Showing posts with label chie hayakawa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chie hayakawa. Show all posts

Saturday, June 06, 2026

'Renoir' Review


Lots of worthwhile arthouse movies out right now. But one that hasn't gotten enough love is Renoir, the second film from Chie Hayakawa. I had liked her first film, Plan 75, and her follow-up also deals with death in an interesting way. A year after its debut at Cannes, Renoir is finally hitting U.S. theaters. I make my case for it over at the Los Angeles Times.

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Cannes 2022: 'Plan 75' Review


Plan 75 depicts a Japan of the near future in which the elderly can volunteer to be euthanized. What would that policy do to a society? For Screen International, I reviewed this thoughtful, gentle sci-fi drama.