Japanese Epic Illuminates Kabuki Traditions
A vivid portrait of a legendary kabuki actor over the course of his career, “Kokuho” joins a rich…
Agnieszka Holland’s Wildly Scattered Kafka Biopic
As biopic subjects go, Franz Kafka is resistant to standard-issue treatment on a number of levels — beginning…
Juliette Binoche’s Candid Dance Documentary
Of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the screen’s most celebrated dance partners, Katharine Hepburn is famously said to…
“Facing Your Pain Is the Best Way to Let It Go”
Shu Qi has spent her career embodying other people’s stories — enigmatic drifters for Hou Hsiao-hsien, comic foils…