Reviews - Filmed in Ether

NYAFF 2020 Review: Moving On

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....

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....

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

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....

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....