The Whistleblower
Tang Wei (Lust, Caution) and Lei Jiayin (The Wandering Earth) star in this old-fashioned action-thriller…After the phenomenal success of romantic dramas/comedies Finding Mr. Right and Book Of Love, you...
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Sion Sono’s first film for Netflix is a wild return to form…As prolific as he is provocative, Sion Sono has been on variable form in recent years, switching between commercial fare like the Shinjuku...
View ArticleGoodbye Mother
A lively and engaging romantic comedy about the difficulties of coming out in Vietnam’s still traditional culture…A boyish young man sits gazing out of an airport window, contemplating returning to the...
View ArticleWeathering With You
Makoto Shinkai returns with this stunning romantic fantasy…It was never going to be easy for Makoto Shinkai to create a follow-up to his juggernaut hit Your Name, but –despite the pressure undoubtedly...
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May 13th, Night of Sorrow
Recently restored, this is a real gem of classic Taiwanese cinema that inspired the country’s more modern movies…If only some modern romantic comedies were this well-made. May 13th, Night of Sorrow,...
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Apart
An ambitious and heartfelt if patchy attempt to dramatise and personalise the HK protests…At Hong Kong University, entrepreneurial student Yin (Will Or 柯煒林) alongside his firebrand girlfriend Maryanne...
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JFF Launches free streaming service for Japanese indie cinema
Discover new, up-and-coming filmmakers with JFF…Whether you find yourself on forced hiatus from your job or suddenly working remotely from your home office, most of us are having to spend a lot more...
View ArticleThe Half of It
A Chinese-American student agrees to write love letters for a jock classmate, though falls for his crush herself…It’s been some fifteen years since writer-director Alice Wu made her debut with Saving...
View ArticleFuneral Parade of Roses
A must-see, one-of-kind cinematic experience you cannot miss…Of the four feature films Toshio Matsumoto made in his career, his first feature film Funeral Parade of Roses remains the most famous and...
View ArticleThrow Down
One of Johnnie To’s most personal and distinctive films gets a comprehensive new Blu-ray release…Originally released back in 2004, Throw Down has always stood out from the rest of legendary Hong Kong...
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Malang: Unleash the Madness
An intricately plotted, fun-as-can-be crime/revenge thriller that strives to paper over its relative lack of substance…While most Bollywood directors over the years have primarily looked towards...
View ArticleTill Death Shall We Start
A classic slice of Hong 1990s spooky comedy silliness from Mr Vampire director Ricky Lau…Originally released back in 1990 when the Hong Kong ghost comedy was enjoying somewhat of a resurgence, Till...
View ArticleChasing Dream
The latest from Johnnie To follows the relationship between a TV talent show singer and an MMA fighter…A new film from the legendary Johnnie To is always cause for excitement, whether it be another of...
View ArticleI WeirDO
Two OCD sufferers seem made for each other in this quirky debut feature…We’ve seen films about young couples navigating the pitfalls of a budding relationship. We’ve seen films when they view...
View ArticleAn Insignificant Affair
Two high school students are accused of dating in 22-year old writer director Ning Yuanyuan’s debut…An Insignificant Affair marks the filmmaking debut of Ning Yuanyuan, a fact made all the more...
View Articlecolorless
Two struggling artists are drawn to each other in a relationship of convenience…I want to start talking about colorless by talking about its end credits. Like so many films, it features white text on a...
View ArticleMiss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
Dragons walk among us! And they’re adorable!…What would you do if you met a giant green dragon in the middle of mountain woods? Kobayashi was too drunk to be scared, and frankly too drunk to remember...
View ArticleThe Bold, The Corrupt, And The Beautiful
It’s not about who draws their sword first but who can pretend they never in the first place…Revenge and scandals are easy stories to write and tell. Good ones have a central villain and one who knows...
View ArticleThe Bride Who Has Returned from Hell
A unique gothic mystery and a classic of Hokkien-language cinema…Unlike one may initially assume, the rather dramatically titled The Bride Who Has Returned from Hell is not an obscure offering of...
View ArticleMonsoon
A young man, trying to reconnect with the land of his birth, finds love and truth in embracing who he is…Being an alien in your own country is a weird thing. You know you belong but at the same time,...
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