Posted in November 2016

The Compassion of Beat Takeshi

The Compassion of Beat Takeshi

So, if you keep up with this blog, and if you have kept up with this blog for a long time, you probably know that I’m a big fan of Takeshi Kitano, of Zatoichi, and also of Kikujiro, and of these especially Kikujiro. In fact it only recently occurred to me that Kikujiro is my favorite Kitano movie (though Glory … Continue reading

Review: Kati Kati, 2016, dir. Mbithi Masya

Review: Kati Kati, 2016, dir. Mbithi Masya

Let’s hear it for remotely reviewing movies playing at out of state film festivals! Especially good ones, a’la Mbithi Masya’s Kati Kati, which I kinda wish was a little bit longer but which still plays beautifully at less than an hour and twenty minutes! Just describing the premise – a woman wakes up near a small … Continue reading

The 10 Best Movies In Theaters Right Now

The 10 Best Movies In Theaters Right Now

We’re changing it up, y’all! Instead of telling you what the ten best movies in theaters are in a given month, we at Paste Magazine are going to tell you what the ten best movies in theaters are right now, at this very moment, and that’s how it’s gonna be. (Makes sense: It’s sort of hard to … Continue reading