Review: Two of Us & Long Term Coffee Break Claire LanglaisMarch 25, 2023 We look back on Two of Us and Long Term Coffee Break, two shorts from 'The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond' program.... Reviews0 Comments
Review: Old Town Girls Levin TanDecember 13, 2022 Promising first-time filmmaker Shen Yu ruminates on violence, poverty and ambition in the Chinese neo-noir, Old Town Girls.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2022 Review: Children of the Mist Hieu ChauAugust 9, 2022 Ha Le Diem's incredible human rights documentary Children of the Mist is an expertly crafted anti-coming-of-age tale.... Reviews0 Comments
SFF 2022 Review: Singing in the Wilderness Brooke HeinzJune 13, 2022 Dongnan Chen's documentary Singing in the Wilderness reveals the cultural crisis facing a Miao community and their world famous choir.... Reviews0 Comments
Review: Belle Hieu ChauFebruary 22, 2022 Mamoru Hosoda re-imagines Beauty and the Beast for the Internet-obssessed generation in his latest anime adventure, Belle.... Reviews0 Comments
JFF 2021 Review: The Deer King Levin TanDecember 2, 2021 Veteran animators Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji make their directorial debuts with The Deer King, a unique new fantasy adventure.... Reviews0 Comments
Review: Belladonna of Sadness Natalie NgOctober 24, 2021 Eiichi Yamamoto's hypersexual cult animation Belladonna of Sadness is at once a visually stunning work and a misguided take on feminism. ... Reviews0 Comments
NYAFF 2021 Review: Tiong Bahru Social Club Timothy AmatulliAugust 24, 2021 Tan Bee Thiam's Tiong Bahru Social Club is a fun experience that proudly acknowledges its film inspirations but lacks a distinct voice.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2021 Review: Wife of a Spy Timothy AmatulliJuly 29, 2021 Co-written by the duo behind Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Happy Hour, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of A Spy is a fine espionage drama led by Yu Aoi.... Reviews0 Comments
MIFF 2021 Review: Mama Levin TanJuly 28, 2021 Director Li Dongmei navigates and confronts her personal trauma in a film that straddles the line between documentary and fiction.... Reviews0 Comments
Dreamscapes 2021 Review: Day of Destruction & Wolf’s Calling Brooke HeinzMay 28, 2021 As part of Toshiaki Toyoda's Wolf Mountain trilogy, we look at his short film Wolf's Calling and feature length picture, Day of Destruction.... Reviews0 Comments
Review: A First Farewell Levin TanMarch 4, 2021 Lina Wang's A First Farewell is a gorgeous debut film about growing up as a Uyghur child and threads the fine line of docufiction.... Reviews0 Comments