"Rental Family" is now in theaters, bringing audiences into the story of an actor who is simply hired to play various roles ...

In this gentle comedy from the one-named Japanese director Hikari, an agency specializes in providing actors to make life's ...

The co-writer and director of the touching new dramedy talks about finding a visual language for isolation and connection in ...

"Rental Family" is a new movie that just opened to rave reviews. It stars Brendan Fraser as an American actor struggling to ...

If you've ever wished you could hire someone as a faux family member to help you navigate a tricky social situation, the idea ...

Hikari’s beautifully moving and affably humorous story of human connection, “Rental Family,” kicks off with one funeral and ...

While Vaisman knew his big brother was a volunteer, Mia has no idea in the film that Phillip isn’t her real father, nor that ...

Afterwards, Hikari directed episodes of the streamer’s Emmy-winning bleak comedy “ Beef ” and a few episodes of HBOMax’s “ ...

I’m not ready to call it the best film of 2025, but it might just be my favorite.

Let me tell you about the actor Brendan Fraser. While he needs no introduction, it’s worth giving him one anyway. He is an ...

Rental Family,” a moving drama from Searchlight Pictures starring Brendan Fraser, is sure to spark interest in Japan’s ...

"She's a creator who has a strong intuition [for] the human condition – and [can do] that with sincerity, without ever being ...