Tag: cinema

July 26, 2022 · 0 comments

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle

By Tom Wilmot. Nearly fifty years after he re-emerged from the jungle, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda remains a fascinating and controversial figure. The World War II soldier famously surrendered in 1974, having held out on the small Filipino island of Lubang for the better part of thirty years, convinced that Japan’s conflict with the Allies was […]

July 20, 2022 · 0 comments

Red Angel

Red Angel

by Jeremy Clarke. An army nurse is sent to China in director Yasuzo Masumura’s Red Angel (1966). Or as a slogan in one of the film’s trailers puts it, “on the battlefield where life and death is decided.”

July 17, 2022 · 0 comments

The Deer King

The Deer King

By Jonathan Clements. Supposedly, life has returned to normal in the lands of Aquafa, but there are still unwelcome echoes of the past. The Empire of Zol maintains garrisons of soldiers on Aquafan territory, and plunders the nation’s riches for its own ends. But a new threat arises, fighting the Zolians on an unexpected front. […]

July 14, 2022 · 1 comment

Books: 100 Animated Feature Films

Books: 100 Animated Feature Films

By Jonathan Clements. Twelve years after its first publication, the British Film Institute’s 100 Animated Feature Films gets burnished and buffed up by its original author, Andrew Osmond, in a new edition. This 2022 incarnation features a continuing decline from an America-centric cartoon view of the world, with American films still in the mix, but […]

July 5, 2022 · 0 comments

Zokki

Zokki

By Tom Wilmot. Quirky Japanese comedies are a dime a dozen these days, so in order for one to truly stand out from the crowd, it needs to do something a little more unique. Such is the case for Zokki, a comedy-anthology based on Hiroyuki Ohashi’s manga collection of the same name. Helmed by a […]

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