A Tokyo janitor goes through his daily routine of cleaning toilets with a smile on his face in Perfect Days. Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) goes through the same routine daily as he cleans the various public toilets around Tokyo. He is often joined by his slacker co-worker Takashi (Tokio Emoto), who is more concerned with his…
A man discovers that everyone he makes eye contact with tries to violently kill him in Vincent Must Die. Vincent Borel (Karim Leklou) is an office worker who is suddenly by an intern. These attacks soon repeat and Vincent soon learns from a stranger nicknamed Joachim DB (Michaël Perez) that these incidents aren’t isolated and…
Originating after the invention of the daguerreotype in the 19th century, mugshots were originally intended to keep track of criminals. However, aside from their use in law enforcement, they are considered by many to be a form of entertainment. In addition, these photographs can be used as a visual history of the time period they…
I was all set for The White Ribbon to win the Best Foreign Film Oscar when this Argentinian film ended up winning instead. As such, I thought that it would be fair that I check out the film for myself. The film deals with a recently retired federal justice agent, who decides to write about…
