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Home Tag Archives: kore-eda hirokazu

Tag Archives: kore-eda hirokazu

Review: The Truth (La Vérité)

By Jaskee Hickman
July 2, 2020
in :  Reviews
(L-R) Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve, and Ethan Hawke star in IFC Films' THE TRUTH

When hearing about Hirokazu Kore-eda’s project immediately following his film Shoplifters, it’s tempting to want to compare the two. However, that’s something that shouldn’t be done. Unlike that strong 2018 feature, The Truth isn’t trying to generate suspense in a typical way or build toward a huge twisting conclusion. Instead, the film that he decided to follow up with is …

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Review: Shoplifters (Manbiki kazoku)

By Jaskee Hickman
November 26, 2018
in :  Reviews
(L-R) Ando Sakura, Matsuoka Mayu, Sasaki Miyu, Jyo Kairi and Lily Franky star in Magnolia Pictures' SHOPLIFTERS

Shoplifters isn’t the type of movie that we’re used to seeing in this day and age. Whenever films like this are made available for observation, I’m always ready to check them out. Not only can they be considered unique, but they carry a number of features with them that make you think about what you’ve just seen. While this doesn’t always …

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