Matt Schley
@mattschley.com
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Five years ago, I started taking photos of things people had dropped on the hiking trail. I’ll be showing them at Gallery Rustico in Koenji this week, as part of a group show organised by @mattschley.com. Open 6-11pm. Stop by if you’re in the area.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Five years ago, I started taking photos of things people had dropped on the hiking trail. I’ll be showing them at Gallery Rustico in Koenji this week, as part of a group show organised by @mattschley.com. Open 6-11pm. Stop by if you’re in the area.
I’m exhibiting some street snaps and portraits this week (11/26-12/1) at Gallery Rustico in Koenji as part of a group exhibition. Open every evening from 6 to 11.
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I’m exhibiting some street snaps and portraits this week (11/26-12/1) at Gallery Rustico in Koenji as part of a group exhibition. Open every evening from 6 to 11.
My latest obsession is TWO-PERF.
Techniscope - Wikipedia
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November 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My latest obsession is TWO-PERF.
Curious about how Scarlet did over the weekend, but I guess we won't get the numbers until tomorrow since it's a holiday.
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Curious about how Scarlet did over the weekend, but I guess we won't get the numbers until tomorrow since it's a holiday.
Musical fans
Star Trek fans
Robert Wise
Please use your imagination to place these on the appropriate parts of the Predator handshake meme.
Star Trek fans
Robert Wise
Please use your imagination to place these on the appropriate parts of the Predator handshake meme.
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Musical fans
Star Trek fans
Robert Wise
Please use your imagination to place these on the appropriate parts of the Predator handshake meme.
Star Trek fans
Robert Wise
Please use your imagination to place these on the appropriate parts of the Predator handshake meme.
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My thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s latest.
Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” shows what hybrid animation can do: fluid battles, detailed facial expressions and a Shakespearean narrative painted on vast digital landscapes.
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ takes on ‘Hamlet’ with bold visual departure
The Oscar-nominated director re-imagines the Shakespearean tale as an animated quest through the afterlife.
ebx.sh
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s latest.
My thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s latest.
Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” shows what hybrid animation can do: fluid battles, detailed facial expressions and a Shakespearean narrative painted on vast digital landscapes.
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ takes on ‘Hamlet’ with bold visual departure
The Oscar-nominated director re-imagines the Shakespearean tale as an animated quest through the afterlife.
ebx.sh
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My thoughts on Mamoru Hosoda’s latest.
I was reminded today that the second Gundam Hathaway film is coming out in January. GOOD.
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I was reminded today that the second Gundam Hathaway film is coming out in January. GOOD.
Finally caught the Chainsaw Man movie. Pretty good. Final battle suffers from "gravity loses meaning and they fight in the sky, where you can't tell what's going on" syndrome. But it was cool how much of the film _wasn't_ action scenes.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Finally caught the Chainsaw Man movie. Pretty good. Final battle suffers from "gravity loses meaning and they fight in the sky, where you can't tell what's going on" syndrome. But it was cool how much of the film _wasn't_ action scenes.
I encourage anyone who's ever had a good time in Koenji to add their name to this petition. Neighborhood planning should prioritize those who live in and enjoy a place, not people who want to drive cars through it.
あなたの声がチカラになります
高円寺再開発の危機回避のための署名！
https://www.change.org/p/高円寺再開発の危機回避のための署名
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I encourage anyone who's ever had a good time in Koenji to add their name to this petition. Neighborhood planning should prioritize those who live in and enjoy a place, not people who want to drive cars through it.
Saw Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers for the second time yesterday. Simple on the surface but a lot going on underneath.
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Saw Sho Miyake’s Two Seasons, Two Strangers for the second time yesterday. Simple on the surface but a lot going on underneath.
I saw an early screening of an upcoming anime film, and I was like, "the music in this in great," and the credits rolled and it was Kenji Kawai, and I was like, "makes sense."
I pooled money with friends to buy a rare, overpriced DVD of a film featuring one of Kenji Kawai’s earliest soundtracks, and I was like, “the music in this is great,” and then I remembered why we bought it in the first place, and I was like, “makes sense.”
