Category Archives: Movies

Movies April 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last weekend (a little later than normal due to a printing error). Black Panther By now it’s difficult to separate the … Continue reading →

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February 2018 movies

Posted on February 3, 2018 by

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the February issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. The Beguiled The MeToo movement gives Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Thomas Cullinen’s novel, previously filmed in 1971 with Clint … Continue reading →

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Best movies 2017

Posted on December 30, 2017 by

Every year my movie-watching regime becomes more rarefied owing to tighter schedules and diminished monetary inducement. Nowadays, however, I can often make up for the films I miss at press screenings by seeing them later at my local multiplex, on … Continue reading →

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December 2017 movies

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Nov. 25. The Age of Shadows Set during the Japanese colonial period of the 1920s, Kim Jee-woon’s double agent thriller … Continue reading →

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October 2017 movies

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

Due to a truckload of work and other commitments I wasn’t able to upload the reviews I wrote for the October issue of EL Magazine when the issue was released, so here they are, late by more than a month. … Continue reading →

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The 30th Tokyo International Film Festival

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

I once again worked for the Tokyo International Film Festival, covering events for their website. Here are the (unattributed) articles I wrote for the festival. Thanks to Karen Severns for the great editing work. “Sparring” press conference “Aqerat” press conference … Continue reading →

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BIFF 2017

Posted on October 22, 2017 by

Here is my Japan Times story about this year’s Busan International Film Festival. As is always the case, space restrictions prevented me from writing all I wanted to write about the festival and the movies I saw, though, for the … Continue reading →

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