All articles by Ren Scateni
Features
Maborosi at 25: The enigmatic calm of Hirokazu Koreeda’s debut
Recently released on Blu-ray for the first time, the debut fiction feature of future Shoplifters director Hirokazu Koreeda looks like a perfect beginning for the modern Japanese master, encapsulating his quiet minimalism and abiding themes of family and loss.
By Ren Scateni
Maborosi at 25: The enigmatic calm of Hirokazu Koreeda’s debut
Features
What to look out for in the online Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020
By Ren Scateni
Where to begin
Where to begin with Nobuhiko Obayashi
By Ren Scateni
Lists
The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now
By Alejandra Armendáriz-Hernández, Kambole Campbell and others
Features
How Portrait of a Lady on Fire celebrates the female gaze
By Ren Scateni