The Japanese film Offbeat Cops, part of the 2022 New York Asian Film Festival line-up, presents a feel-good story about making amends, written and directed by Eiji Uchida. The film begins and ends with the mystery and solution of the “pre-called burglaries” case. It involves a small gang that phones elderly women and deceitfully gains…
The ability to move travel throughout the world without being noticed, let alone remembered, is a vital characteristic for any spy. But that ability is quickly taken away from Ryan Gosling’s protagonist of Court Gentry, a top covert operative for the American government, in Netflix’s new spy thriller, The Gray Man, after he uncovers a…
The title Not Okay has a double meaning that serves to accurately describe its content. Its surface definition stems from its protagonist’s assertion about her mental state following her survival of a deadly terrorist attack in Paris. Its secondary, and perhaps more potent explanation, is about how completely unacceptable her behavior is because she was…
At this point no is surprised anymore by the talent Jordan Peele exhibits as a filmmaker/story teller. Whether it is movie making, sports, or whatever field you want to choose; most people will allude to the “Sophomore Slump.” The second time around is where someone proves if they are for real or not. But in…
The diverse selection of motion pictures of the 2022 New York Asian Film Festival allows audiences to look back on the years we’ve recently traversed. The Japanese film Ribbon is an excellent example, bringing to the screen a whimsically inspiring coming-of-age story about a young art student in the midst of the Covid crisis. What…
The New York Asian Film Festival returns for its 20th edition from July 15th until the 31st to increase exposure of Asian representation on screen. The kermesse will provide opportunities for audiences of all communities to experience the diversity of this culture and establish connections between East and West. One of the films in the…
Since bursting onto the scene with her debut feature, Chocolat (1988), Claire Denis has largely been exploring the ins and outs of close knit relationships. Teaming up with Juliette Binoche for their third consecutive production together, Denis this time around delves into the complications of a relationship in the world of Covid-19. The events that…
In 1958 a novel written by Paul Gallico revolutionised the depiction of fairytale heroines: Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris. It was the first in a series of four books about the adventures of a London charwoman, who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides she must have one of her own….
The sixth and last completed novel by Jane Austen, Persuasion, was published in 1817 with readers being introduced to her most emancipated female of the Regency Era: Anne Elliot. This work, that was published posthumously, is considered the one to have the most modern approach for the way it questions traditional beliefs and shifts attitude…
Film Critic : Abe Friedtanzer Abe Friedtanzer is a film and TV enthusiast who spent most of the past fifteen years in New York City. He has been the editor of MoviesWithAbe.com and TVwithAbe.com since 2007, and has been predicting the Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, and SAG Awards since he was allowed to stay up…
Japan Society returns with its Summer Series, that includes an iconic film of the Sixties directed by Ishirō Honda: Mothra. This kaijū (strange beast), first appeared in the movie produced and distributed by Toho Studios, and was later featured in several Toho tokusatsu films, especially in the Godzilla franchise. The story originates from the serialised…
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