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After the Storm | Blu-ray Review

One of this year’s overlooked gems, Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After the Storm received a solemn theatrical release in March of 2017 courtesy of...

After the Storm | Review

Together Again: Koreeda Unveils another Bittersweet Carefully Constructed Familial Melodrama For the past decade or so, Japanese auteur has conquered the market on sharply observed...

Our Little Sister | Review

Sisters Doing It For Themselves: Kore-eda’s Continued Examination of Polite Familial Discord Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with Our Little Sister (aka Umimachi Diary), another...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #70. Hirokazu Koreeda’s After the Storm

After the Storm Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda wasted little time between premiering his 2015 title Our Little Sister at the 2015...

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2026 César Awards: Carine Tardieu’s ‘The Ties That Binds Us’ Lands Best Film

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What Does that Nature Say to You | Review

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2026 Berlin International Film Festival – Checklist of Our Coverage

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...