Reviews - Filmed in Ether

MIFF 2021 Review: Wife of a Spy

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....

Levin TanJuly 28, 2021

Director Li Dongmei navigates and confronts her personal trauma in a film that straddles the line between documentary and fiction....

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....

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....

Amir MuhammadSeptember 16, 2020

Yoon Dan-bi’s stellar debut film Moving On tells a story about a Korean family that isn't unlike what you'd see in a Kore-eda or Ozu film. ...

Levin TanSeptember 11, 2020

Underdog sports drama Baseball Girl delivers a home run combo with rising star Lee Joo-young and Yum Hye-ran....

Timothy AmatulliSeptember 10, 2020

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom is a charming film from Bhutan about a teacher who is assigned to work at the world’s most remote school....

Timothy AmatulliSeptember 9, 2020

Arden Rod Condez's John Denver Trending is a powerful cautionary tale of the dangers of inappropriate and excessive public shaming....

Amir MuhammadSeptember 5, 2020

Rurouni Kenshin's Keishi Ohtomo trades up blockbuster action for poetic minimalism in his quiet drama, Beneath the Shadow....

Levin TanSeptember 4, 2020

Director Kim Cho-hee crafts a delightful sendup of Hong Sang-soo's brand of filmmaking in her confident debut, Lucky Chan-sil....

Aidan DjabarovSeptember 2, 2020

Kim Ji-young, Born 1982 attempts to adapt the much-talked about South Korean book of the same name but to disappointing effect....

Hieu ChauAugust 23, 2020

Ray Yeung's Suk Suk is the story of two closeted gay men in their twilight years who pursue a relationship with each other in secret....