With the state of all things, we are seeing the legitimate questioning of the relevance of cinema, it's current lack-ness and it's...

Halloween is drawing ever nearer and with the possibility of a night-in for most, I have decided to reflect on some of my favourite...

** 1/2 As a huge fan of Japanese, European and surrealist-shock cinema, writer/director Sion Sono quickly became a favourite of mine...

It's funny that we all have our little obsessions. Funnier still is how they come and go. For some it's romance novels, others it's the...

“Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.” - Hayao Miyazaki Back again to continue the list of...

“Anime – it’s not something that can be thought of in a hall for conferences. It is made out of strange juices current from the brain of...

Hirokazu Koreeda is the master of the modern socially-conscious, family drama who chooses to explore the various dynamics in the familial...

Anime had produced some of the best visuals, characters and storytelling since the dawn of cinema. But it currently isn’t as highly...

Studio Ghibli’s cinema was the first time I really understood the difference between a children’s film and a family film. Until then my...

Today I want to do a countdown of my top fifteen Akira Kurosawa films, a favourite director of mine who was one of the greatest writers...

Note: All scores used throughout this article I am very fond of, no hating from me on the links shared today. Music is possibly the...

Of the vast international cinemas out there, Japan is my favourite. Off-beat storytelling, rich culture and history and an eye for gentle...

*Minor Spoilers - but not too many, hopefully enough to get you interested* ‘…I have an ideal to make movies that deal with values that...

*Minor spoilers ahead – predominantly vague* The world is in a bit of a muddle; sometimes we all get overwhelmed by the misery that...