Film Review: Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (Jeremy Coon/Tim Skousen)

July 06, 2016 in Film Reviews

The latest documentary from Drafthouse Films will please anyone who knows the blood, sweat, and tears of making a movie as well as anyone who has ever pursued their dream.

DFF '15: The World of Kanako (Tetsuya Nakashima, 2014)

November 04, 2015 in Film Reviews

Nakashima has created, with his latest The World of Kanako, a perfect feature to follow up his previous film Confessions (2010). Just as in that film, he crafts a world that is beautiful in its absence of hope.

Review: R100 (Hitoshi Matsumoto, 2013)

January 29, 2015 in Film Reviews

After exploring the role of entertainer (Big Man Japan, Saya Samuari) and life itself (Symbol) Matsumoto explores the role of the director in another brilliant and hysterical film.