Much like the central sculptures that become the focal point of its best scenes, Kôji Fukada's "Nagi Notes" is a film defined by a sense that the filmmaker is trying to chip away at something. At ...

Two former sisters-in-law rekindle a complex bond, as two teenage boys discover their own, in the Japanese director's first ever Cannes competition entry. The gentleness of “Nagi Notes” comes as no ...

What if the key to unlocking your productivity was already sitting in your pocket, waiting to be reimagined? For six months, we’ve put the Forever Notes framework to the test, exploring its promise to ...

No voices are raised in "Nagi Notes," in the course of a tranquil week or so spent in a remote rural village in western Japan. No seismic incidents disrupt the film's mellow day-to-day flow, and ...