• December 28, 2014
• At Home, Drama

When a person dies, they go to a way station for a week, where they are told by patient “angels” in black that they have a week to decide...

• February 12, 2013
• At Home, Drama, Romance

It is the 1860s, the samurai are now practicing using guns as well as swords, and the empire is in disarray. Simply put, Edo Japan is nearing the end...

• September 11, 2006
• Action, At Home, Crime, Drama

OK, OK, let me say say it outright: I think Lucas Black is adorable. Call me surprised to be totally enamored of this actor’s thick-as-molasses Texas accent (especially since...

• October 7, 2003
• At Home, Drama

I’ll admit it, I’m a bit of a Japan-o-phile. I (heart) Japan! When I heard about this film, about a couple of Americans wandering around Tokyo, I immediately thought,...

• May 23, 2002
• At Home, Drama

Just when you think that only epic 3-hour films can make your ass go numb, along comes the relatively “short” film The Blessing Bell. How can an 87-minute film...