Home is Where the Truth Is: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After the Storm
A gentle, thoughtful reflection on how family punctures our most elaborately-conceived fictions.
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
Yakuza vampires and frog-costume-clad monsters; put simply, this is a batshit movie.
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
I watched Grave of the Fireflies expecting a masterpiece. I’d never seen the film before, but its reputation preceded it – as Studio Ghibli’s second film (released simultaneously with the magnificent My Neighbour Totoro) and as a tear-jerking war drama. Based on the non-fiction novel by Nosaka Akiyuki, it tells the tale of teenage boy…
The Wind Rises (2013)
“Airplanes are beautiful dreams. Cursed dreams, waiting for the sky to swallow them up.” It’s hard to separate The Wind Rises from its creator, Hayao Miyazaki, iconic anime director and co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Barring a Jay Z-esque change of heart, The Wind Rises represents his last feature length film, and with this in mind…
