New Cinema

Clint Eastwood's companion piece to Flags of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, is a masterpiece of filmmaking. It provides the perfect balance to the previous film and coming on its heels, offers a unique insight into a segment of history never before covered in such detail. Ken Watanabe's performance is mesmerizing, worthy of all accolades. Whether Eastwood will take home another Best Director Oscar is, of course, open to conjecture. Is he deserving? Unquestionably. He is without a doubt, the most creative directorial force in American cinema today.