Film
Films on relationships, one remarkable, one nightmarish
“Remarkably Brilliant Creatures” ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 2.5 out of 4. Based on the bestselling 2022 novel by Shelby Van Pelt and directed by Olivia Newman (“Where the Crawdads Sing”), “Remarkably Bright Creatures” channels Nicholas Sparks by way of centenarian wildlife expert David Attenborough. If that sounds like a lot of tentacles, it should, as the film […]
Kurosawa, Kurt & Jodie, Chaplin, and doppelgangers
Even among the rich, eerie world of Japanese horror cinema, Kiyoshi Kurosawa stands alone. His films mix traditional Japanese forces and spirits with the more mundane horrors of the modern world (Kurosawa’s most recent feature, last year’s “Cloud,” is a morality tale about a crooked eBay reseller). In celebration of the release of Kurosawa’s new […]