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.

MIFF 2018 Review: On Happiness Road

Hayley InchAugust 7, 2018

Sung Hsin-yin's debut film is at once a love letter to animation and a stunningly realised portrayal of the Taiwanese female experience....

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MIFF 2018 Review: Our House

Levin TanAugust 6, 2018

In her debut film, Yui Kiyohara produces a quiet and ambiguous mystery around two sets of women who inhabit the same home in different stories....

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SFF 2018 Review: Shoplifters

Brooke HeinzJuly 3, 2018

Japanese master Hirokazu Koreeda returns to the family drama in top form with the heartfelt Palme d'Or award-winning film, Shoplifters....

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SFF 2018 Review: Burning

Brooke HeinzJune 27, 2018

Lee Chang-dong has returned after an eight year absence with new film and Cannes 2018 favourite, Burning, an adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story....

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SFF 2018 Review: An Elephant Sitting Still

Brooke HeinzJune 25, 2018

An Elephant Sitting Still is a mystifying four hour Chinese feature and a stunning debut despite the tragedy surrounding its filmmaker, Hu Bo....

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Review: Becoming Who I Was

Nathan NicolauJune 19, 2018

South Korean filmmakers Moon Chang-yong and Jeon Jin follow a child reincarnation of a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the child's mentor as they trek to Tibet....

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