Review: Mimang Natalie NgMay 3, 2024 Kim Tae Yang's gorgeous debut film, Mimang subverts our expectations of 'walk-and-talk' dramas yet carves its own brand of emotional honesty.... Reviews0 Comments
Japan Cuts 2023 Review: Amiko Brooke HeinzJuly 30, 2023 Japanese filmmaker Yusuke Morii shows immense promise with their gorgeous debuting coming-of-age feature Amiko.... Reviews0 Comments
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