Foreign Films

Nov
20
Intercepted: Speak, Know Evil

Intercepted: Speak, Know Evil

A documentary of Russian soldiers' candid phone calls, premiering at a crucial turning point, prompts the question: when does news become history?
7 min read
Jul
04
Summer Solstice Screentime

Summer Solstice Screentime

I saw I Saw the TV Glow, finally, among other films in late June.
8 min read
May
27
Old Movies on Getting Older

Old Movies on Getting Older

Tokyo Story and Dazed and Confused are two classics that speak in very different ways about aging.
8 min read
Mar
29
Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy

Final Fantasy Rewind: Famicomedy

The most recent Final Fantasy movie's charming story of familial reconnection is undercut by garish games industry commercialism.
7 min read
Feb
26
Final Fantasy Rewind: Cracked Crystals

Final Fantasy Rewind: Cracked Crystals

A retrospective of Final Fantasy movies begins with an obscure and bonkers anime video.
7 min read
Feb
20
Movies With Mumsie

Movies With Mumsie

Last week was all about my mother, and the movies we saw together.
11 min read
Feb
02
He Wanted the Kingdom of God on Film

He Wanted the Kingdom of God on Film

Cinema Paradiso's ode to the moving image is more image than moving, but what an image it is.
5 min read