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.

NYAFF 2020 Review: Lucky Chan-sil

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....

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NYAFF 2020 Review: Kim Ji-young, Born 1982

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....

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MIFF 2020 Review: Suk Suk

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....

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MIFF 2020 Review: Hong Kong Moments

Brooke HeinzAugust 23, 2020

Zhou Bing covers the ongoing Hong Kong protests that began in 2019 from multiple angles in new documentary, Hong Kong Moments....

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MIFF 2020 Review: Bombay Rose

Claire LanglaisAugust 11, 2020

Bombay Rose is a gorgeous animated romance from director Gitanjali Rao and an ode to the great city that inspired it. ...

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Taiwan Film Festival 2020 Review: Father to Son

Timothy AmatulliJuly 27, 2020

Actor Michael JQ Huang carries Hsiao Ya-Chuan's Father to Son, a film that grapples with themes of trauma, memory and family to mixed results....

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Taiwan Film Festival 2020 Review: Mirror Image

Amir MuhammadJuly 15, 2020

Hsiao Ya-chuan broke out in 2001 with his film, Mirror Image, a quiet debut that heralded the arrival of a new voice in Taiwanese film....

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Taiwan Film Festival 2020: The Good Daughter

Levin TanJuly 13, 2020

Wu Yuying's directorial debut The Good Daughter is an intimate look at the life of Azhe, a Vietnamese woman living between two worlds and two roles....

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