Expectations are funny things. Pick up a collection of short stories from the library, and there will be little expectation that anything ties the stories contained other than the author or a given subject matter. Beyond that, the individual stories … Continue reading WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY (偶然と想像)
On this week’s edition of After Image (okay, last week’s edition if we’re being honest), I give a few thoughts on the new James Bond movie, No Time to Die (out now in theaters), and speak with Sarah Adina Smith … Continue reading
Out in the hinterlands of Iceland, a married couple is grieving. Some time ago, they lost a child. It has created a noticeable rift in their relationship, even if they continue to spend every waking moment together on the ranch. … Continue reading LAMB and POSSESSION
Love for James Bond is tragic. Sure, his conquests are as numerous as they are fleeting, but consider 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: Bond marries Countess Tracy, only to lose her to a bullet meant for him. The man behind … Continue reading NO TIME TO DIE
The year is 1940, and Japan is at war. Not with the Allies, not yet, but in Manchuria and soon in French Indochina. Back in Kobe, a bustling metropolis south of Tokyo, life is pleasant for the Fukuharas. Yusaku (Issey … Continue reading WIFE OF A SPY (スパイの妻)
He was a filmmaker, an actor, a novelist, a playwright, and a revolutionary. He made one of the most profitable and overlooked independent films of all time. He was Melvin Van Peebles, a titan of American filmmaking, and he died … Continue reading Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films
A daughter has returned to Spain. She’s a designer living in London, but her father died, and mom has run out of money. The daughter is also out of money and looks for a way to find some. She flirts … Continue reading EL PLANETA
So much tragedy in your life. Those words are spoken in jail from one murderer to another. The two men are different: One is convicted and wearing a state-issued jumpsuit. The other is also wearing a suit. Only his is … Continue reading THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK
Fascinatingly, Hepburn’s career in Hollywood was short-lived compared to her legacy: 41 years. And that’s including the 22 years she worked sporadically. Public adoration narrows those years more, preferring to zero in on Hepburn’s career between 1953’s Roman Holiday and 1967’s one-two punch of Two for the Road and Wait Until Dark. Continue reading WARRIOR: AUDREY HEPBURN
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