A young woman has spent her life tormented by the death of her mother, who was on a ship torpedoed during World War II. Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Combat Diary: The Marines of Lima Company (2006) Michael Epstein
Everyone nods and agrees that war is brutal; rarely is that brutality glimpsed as vividly Read More »
You Belong to Me (1934) Alfred L. Werker, Lee Tracy, Helen Mack, Helen Morgan
When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy Read More »
This Side of Heaven (1934) William K. Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke
A family man. (Lionel Barrymore) becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement. Read More »
Dombivli Fast (2005) Nishikant Kamat, Sandeep Kulkarni, Audumber Aphale, Ashwini Apte
Dombivli Fast captures India’s “functioning anarchy” on celluloid. Read More »
Kilomètre zéro (2005) Hiner Saleem, Nazmi Kirik, Eyam Ekrem, Belçim Bilgin
In the late 80’s, in the small village of Amedi, the Kurd electrician Ako is forced to leave his family Read More »
Christmas in Connecticut (1992) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dyan Cannon, Kris Kristofferson, Tony Curtis
Elizabeth is the star of a successful cooking show and author of several cookbooks. Read More »
Tora-san 48 the final AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana (1995) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tora-san’s family is gathered around the TV wondering where he could be. Read More »
The Prefab People AKA Panelkapcsolat (1982) Béla Tarr, Judit Pogány, Róbert Koltai, Kyri Ambrus
A husband and wife, drifting apart, reflect on the events leading up to the worst argument of their marriage. Read More »
Tora-san 47 AKA Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama (1994) Yôji Yamada, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsuo, unhappy in his new job as a shoe salesman, is invited to a festival Read More »