Kurosawa’s ‘Ikiru’ Comes Back to Life in ‘Living’
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.

Jackie Kashian returns with a new hour filled with all the excitement, drama, and hilarity that you've come to expect from one the greatest to ever do it. This hour has it all - Guns! Fly Fishing! Death-defying stunts (driving)! Recorded live to a packed house at The Siren Theater in Portland, OR, Jackie is back and better than ever.
'Living' dives into many themes that we can all understand regardless of our cultural backgrounds. We can see this through the shared similarities between 'Ikiru' and 'Living'.
A commentary on the exploitation of the elderly fueld by the inherent greed of capitalism.
The idea of Rosemary's baby but with lesbian partners drew me in, and I was anticipating what the film had in store with its reimagining. Unfortunately, it all felt a little too vague to leave an impact.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
Hope has great characters, inventive ideas, an incredible imagination, a palpable intensity, and numerous other aspects that make it one of the best of the year.