Independent films
fromThe Verge
6 hours agoTwo Japanese movies that confront what it means to be alive
Sho Miyake's films explore human connection and isolation through characters experiencing discomfort and clumsiness.
Palestine '36 is the kind of movie that critics like to say nobody makes anymore: an expensive, expansive period piece that movingly depicts the impossible sacrifices of everyday people against a backdrop of geopolitical events whose consequences reverberate to this very minute.