Reviews

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.

Review: Clean Up

Brooke HeinzJuly 18, 2019

Kwon Man-ki's impressive debut feature Clean Up is a crime drama that grapples with complex themes of morality and guilt....

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Review: One Child Nation

Brooke HeinzJuly 2, 2019

With One Child Nation, co-directors Jialing Zhang and Nanfu Wang have crafted an incredible documentary that closely examines China's one child policy....

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Review: Parasite

Brooke HeinzJune 29, 2019

Bong Joon-ho's award-winning film Parasite is a welcome return to South Korean filmmaking for the director and is one of his absolute best works to date....

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SFF 2019 Review: Jesus

Levin TanJune 19, 2019

Okuyama Hiroshi's debut feature 'Jesus' deals with weighty religious themes from the perspective of a schoolboy grappling with the concept of faith....

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Review: Kingdom (Season 1)

Natalie NgFebruary 21, 2019

Joseon-era politics and gory zombie horror unite in Netflix's new original drama series, Kingdom. We review the first season of this anticipated Netflix Original series....

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TIFF 2018 Review: Ash is Purest White

Aidan DjabarovSeptember 12, 2018

Jia Zhangke's Ash is Purest White is at once a gangster drama, a romantic epic and a commentary on the state of 21st century China....

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