Revisiting this one via Criterion's new 4k Blu-ray! Long out-of-print, this one returns to store shelves, and probably soon on streaming, so it won't be as hard to watch as it had been for the past several years!
Not much has changed here on my opinion from my last watch, but I will say the 4k restoration is totally gorgeous. Toho pulled out all the tricks and made the picture pristine without feeling sterile or too clean. Of course all…
This is a very relaxed, almost laid-back noir story about a guy who sings in nightclubs and also works as a private detective. His life gets complicated when a case gets him involved with local yakuza and he becomes the prime suspect in the murder.
I think I appreciated this one more than full-blown liked/loved it. Sometimes this kind of movie, with a languid pace but chock full of style, is 100% my bag. But I could not fully connect…
Had the immense pleasure of attending an advance screening of this movie in theaters. Not to harp on Netflix as much as I often do, but it's such a shame most people will never get the big screen experience with this movie. I'm fortunate that I got that experience because the movie is gorgeous. I admittedly rarely watch modern animated movies, so my standards may be skewed, but the style is undeniable.
The hero of the movie is a baseball…
Oh wow. Um, yeah where do I even start with this one?
I guess I'll say it's a really wild choice for me to watch this on my birthday. It's bad enough having to grapple with the constant forward momentum that comes with aging, but then I watch this, which really does address aging as a central drive in the plot. Relatable hook, oddly enough.
Along with that, there's of course the perception of beauty, but also perception of one's…
