Pooiee Loh, Author at Filmed in Ether

Feature: The Ugly Truths of Contemporary & Extreme Korean Cinema

Pooiee LohJuly 11, 2016

More than just violent and sexually explicit, extreme Korean cinema lays bare the ugly truths of society by way of social commentary and dark humour....

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SFF 2016 Review: The Road

Pooiee LohJune 10, 2016

Chinese documentary The Road covers three years of a controversial highway's construction, revealing systemic corruption.and violence in its creation....

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Feature: Breaking Taboo – Japan’s Extreme Cinema of Transgression

Pooiee LohApril 12, 2016

From pink films to something called 'The Bloody Sword of the 99th Virgin', we look at the evolution of the transgressive and extreme cinema of Japan....

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JFF 2015 Review: Poison Berry in My Brain

Pooiee LohJanuary 4, 2016

What if Inside Out was turned into a Japanese rom-com? The result: Poison Berry in My Brain, which follows a novelist who witnesses love at first sight....

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Feature: Ten Underseen Cult Asian Horror Films

Pooiee LohNovember 12, 2015

Hopping spirits in Hong Kong, black magic in Indonesia and surreal yakuza horror in Japan... we present ten Asian horror films that deserve more attention....

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Feature: The Schoolgirls of Japanese Cinema

Pooiee LohOctober 7, 2015

From delinquents to goddesses, the Japanese schoolgirl has remained an enduring archetype of Japanese cinema and has seen varied cinematic representations. ...

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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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