David is joined by Grant Douglas Bromley, Josh Hornbeck and Trevor Berrett to analyze this tormented family saga, a ritualized encapsulation of 25 years of Japanese history.
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David Blakeslee
Criterion Reflections – Episode 23 – Nagisa Oshima’s The Man Who Left His Will on Film
David is joined by Josh Hornbeck and new contributor Grant Douglas Bromley.to discuss Oshima's answer to the question, "how are able people to terrorize themselves?"
Criterion Reflections – Episode 4 – Summer 1969 Part 1
Films discussed in this episode: Love is Colder than Death, All My Good Countrymen, Putney Swope, Phantom India and Boy
Criterion Reflections – Episode 1 – Winter 1969 Part 1
We cover four films, each fueled by their distinct blend of fury and outrage: Dillinger is Dead, Black Panthers, Diary of a Shinjuku Thief, and Z.
The Eclipse Viewer – Episode 40 – Oshima’s Outlaw Sixties [Part 2]
David, Trevor and Aaron conclude their two part series on the films of Nagisa Oshima.
David Reviews Nagisa Oshima’s Death By Hanging [Criterion Blu-Ray Review]
The film that first served to introduce Oshima to Western viewers in the late 1960s finally gets a solid Blu-ray release in 2016.
Scott Reviews Nagisa Oshima’s Cruel Story of Youth [Masters of Cinema Blu-ray Review]
Oshima's feature debut is an incendiary turning point in Japanese cinema.
Scott Nye
On the Hulu Channel: Nagisa Oshima’s A Street of Love and Hope
Oshima's mini-feature makes no bones about its socio-political aims, and takes a personal, urgent view of the tough decisions that come with poverty.
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Nagisa Oshima’s PLEASURES OF THE FLESH
Oshima's declaration of artistic independence follows a young man's descent into erotic obsession and madness. Some "pleasure"!
On the Hulu Channel: Nagisa Oshima’s Cruel Story of Youth
Oshima's debut film remains a striking, provocative experience.
Nagisa Oshima Dies At Age 82
Filmmaker was behind such pictures as In The Realm Of The Senses and A Cruel Story of Youth.
Joshua Brunsting
James McCormick
Ryan Gallagher