MOVIE

After seven years, the toy gang returns to theaters. Pixar Animation Studios' flagship franchise and a leading force in 3D animation, 〈Toy Story〉, was scheduled to open on June 17. The Toy Story series — which took 11 years between parts 2 and 3, nine years between parts 3 and 4, and seven years...

▶ This article on Kore-eda Hirokazu's 〈The Sheep in the Box〉 continues from Part 1.Recovery of an animistic sensibilityThe willingness to believe in the unseen connects directly to Japan's traditional animism, which holds that natural objects and phenomena are inhabited by spirits or invisible...

〈The Sheep in the Box〉 may be Kore-eda Hirokazu’s most ambitious film, but its reach exceeds its grasp. Revisiting his long-running interest in alternative-family narratives while returning to science fiction after 〈Air Doll〉 (2009), Kore-eda attempts to expand his themes beyond the human realm to...

Released four years after Steven Spielberg turned to an autobiographical story with The Fabelmans, 〈Disclosure Day〉 marks his return to science fiction. Given Spielberg's earlier alien-centered classics Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E. T.

In 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉, opening June 17, demons may stalk the screen, but the film argues that the human psyche is more terrifying still.Billed as a meeting of K-shamanism and J-horror, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Demon〉 is a Korea–Japan co-production directed by Japanese filmmaker...

[First Reactions]Today is Disclosure Day: Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi film 〈Disclosure Day〉 opens in theaters, and Cineplay reporters Sung Chan-eol and Kim Ji-yeon share their first impressions after a press screening.

[First Reactions]Opening on the 17th, 〈The Shrine: Whisper of the Evil Spirit〉 is a Korean-Japanese shamanic occult horror film about three college students who vanish after visiting an abandoned shrine in Kobe, Japan, and a shaman named Myeong-jin (Kim Jae-joong) who investigates the case and...

This is the first time that a work by director Albert Serra has received an official theatrical release in South Korea. 〈The Solitaire Afternoon〉 is a film that closely captures the look of world-renowned bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey, one of the giants of modern bullfighting, created by director...

〈Waiting for Sancho〉’s production process and behind-the-scenes stories are included in a documentary he made himself: the film critic Mark Peranson, who serves as editor of the film magazine “Cinemascop,” appeared in the movie as the character Joseph.

It’s one of those songs you’ve never heard before, but it sounds familiar. The stage looks new, yet you get a strong sense of déjà vu. If you saw the film that opened on June 3, 〈Wild Sing〉, you probably felt that.