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‘Aristocrats’ Review: Japan Cuts at Japan Society – An Engaging Portrait of Two Women

Love is hard enough to find without added pressure from family members and society. Everyone’s circumstances are at least somewhat different, yet there’s an expectation that exists in every culture, varied as it may be, of when and how people should couple up and start a family. There are any number of factors that can…

‘It’s a Summer Film’ Review : “Japan Cuts” at Japan Society – The Film is a Marvelous Ode to Magic and Movies

Films have a power to transport audiences, to invite them to faraway places and ideas they’ve never visited and may never have the chance to see. They may be real or imagined, but the impact of any film comes from its ability to draw in viewers and to present a compelling escape. Auteurs and genres…