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Spoiler-Free Review: HOLD THE FORT (Fantasia 2025) 

Official synopsis: HOLD THE FORT follows Lucas and Jenny, who think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a...

Spoiler-Free Review: JAPANESE AVANT GARDE PIONEERS (Japan Cuts 2025) 

Official synopsis from Japan Cuts:  『日本前衛派の開拓者』(Nihon Aen'ei-Ha No Kaitaku-Sha)  Dir. Amélie Ravalec, 2024, 100 min., DCP, color, in English and Japanese with English subtitles.  With Nobuyoshi Araki, Tadanori Yokoo, Keiichi Tanaami.  Exploring the...

Spoiler-Free Review: TEKI COMETH (Japan Cuts 2025) 

Official synopsis from Japan Cuts:  Dir. Daihachi Yoshida, 2024, 108 min., DCP, black and white, in Japanese with English subtitles.  With Kyozo Nagatsuka, Kumi Takiuchi, Yuumi Kawai, Asuka Kurosawa.  A retired college professor lives a quiet life...

Spoiler-Free Reviews: CLOUD and THE REAL YOU (Japan Cuts 2025) 

Cloud (Japan, 2024) Official synopsis from Japan Cuts: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s third film in a prolific year, following the creative spurt of Chime and Serpent’s Path, shapes up to be a slow-burn techno-thriller, one which takes its name from today’s...