The Reality Hunger of Happy Hour
A five-hour Japanese movie reflects a growing desire for entertainment that moves at the pace of life.
Is Scarlett Johansson Too White for Anime?
The outrage prompted by her role in "Ghost in the Shell" simplifies Japan and America’s long history of mutual appropriation.
Karl Ove Knausgaard Enters Adulthood
In the fifth volume of “My Struggle,” contemporary Norway comes into view at last.
The Sweetly Melancholic Films of Joachim Trier
With 'Louder Than Bombs,' the Norwegian director brings his studies in alienation to America.
Moby-Dick in the Clickhole
Does Herman Melville’s classic make sense in the internet age?