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Best movies 2013

Posted on December 28, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are my best movies for 2013. All were released in Japan during the previous 12 months, which means the best film I saw all year isn’t on here. That would be The Past, Asghar Farhadi’s gripping and heartbreaking film … Continue reading →

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March 2013 movies

Posted on February 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Amour Michael Haneke’s unsentimental study of the decay of flesh and soul couldn’t be opening at a more appropriate … Continue reading →

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Best movies 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here is my list of ten-best-movies-plus that comes out in EL Magazine this week. It was a disappointing year. The pickings were slim because, on the one hand, movies are getting worse and, on the other, Japanese distributors are handling … Continue reading →

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December 2010 movies

Posted on November 27, 2010 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the December issue of EL Magazine, which came out yesterday. They cover films released in Tokyo between late November and mid-December. Titles without opening dates have already been released. Amelia Mira Nair’s … Continue reading →

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