NYT on "Ran"

Perhaps my favorite film, by my favorite filmmaker - Akira Kurosawa's Ran - get the mini-essay treatment from NYT's A.O. Scott. The end is given away though (Spoiler Alert!), so if you haven't seen it, I think you should set some time aside and watch it. I'll never forget watching Ran for the first time. Kurosawa is my favorite master of the big truths, and in this film he really nails the big visuals.

Here's a non-spoiling trailer: