The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

The Japanese car making giants aimed to combine their businesses to compete against Chinese rivals. Authorities using drone cameras have yet to ascertain if the missing driver is inside the cabin.

Left: This year’s Japanese Film Festival Film Guide. Right: Ben Suzuki, Director of the Japan Foundation Manila. Photos: Ica Hontiveros-Cheng Running for 28 years (Gasp!) The Japanese Film ...

Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020) took the world of cinema by storm with his 1997 masterpiece House. A campy, cult-classic horror, the film set the stage for his idiosyncratic ...

While you were yawning at the naffness of this year’s Oscars nominations and snoozing your way through the multiplexes’ blockbuster discards in “dump month” January, one of the country’s most dynamic ...

The Japanese Film Festival 2025 will screen four more films at Shangri-La Plaza's Red Carpet Cinema in Mandaluyong City on February 15 and 16 through the special program, Journey of Japan on Screen in ...

With Japan’s first full-colour film, Carmen Comes Home, screening around the UK, we dive into the luminous world of Japanese colour filmmaking in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Directed by Swiss filmmaker Tim Fehlbaum and boasting an accomplished ensemble cast including Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch, the film follows the ABC Sports broadcasting ...

Once dismissed as a relic of the past, film photography has made a striking comeback in recent years. Platforms like Instagram and niche sites such as Analogue Wonderland have helped reignite interest ...

While the strike-impacted 2024 release slate resulted in fewer movies overall, 2025 promises to be something of a return to normal with a bevy of highly anticipated films coming to both theaters ...

The Japan Foundation, Manila, invites everyone to a cinephile weekend through the Japanese Film Festival 2025. Notable films such as Godzilla Minus One, Perfect Days, and animated classics like Akira ...