Engaging Seriously With Cinema (ESWC).
19.10.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@mattschley.com.bsky.social
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Engaging Seriously With Cinema (ESWC).
19.10.2025 04:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Greatest Of All Timeใใใ๏ผ
18.10.2025 14:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Cool tech bro with no sleeves talking about Peter Thiel behind me nau.
17.10.2025 00:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Matt, Mark and I also wrote about some of the films screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, tickets for which go on sale this weekend. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
16.10.2025 11:33 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm glad itโs finally cool enough to walk around in Tokyo. I just bumped into two people I know then saw a cat riding shotgun in a taxi.
16.10.2025 08:24 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Tokyo International Film Festival is back โ and The Japan Timesโ film critics have handpicked the must-watch titles. ๐ ebx.sh/99q2fX
16.10.2025 02:42 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Niigata International Animation Festival announced a competition for mid-length animation (15-40m), production/distribution support awards and more focus on young creators.
Sounds like they're serious about staying in the game following some key personnel moving over to the new Nagoya festival.
That's it for YIDFF for me, aside from streaming some of the direct cinema classics on the program while desperately wishing I were still having fun in Yamagata.
15.10.2025 01:45 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sinise is cool!!!
14.10.2025 08:19 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Another Home:
Hong Kongers on a small island drink a lot of beer and react to the effective collapse of democracy in their own ways. Liked but didn't love. A lot of close-ups (maybe necessitated by the cramped eatery where most of it takes place?) mean less for the audience to observe.
Time to the Target:
Life in western Ukraine, far from the front but still affected by the war. Best movie Iโve seen here. Great humanistic observational work in the tradition of Wiseman.
With a mild hangover and a sense of gay abandon, itโs time to dive into another day of cinema.
13.10.2025 00:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Rokkoku Kitchen:
Stories of people living in former evacuation areas in Fukushima. Thereโs probably an interesting film in the footage somewhere, buried under the cloying music, narration and titles.
Shot the Voice of Freedom:
Disturbing look at the lives of women under the Taliban. Not good Cinema but important reportage.
Park:
Self-reflexive migrant bromance Before Sunrise.
A Window of Memories:
The personal histories of the directorโs grandmothers are read out by two actors. An interesting method but feels performative. Most interesting parts are the scenes with the actual grandmothers and the actors conversing between takes.
With pep in my step and freshly shaven cheeks, Iโm ready to step into another day of documentaries.
11.10.2025 00:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yeah, it's something like the 19th edition!
10.10.2025 10:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Patiโฆ Patiโฆ
10.10.2025 09:19 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I directed and edited* this! Please watch it!
*Editing was very easy because itโs an unbroken 3.5-minute shot! Iโm the Orson Welles of Koenji, baby.
Gee, I wonder which!!!
10.10.2025 08:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Welded Together: Young welder in Belarus tries to do the best she can for her infant sister and their alcoholic mother. Cheesy, poorly judged end-credit song aside, a seriously compelling piece of filmmaking.
10.10.2025 08:28 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Q&A MCs: you gotta tell people to keep it to one question, man.
10.10.2025 05:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Luo Luoโs Future: assembled from home movie footage taken by the seven-year-old granddaughter of the director. Have to admit I was fading in and out during this one.
10.10.2025 04:46 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yamagata Intl Documentary Film Festival thread.
The Seasons: Not so much โaboutโ the dolmens in Alentejo, Portugal as โaroundโ them. Dreamy, nice film cinematography, but a bit unfocused. Liked the old folks reminiscing and wish thereโd been more of that.
Mildly confusing that there are recent well-regarded films called Cow, First Cow and Holy Cow.
08.10.2025 05:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Mood.
08.10.2025 01:29 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Kirin is much, much better. Iโm not sure if itโs actually good or just seems good compared to the vile stuff I just drank.
04.10.2025 05:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The Bezers, in addition to having a lame name, is uniquely awful.
04.10.2025 05:37 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Kirin Lager Zero and Suntoryโs โThe Bezers.โ One of these names is dumber than the other.
These two non-alcoholic beers have appeared on the market recently. I will now taste test them.
04.10.2025 05:30 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0