‘Omotenashi’: Hong Kong ReviewBy World Cinema Reports' Editors03/20/20183 Mins Read The amiable Omotenashi comes with an apt moniker: the Japanese term not just for hospitality, but for wholeheartedly striving to…
A Fantastic Woman, Film ReviewBy World Cinema Reports' Editors03/16/20183 Mins Read A Fantastic Woman, the Chilean drama that just won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, features an extraordinary performance in…
SXSW Film Review: ‘The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter’By World Cinema Reports' Editors03/11/20183 Mins Read Although “The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter” comes to us from director Jody Hill and actor/co-writer Danny McBride, the…
‘Loveless’ is unnerving and fearlessBy World Cinema Reports' Editors03/10/20185 Mins Read The final image is striking: A woman in a “Russia” tracksuit furiously striding on a treadmill alone in the cold.…
Guillermo del Toro’s made the romance of the yearBy World Cinema Reports' Editors02/17/20186 Mins Read Guillermo del Toro, like most of his peers who’ve managed to make some sort of mark in Hollywood, owns a…
Words wound in Oscar-nominated ‘Insult’By World Cinema Reports' Editors02/17/20185 Mins Read The world probably would be a better place if we all kept our mouths shut. Or, at least that’s the…
Before We Vanish, film reviewBy World Cinema Reports' Editors02/07/20185 Mins Read Kiyoshi Kurosawa is either a genius or a wackadoodle. In his new movie, Before We Vanish, a trio of alien…
The repetition of oppression and loneliness of women, SUBDUED, a film reviewBy Shirin Jahed01/25/20183 Mins Read Whenever you want something from bottom of your heart, all conditions come together like pieces of a puzzle to stop…
THE INSULT, Civil War Beirut StyleBy World Cinema Reports' Editors01/01/20186 Mins Read Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri made headlines recently when authorities in Beirut arrested him at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport…
AZAR creates a lousy cliche for an independent womanBy Shirin Jahed12/17/20172 Mins Read Azar, a new feature drama from Iranian Cinema, carries the name of its main female character. Azar’s husband, Amir (Hamid…