Reviews: How Dare You from TJFF 2026 July 9, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 How Dare You, directed by Mipo Oh, centres around Ueda Yuishi (Tetta Shimada), an elementary schooler who loves bugs and animals… Continue Reading
Reviews: Purehearted from TJFF 2026 July 7, 2026 Final Rating: 3/5 Set in Okinawa, Purehearted, directed by Kaoru Haga, tells the story of a young woman determined to produce local rum. Based… Continue Reading
Reviews: Sherman’s March – Restoration July 3, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 In 1985, director Ross McElwee released his magnum opus, Sherman’s March. The filmmaker, who at that time had made films like… Continue Reading
338: New Oscar Rules June 30, 2026 The Academy Awards recently announced a whole slate of new rules and regulations to take effect immediately for the 99th Oscars next year. We… Continue Reading
Reviews: Sham from TJFF 2026 June 29, 2026 Final Rating: 3/5 In Sham, an elementary school teacher becomes the victim of public harassment after being accused of using extreme corporal punishment on… Continue Reading
Reviews: Night Flower from TJFF 2026 June 26, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Night Flower, directed by Eiji Uchida, stars Keiko Kitagawa as a struggling woman whose life changes after she begins selling drugs…. Continue Reading
Reviews: George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey – Physical Release June 25, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 4K Recommendation: Enthusiastic Recommend For the number of great classic Hollywood era films that he directed, it feels wrong to call… Continue Reading
Reviews: Sai – disaster from TJFF 2026 June 24, 2026 Final Rating: 4.5/5 Sai – disaster is an atmospheric thriller about the creeping dread of everyday life. Incorporating elements of murder mystery, slice-of-life, and… Continue Reading
Reviews: Stop! That! Train! June 23, 2026 Final Rating: 4/5 Two best friends get jobs as railway hostesses on a runaway train in director Adam Shankman’s fast-paced disaster spoof Stop! That!… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Voices of Our Mother June 22, 2026 Final Rating: 1.5/5 A sudden illness strikes a family’s matriarch, reuniting her children back to take care of her and her estate in The… Continue Reading
