, the lackluster pacing and strange academic approach hinders the haunting potential. When it comes to silent films, there’s nothing better than a silent horror film. Classics such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Broken Blossoms (1919) don’t…
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Porco Rosso (1992) is one of Studio Ghibli’s more unusual films. Despite its lighthearted tone, the titular character’s cynicism towards war and his more traditionally masculine attitude is a far cry from other male protagonists such as Jiro from The Wind Rises (2013) and Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). That being said, Porco Rosso…
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When it comes to imperialism, it normally boils down to a few images. Tanks rolling over flattened cities. Flames engulfing fertile forests. Soldiers planting down their nation’s flag after they have successfully won a battle. These images almost always accompany a nation’s creation of gendered identity, which is almost always masculine and visible. But there…
BEYOND THE FRAME 