Cutie and the Boxer
First screened in December 2013
Director: Zachary Heinzerling. Documentary about the longstanding but uneasy marriage of Japanese-American artists Ushio Shinohara and Noriko Shinohara.
Twitter Capsule: Simultaneously frank and tacit about tense marital dynamics. Withholds from romanticizing the artists' talents.

Photo © 2013 RADiUS-TWC/Ex Lion Tamer/Cine Mosaic
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Documentary Feature

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