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‘The Boxer’ is octogenarian artist Ushio Shinohara, famous for ‘action paintings’ that treat canvases as punchbags.
‘Cutie’ is long-suffering wife Noriko, who abandoned her own career to support her eccentric husband. The catch? Ushio’s work never really sold.
Zachary Heinzerling’s documentary is a plaintive portrait of this odd couple, scrabbling to make ends meet but unwavering in their compulsion to create.
The simple approach teases fascinating parallels between art and marriage: essential to both, it seems, are a thick skin and an optimism verging on madness.
Denis Villeneuve doubles down on Dune 3 being his last Dune movie, but is excited to return: "After that, it would become unhealthy"
Hold me back, levitating D&D dice are a thing and I need them
CD Projekt Red prepared for The Witcher 4's "vibe" by having devs old and new make a fresh quest together in The Witcher 3's next-gen update