‘Throne of Blood’: Akira Kurosawa’s Compelling Shakespeare Adaptation, A Striking Cinematic Experience
Photo: ‘Throne of Blood’/Toho ‘Throne Of Blood’ is the first of Akira Kurosawa’s two Shakespeare adaptations (the second being ‘Ran’, an excellent adaptation of ‘King Lear’) set in feudal Japan. It is an exciting take on ‘Macbeth’ that stars Toshirô Mifune...
‘All My Friends Are Dead’: The Perfect Polish Horror Film for a Saturday Movie Night
Photo: ‘All My Friends Are Dead’/Netflix ‘All My Friends Are Dead’ premiered on Netflix in early February 2021. Clocking in at just over ninety minutes, this Polish horror film uses its screen time very efficiently. From the colorful cast of characters to the comedic...
‘Osama’ Tells the Story of a Girl Who Disguises Herself as a Boy to Find a Job
Photo: ‘Osama’/ICA Film Distribution Shot on location in Kabul with non-actors found on the streets, Siddiq Barmak’s ‘Osama’ (2003) is a powerful, modern distillation of neorealism and vérité that verges on documentary, telling the story of a girl’s struggle to...
‘June & Kopi’: A Well-Intentioned Film For Any Fans of Family Pet Dramas and International Cinema
Photo: ‘June & Kopi’/Netflix Co-Writer, Director, and Producer Noviandra Santosa delivered a cute and interesting family pet drama that may appeal to more children, the filmmakers’ target audience, than to adults. Titien Wattimena helped Santosa write...
