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Category: Japanese Films

January 16, 2022 Jana J. Monji

The Intersection of ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Uncle Vanya’ ⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎⭐︎

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 Jana J. Monji

SDCC 2019: Godzilla at 65

December 7, 2016December 7, 2016 Jana J. Monji

Remembering Pearl Harbor: ‘None But the Brave’

October 29, 2016November 5, 2016 Jana J. Monji

‘Tampopo’ Means Rāmen Time ✭✭✭✭✭

October 21, 2016October 31, 2016 Jana J. Monji

‘Shin Gojira’ (Godzilla Resurgence) ✭✭✭: Science Fiction as Protest

August 19, 2016August 2, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ and the Buddhist Moon

June 23, 2016August 2, 2018 Jana J. Monji

The Cultural Significance of the Whale in ‘The Boy and the Beast’

July 3, 2015 Jana J. Monji

Reflections on ‘When Marnie Was There’

December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

‘Unbroken’ breaks into our present dilemma: America on torture

December 25, 2014December 25, 2014 Jana J. Monji

Unbroken: Rumor, racism, hypocrisy and hyperbole

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