Rising female filmmaker, Satoko Yokohama, glimpses into the life of small-time actors in Japanese film and theatre with her slice-of-life film, The Actor....
All aboard the South Korean zombie thrill ride, Train to Busan, the live action debut of filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho and the country's first zombie blockbuster....
More than just a monster movie, Bong Joon-ho's landmark film, The Host, was a biting commentary on society and a continuation of 'kaiju' cinema traditions. ...
Could The Look of Silence earn Indonesia its first Oscar? We take a look at what makes Joshua Oppenheimer's documentary great and why it deserves to win....
A critical and commercial success in South Korea in 2012, A Werewolf Boy, is a fantastic romance-fantasy hybrid packed with excellent writing and acting....
Following The Act of Killing's success, Joshua Oppenheimer returns to Indonesia for The Look of Silence and talks to the victims of those mass murders....
Raised on Spirited Away and Pokemon as a child, Brooke’s continuing interest in Asian media is hardly surprising. Discovering the works of Park Chan-wook as a teenager, Brooke has since expanded her cinematic interests across several genres and countries and hopes to continue doing so through writing. Her claim to fame is speaking a word of Korean to director Bong Joon-ho.