I was watching The Red Spectacles, and I was like, “the music in this is great,” and then the director's Q&A mentioned it was Kenji Kawai, and I was like, “makes sense.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I saw an early screening of an upcoming anime film, and I was like, "the music in this in great," and the credits rolled and it was Kenji Kawai, and I was like, "makes sense."
I don't think there's ever been a more atmospheric anime film than Patlabor 2.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I don't think there's ever been a more atmospheric anime film than Patlabor 2.
Nice, a bunch of Katsushito Ishii films (including Redline!) getting screenings. Bummer there's no Taste of Tea, though.
石井克人の監督デビュー30周年記念！
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
「鮫肌男と桃尻女」など4作を東京・大阪で上映⚡️
🗣️「スクリーンの中で、
あの頃の僕らがいまだに暴れてます」
🔻詳細はこちら
https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/647268?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
#石井克人
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Nice, a bunch of Katsushito Ishii films (including Redline!) getting screenings. Bummer there's no Taste of Tea, though.
Some good news for intl cinema fans in Japan.
Japan’s Gaga Corporation launches arthouse label; ‘Sentimental Value’ is first release
EXCLUSIVE: Other upcoming releases include 'Sound Of Falling' , 'The Love That Remains' and 'Nightborn'.
www.screendaily.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Some good news for intl cinema fans in Japan.
Considering how musical-averse I am, I liked this way more than I thought I might.
Wataru Takahashi’s “The Obsessed” is messy, musical and as weird as it is warmhearted.
‘The Obsessed’: Charming anime dances to its own tune
'Crayon Shin-chan' director turns a 2001 novel into a quirky, rough-edged musical anime.
ebx.sh
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Considering how musical-averse I am, I liked this way more than I thought I might.
KIRK UNIT. DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION.
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
KIRK UNIT. DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION.
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Cover approved. Keigo Shinzo’s Holiday Junction should be ready to go to print late November.
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Cover approved. Keigo Shinzo’s Holiday Junction should be ready to go to print late November.
At this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, you can see the films Mother, Mothertongue, Mother Bhumi and Echoes of Motherhood.
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
At this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, you can see the films Mother, Mothertongue, Mother Bhumi and Echoes of Motherhood.
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At the same time that Aera piece came out, Diamond has two economists discussing whether growing inbound consumption is good for Japanese people. While productivity is rising in some areas, in others, it's just rising prices. diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
「お得感を楽しむ外国人」と「苦しむ日本人」…インバウンド依存が招く悲惨な末路
外国人観光客による爆買いが日本経済を潤す。政府はそう信じているが、インバウンド需要の拡大でGDPや旅行業界の売上が伸びても、国民の暮らしは豊かにならない。むしろ、外国人消費に頼りすぎた国は、やがて大きな代償を払うことになる。我々の生活はどうなってしまうのか？いま注目のエコノミスト2人が、語り尽くす。※本稿は、河野龍太郎、唐鎌大輔『世界経済の死角』（幻冬舎）の一部を抜粋・編集したものです。
diamond.jp
October 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
At the same time that Aera piece came out, Diamond has two economists discussing whether growing inbound consumption is good for Japanese people. While productivity is rising in some areas, in others, it's just rising prices. diamond.jp/articles/-/3...
It's hard to keep up with all the classic anime being rereleased in Japan right now. Patlabor 1 and 2, Perfect Blue, Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell, Memories, some Eva stuff... anything else?
October 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It's hard to keep up with all the classic anime being rereleased in Japan right now. Patlabor 1 and 2, Perfect Blue, Angel's Egg, Ghost in the Shell, Memories, some Eva stuff... anything else?
Engaging Seriously With Cinema (ESWC).
October 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Engaging Seriously With Cinema (ESWC).
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Matt, Mark and I also wrote about some of the films screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, tickets for which go on sale this weekend. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
From slow cinema and satire to moving biopics and restorations of classics, the TIFF lineup has something for every cinephile.
www.japantimes.co.jp
October 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Matt, Mark and I also wrote about some of the films screening at Tokyo International Film Festival, tickets for which go on sale this weekend. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025...