From film festivals to new releases, find the latest reviews from contemporary East and Southeast Asian cinema here, written by the Filmed in Ether team.
20, Once Again is the Chinese remake of popular Korean comedy, Miss Granny which sees an elderly woman magically turn back into her young former self....
Based on a 10th century Japanese fable, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is one of Studio Ghibli's final films and is a ravishingly artistic marvel. ...
Japanese superhero comedy, Hentai Kamen, sees a young teenager fight crime by becoming a masked hero who wears women's panties over his face. Intrigued?...
Jiro dreams of flying in Hayao Miyazaki's final film, The Wind Rises, a Studio Ghibli-produced biopic about the man who designed Japan's kamikaze fighters....
The Suspect is another in a line of recent Korean action-espionage films to tackle the divide between North and South Korea. Is it as good as the others?...
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a documentary that charts the creative process behind Studio Ghibli's masters, Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. ...