Aki

The films of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Man Without a Past) rank alongside abandoned teddy bears strapped to the bumpers of bin lorries and really ugly dogs in rehoming centres as the most melancholy things in the world. And his latest, Fallen Leaves, is no exception. Themes in this tragicomic romance include chronic alcoholism, job loss, isolation and despair. The soundtrack features ballads about inclement weather, disappointment and cemeteries (with special emphasis on disappointing, rain-lashed…

Indigenous youth gathered this week at Lakehead University and Confederation College in Thunder Bay, Ont., in a special camp centred on Aki Kikinomakaywin — Ojibway for "learning on the land."Seventeen young people aged 12 to 16 came from First Nations across northern Ontario to participate in the second year of the program that began July 16. The activities included conducting stream assessments through Indigenous ways of knowing, combined with Western science.A big goal of the camp is to teach STEAM (science,…

Aki Kaurismäki is the Finnish director who is notable for being not simply one of the directors who is always welcome in the Cannes competition, but also is one of the rarer subset who actually makes funny films; that is, actually-funny and not just arthouse-funny. Fallen Leaves is another of Kaurismäki’s beguiling and delightful cinephile comedies, featuring foot-tapping rock’n’roll. It’s romantic and sweet-natured, in a deadpan style that in no way undermines or ironises the emotions involved and with some sharp things…

(At least look surprised) During this evening’s Street Fighter 6 Showcase stream, Capcom revealed the first wave of DLC characters that are currently throwing shapes in the gym, preparing to grace the ring with their presence in the months following the title’s initial release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKU3ZOvYHnk As we may or may not have already known, the first season of DLC characters will consist of Street Fighter V debutante and Master of the Turbulent Wind, Rashid, the rogue Shadaloo runaway, Ed, and…

The first season of Chainsaw Man came to an end this week, and with it the MAPPA anime’s trend of eclectic, inventive ending sequences, each episode’s credits soundtracked by a different artist. It saved one of its best choices for last in Eve’s “Fight Song,” which itself has a pretty slick anime video.Animated and directed by frequent Eve collaborator Marie Yasui, known by their handle Mariyasu, the video strikes a very different tone for Eve’s latest track than the ED sequence for Chainsaw Man’s 12th episode, “Katana…

The Chainsaw Man anime is finally here, with episode 1 and episode 2 of the subtitled version already available on Crunchyroll. But if you've been waiting for the dub before delving in to one of the biggest anime shows of 2022 then we've got some good news. Crunchyroll has confirmed the release date and time for the Chainsaw Man dub, with episode 1 airing on Tuesday, October 25 at 8.30pm UK time.This means the dub of the Chainsaw Man anime premiere will air a few hours after episode 3 of the subbed, Japanese language…