Defiant Women: Examining Japanese Classics ‘A Geisha’ & ‘Manji: The Goddess of Mercy’ Natalie NgOctober 16, 2018 Japan has had a fascinating history of depicting defiant women on screen. We look at just two of its classics ahead of JFFAU 2018.... Features0 Comments
Video Essay: A History of Representation in Zainichi Cinema Hieu ChauSeptember 29, 2018 We briefly explore the history of screen representation for the Korean Zainichi, one of the largest minority communities living in Japan today.... Video Essays0 Comments
TIFF 2018 Review: Ash is Purest White Aidan DjabarovSeptember 12, 2018 Jia Zhangke's Ash is Purest White is at once a gangster drama, a romantic epic and a commentary on the state of 21st century China.... Reviews0 Comments
KOFFIA 2018 Review: Midnight Runners Hayley InchSeptember 4, 2018 Screen heartthrobs Kang Ha-nuel and Park Seo-joon team up to take down an organ harvesting ring in South Korean buddy cop action comedy Midnight Runners.... Reviews0 Comments
Review: The Witness Hieu ChauSeptember 3, 2018 After seeing a murder, a paranoid salaryman fears he might be the next to go in Jo Kyoo-jung's crime thriller, The Witness. ... Reviews0 Comments
KOFFIA 2018 Review: Microhabitat Brooke HeinzAugust 29, 2018 Female-driven indie drama Microhabitat is a socially conscious feature about a young woman's struggle to keep up in modern-day Korea.... Reviews0 Comments
KOFFIA 2018 Review: Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum Matthew RookeAugust 21, 2018 Director Jung Bum-sik uses his eerie setting and cast of unknown actors to maximum effect in new found footage horror, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.... Reviews0 Comments
What ‘Little Forest’ gets so right about women, food and relationships Natalie NgAugust 16, 2018 More than just a film about food, we look at what makes Im Soon-rye's 'Little Forest' such a successful depiction of women and relationships.... Features1 Comment
MIFF 2018 Review: On Happiness Road Hayley InchAugust 7, 2018 Sung Hsin-yin's debut film is at once a love letter to animation and a stunningly realised portrayal of the Taiwanese female experience.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2018 Review: Our House Levin TanAugust 6, 2018 In her debut film, Yui Kiyohara produces a quiet and ambiguous mystery around two sets of women who inhabit the same home in different stories.... Reviews0 Comments
