Though he has been embraced by the arthouse contingent for decades, Michael Mann nonetheless stands out as one of the most quoted directors in the tough guy cinema pantheon– bros dig Mann’s emphasis on style over substance, his knack for tense back-and-forth monologuing between rivals and enemies, his extreme eye for cool crime details, his […]
Growing Pains: The World of Kanako Review
The World of Kanako is the most precise and complete cinematic representation of adolescence ever committed to film. That’s not to say that it renders a compelling portrait of adolescent characters—the movie is actually about a middle-aged alcoholic searching for his Tony Montana of a daughter. What I mean is that the film itself, its […]