Moira Macdonald
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Latest publication
- Sep 26, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Boston Herald
- Top 100K sites
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- Aug 1, 2026
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‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty’ finds love on the dance floor (opens the original)
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In the opening scenes of Josef Kubota Wladyka’s wistful, charming drama “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!,” we meet a middle-aged couple deeply in love. Haru, called Ha-Chan (Rinko Kikuchi, Oscar-nominated for “Babel” 20 years ago), and her husband Luis (Alejandro Edda) live contentedly together in a cluttered, cozy Tokyo home lined with American dance-movie posters. (Take note of “Dirty Dancing”; it’ll be a factor later.) As a hobby, they compete in amateur ballroom dance competitions, finding joy in
Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep in the Box’ a fascinating journey (opens the original)
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The quietness of Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda’s movies is a bit misleading; he’s the kind of artist who can create emotional earthquakes from a mere glance. His films, all of them beautifully subtle, heartbreaking yet often gently uplifting stories about children and families, include “Nobody Knows,” “Our Little Sister,” “Shoplifters,” “Like Father Like Son” and the recent Netflix series “Asura.” “Sheep in the Box,” his latest, has all the usual Kore-eda hallmarks, plus a touch of scienc
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