Ai no Chīsana Rekishi
Indie film by talented director Ryutaro Nakagawa
Movies
Revenge of the Green Dragons
Clichéd gangster flick with Chinese thugs
Focus
Slick romantic comedy that loses, well, focus
Executive Fight Night V Takes to the Ring
Fighting for a good cause at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo
GMO OMG
Doc with unconvincing, manipulative arguments
Cinderella
Pure of heart and wildly entertaining
The Last Five Years
A smart Off-Broadway adaptation
Taco Bell Launches In Japan
The long wait is over… Live Más!
Furious 7
Gives fans what they want
Live with the Waterboys at Club Quattro
After 18 years, Michael Scott returns to Shibuya
April Fools
The film might be a bad joke
Inherent Vice
Paul Thomas Anderson’s beautiful first comedy foray
Duran Duran: Unstaged
I realize why I was never a fan
The Good Lie
A worthy, good-hearted tale
Whiplash
One of the best movies of the year
Parkour Ninja Assassins
パルクール忍者 暗殺ミッション
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
A sharp drama/comedy, easier to admire than enjoy
Narco Cultura
Shaul Schwarz’s quietly subversive doc
Kite
Desexualized, toned-down live-action treatment of Umetsu’s anime
Jimi: All is by My Side
An impressionistic look at Hendrix circa ‘66-’67
The Two Faces of January
Literate, sexually charged, and atmospheric thriller
Road
Depressing motorcycle doc narrated by Liam Neeson
Magic in the Moonlight
Threadbare, predictable Woody Allen romcom
Coffee Yaro 1
Finding an Apartment in Tokyo
Kaze ni Tatsu Lion
A heartfelt tearjerker about a philanthrophist doctor
Wrecking Crew Orchestra
Street dance meets Japanese hi-tech
Pride
Feel-good and never preachy
Creating a Cover: Burger Special 2015
Pulling the curtain back on the making of our featured image
Dinosaur Island
A dino flick for kids—but kids deserve better
Reclaim
By-the-numbers sanctimonious drivel
Jupiter Ascending
Visual spectacle with zero chemistry
Tracers
Caper flick, with parkour
In the Blood
A waste of Gina Carano’s talent
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Beautifully choreographed fight scenes
Shades of Grey
Skylar keeps it cool
Clown
A direct-to-DVD schlock-fest