6.8
… more successful as an exuberant exercise in genre pastiche than as a story that leaves a lasting emotional impression.
6
... will thrill the small group of hardcore fans who already love it and leave everyone else profoundly bewildertained.
7.5
... a riot from end to end.
It’s midway through the 2026 Cannes Film Festival when FilmInk meets Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. The festival has been good to him in the past; he won the Jury prize
3.5
Ryuto Kondo’s cinematography is the best thing about Sheep in the Box, exhibiting more personality than any of the actors.
7
Devotees of Mobile Suit Gundam will be pleased by the results, but for anyone new to the franchise, it would be better to understand the assignment first.
9
Fast-paced combat, rewarding exploration and genuinely tense moments abound …
6.6
Having new Iron-Blooded Orphans material making it to cinemas, especially here in the West, should be cause for celebration. The main series marked one of the most dramatically intense of
4.5
… formless mush …
7.3
… soothes the heart at every turn.