by Ellie Hodgetts

Spanning several years and moving quietly between past and present, “Daughter’s Daughter”, directed by Xi Huang, begins from a hospital bed. It’s an image that immediately places us between generations: mother, daughter, and the fragile space that exists between them. The film follows Ai and her strained relationship with ...

“Mob Psycho 100” is one of the most distinctive anime adaptations of the last decade, based on the web manga by ONE, the creator who had already shaken the foundations of the genre with “One Punch Man”. Serialized between 2012 and 2017 and compiled into 16 volumes by Shogakukan, the manga quickly gained a reputation for its unconventional approach to the shonen formula. The a...

by Carlota Ezquiaga

A black cat, the loud chirring of cicadas and some bright summer landscapes, almost postcards. Almost paintings, you could say. And a sign: ‘Our town welcomes artists.’ 

The first few seconds of the film set the tone for “Seaside Serendipity” (Satoko Yokohama, 2025), a colourful mosaic of summer in a s...

The complete filmography of acclaimed filmmaker Kimi Takesue will be available for streaming on The Criterion Channel beginning May 1, 2026, under the curated program “Kimi Takesue: Crossings and Encounters”. The collection brings together 11 works spanning nearly three decades, highlighting a body of work that moves fluidly between documentary, fiction, and experimental cine...

We take a deep dive into “Dopamine” (2025), the latest Indonesian crime romance thriller by Teddy Soeriaatmadja.

Starring Angga Yunanda and Shenina Cinnamon, the movie explores what happens when desperation meets temptation, as a struggling couple discovers a suitcase full of money next to a dead body. But is it salvation or the beginning of their downfall?