The Women Directors Leading South Korean Cinema Into its Next Century Hieu ChauOctober 26, 2020 From Yoon Dan-Bi to Kim Bora, we introduce you to some of the talented women directors emerging from South Korea.... Video Essays0 Comments
Through Young Eyes: Korean Women Filmmakers Find Depth in Children’s Stories Natalie NgOctober 19, 2020 Yoon Ga-Eun's The House of Us and Ahn Ju-Young's A Boy & Sungreen show what's possible when children's stories are taken seriously.... Features0 Comments
A League of Her Own: The Films of Lee Joo-Young Brooke HeinzOctober 12, 2020 From A Quiet Dream and Jane to her newest films Maggie and Baseball Girl, we look at the film career of rising star Lee Joo-Young.... Features0 Comments
A Historic Heist: How Parasite Stole the Oscars Hieu ChauOctober 11, 2020 Re-live the Parasite awards season journey all over again as we chronicle the Korean film's historic heist of the 2020 Oscars.... Video Essays0 Comments
Why ‘Song Lang’ is almost a great queer romance Natalie NgSeptember 20, 2020 We explore why Leon Le's exquisite Vietnamese period film Song Lang falls short of being a great queer romance.... Features0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Moving On Amir MuhammadSeptember 16, 2020 Yoon Dan-bi’s stellar debut film Moving On tells a story about a Korean family that isn't unlike what you'd see in a Kore-eda or Ozu film. ... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Baseball Girl Levin TanSeptember 11, 2020 Underdog sports drama Baseball Girl delivers a home run combo with rising star Lee Joo-young and Yum Hye-ran.... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom Timothy AmatulliSeptember 10, 2020 Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is a charming film from Bhutan about a teacher who is assigned to work at the world’s most remote school.... Reviews0 Comments
Why ‘My Prince Edward’ is a marriage story like no other Natalie NgSeptember 10, 2020 We look at all the ways Norris Wong’s debut film, My Prince Edward, cleverly subverts the marriage plot by exposing the horror of matrimony.... Features0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: John Denver Trending Timothy AmatulliSeptember 9, 2020 Arden Rod Condez's John Denver Trending is a powerful cautionary tale of the dangers of inappropriate and excessive public shaming.... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Beneath the Shadow Amir MuhammadSeptember 5, 2020 Rurouni Kenshin's Keishi Ohtomo trades up blockbuster action for poetic minimalism in his quiet drama, Beneath the Shadow.... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Lucky Chan-sil Levin TanSeptember 4, 2020 Director Kim Cho-hee crafts a delightful sendup of Hong Sang-soo's brand of filmmaking in her confident debut, Lucky Chan-sil.... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2020 Review: Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 Aidan DjabarovSeptember 2, 2020 Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 attempts to adapt the much-talked about South Korean book of the same name but to disappointing effect.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2020 Review: Suk Suk Hieu ChauAugust 23, 2020 Ray Yeung's Suk Suk is the story of two closeted gay men in their twilight years who pursue a relationship with each other in secret.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2020 Review: Hong Kong Moments Brooke HeinzAugust 23, 2020 Zhou Bing covers the ongoing Hong Kong protests that began in 2019 from multiple angles in new documentary, Hong Kong Moments.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2020 Review: Bombay Rose Claire LanglaisAugust 11, 2020 Bombay Rose is a gorgeous animated romance from director Gitanjali Rao and an ode to the great city that inspired it. ... Reviews0 Comments
