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James Hadfield
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Reviews
James Hadfield
Film Critic
United Kingdom
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Monster
(2023)
Publish Date: May 31, 2023
"The way it leads you toward a deeper understanding of the characters is typical of the director's staunch humanism (...) Rating: **** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Drifting Home
(2022)
Publish Date: September 15, 2022
"If it was about 20 minutes shorter, 'Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi' would represent a minor triumph for Ishida. However, he lets things drag on interminably (...) Rating: *** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Plan 75
(2022)
Publish Date: June 23, 2022
"'Plan 75' puts a realistic spin on the dystopian scenarios of 1970s sci-fi movies, and is all the more chilling for it (...) Rating: **** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
The Journalist (TV Series)
(2022)
Publish Date: January 12, 2022
"The show improves on the film in a number of ways (...) The villains of the story are just as cartoonish as in the original film, and the messaging no more sophisticated (…) Rating: *** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
The Door Into Summer
(2021)
Publish Date: June 23, 2021
"Some doors are best left closed (...) [It] quickly gets bogged down in drab corporate intrigue and cloying scenes (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Junk Head 1
(2013)
Publish Date: March 31, 2021
"As a triumph of single-mindedness over common sense, 'Junk Head' is pretty inspirational (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Alice in Borderland (TV Series)
(2020)
Publish Date: December 2, 2020
"The production values are sufficiently slick that viewers are unlikely to grumble that it would’ve worked better as an anime. But (...) I kept feeling the urge to look at my phone (…) Rating: **½ (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Crazy Samurai Musashi
(2020)
Publish Date: August 19, 2020
“As an experiment in action filmmaking, 'Crazy Samurai Musashi' isn’t without interest (...) Yet the film’s attention to realism only goes so far (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
On-Gaku: Our Sound
(2020)
Publish Date: January 8, 2020
"[One of those films] that’s so fresh and distinctive, your immediate impulse is to stand up and applaud it (…) Rating: ***** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Lupin III: The First
(2019)
Publish Date: December 11, 2019
"This is an affectionate tribute to his most famous character, but it never dares to be anything more than that (…) Rating: *** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
Special Actors
(2019)
Publish Date: October 15, 2019
"'Special Actors' shares the plucky DIY spirit of its predecessor, but misses its structural playfulness, poignancy and knowing humor (…) Rating: **½ (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
The Forest of Love
(2019)
Publish Date: October 1, 2019
"For better or worse, this is peak Sono: a garish, gore-drenched S&M exploitation epic that plays like a compilation of his greatest hits without ever really breaking new ground (…) Rating: *** (out of 5)"
The Japan Times
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