Reviews - Filmed in Ether

Review: The Throne

Hieu ChauOctober 23, 2015

Joseon-era period drama The Throne is a tale of fathers, sons, responsibility and parenthood. It's also South Korea's official 2015 entry for the Oscars....

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Review: Like Father, Like Son

Theodora VatubuaOctober 19, 2015

Lives are changed in Hirokazu Koreeda's touching family drama Like Father, Like Son which asks the question: who can we really consider as family?...

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Busan 2015 Review: Ode to My Father

Matthew RookeOctober 12, 2015

Spanning the modern history of South Korea from the civil war to today, Ode to my Father is an emotionally gripping epic of one man and his family....

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Busan 2015 Review: Taklub

Matthew RookeOctober 11, 2015

Independent Filipino filmmaker, Brillante Mendoza offers an intimate and empathetic portrait of the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan in new film, Taklub....

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Busan 2015 Review: Veteran

Matthew RookeOctober 8, 2015

A hotshot cop investigates the shady work of an arrogant young billionaire in the timely Korean action crime thriller, Veteran. ...

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Review: Twenty

Natalie NgOctober 1, 2015

South Korean coming-of-age comedy Twenty features Korean stars Kim Woo-bin, Kang Ha-neul and 2PM's Junho and tackles the growing pains of young adults....

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Review: Love & Peace

Matthew RookeSeptember 29, 2015

Sion Sono's Love & Peace is unlike anything you've seen from Sono who trades in blood for puppetry in this tale of ambition, rock stars and singing turtles....

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Review: The Beauty Inside

Hieu ChauSeptember 23, 2015

South Korean body swap romance The Beauty Inside is a surprisingly effective feature rounded out by its all-star cast, moving story and sensitivity. ...

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MIFF 2015 Review: Ruined Heart! Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore

Hieu ChauSeptember 21, 2015

Filipino artist Khavn finds love in a hopeless place in his film, Ruined Heart: Another Love Story Between a Criminal and a Whore....

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Review: Paprika

Pooiee LohSeptember 14, 2015

Paprika, the final major work from late filmmaker Satoshi Kon, is a visual marvel with a twisty and bending narrative to match its equally dreamy worlds....

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KOFFIA 2015 Review: Han Gong-ju

Natalie NgSeptember 9, 2015

Featuring a haunting lead performance from Chun Woo-hee, indie Korean drama Han Gong-ju is essential viewing and heralds the arrival of director Lee Su-jin....

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KOFFIA 2015 Review: Cart

Theodora VatubuaSeptember 8, 2015

Inspired by real events, South Korean drama Cart is the story of female workers banding together to form a union and go on strike against their employers....

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