Japan

... rough, whether you’re returning to the series from earlier in the year or just wanting to discover something new to binge-watch.

… when it leans into both its intentional and unintentional insanity, it’s surprisingly fun.

…. an undeniably necessary film on a global scale ….

… a fun and electrifying superhero caper, balancing lighthearted humour with some interesting statements on the nature of heroism and what it means to wield true power.

Maybe, maybe, if you can roll with the tonal sluggers and the tacit endorsement of the toxic behaviour being exhibited, this could be a decent Bad Movie Night pick.

Making anime that stands out visually is no easy feat. Yet, that is what Itazu Yoshimi has achieved with his first film, The Concierge. A charming 69-minute feature, adapted from

... considering the friction between organic and artificial consciousness is getting to the point of stopping whole industries in their tracks in recent years, this remaster should help make the

Dialogue sparkles With warmth worth remembering

… a really slight and under-written affair, and never approaches the quasi-Zen sublimity or artfulness its makers evidently intended.

Rashida Jones and A24 (On the Rocks) are again producing for AppleTV+, this time a 10 episode series about an American living in Japan, whose husband and son disappear in