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Film Review: Sairat (2016) by Nagraj Manjule
Nagraj Manjule, a prominent Indian filmmaker from Maharashtra, has, in a short span of time, already made people take notice of him with his first few films. In 2013, he came out with Fandry, a film...
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Film Review: Chinatown-The Three Shelters (2018) by Aliki Danezi-Knutsen
It is not every day that I watch a Greek (Cypriot) film dealing with martial arts (I am Greek btw), so I was really excited to see Aliki Danezi-Knutsen’s effort, even more so because a true HK veteran,...
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Film Review: Bornodi Bhotiai (2018) by Anupam Kaushik Borah
Every Indian village or small town has a unique characteristic, story, and a quirk. With an extremely slow pace of life, abundant extra time at disposal and fewer opportunities for growth, there is an...
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Film Review: Big Brother (2018) by Kam Ka-Wai
Donnie Yen’s comeback in a Hong Kong production is here, with “Big Brother”, an ideal film for Donnie Yen fans featuring fun, drama, high entertainment and lots of positivism, made and starred by...
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DAFilms presents a retrospective on the work of Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing
Wang Bing’s work has been often described as significant and important in showing a side of China which many people never see, ignore or filter out in their lives. Starting with his nine-hour-opus...
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Film Review: Sabrina (2018) by Rocky Soraya
With the release of the mega-hit ‘Annabelle’ in 2014, a slew of imitators arrived from around the world to tackle the theme of the possessed killer doll. Indonesian director Rocky Soraya emerged in...
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The 18 Best Asian Movies of 2017
It’s that time of the year and here at Asian Film Vault, we decided to have our first ever poll regarding the best films of the year. The votes were cast and counted and we came up with 18 films from...
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Nearly completed “Thariode”, a documentary about gold mining in Malabar by...
The upcoming Indian historical documentary film in Malayalam language “Thariode”, tells the story of gold mining in Thariode, one of the most ancient cities of Malabar Region, a long, narrow coastline...
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Film Review: The Prey (2018) by Jimmy Henderson
Jimmy Henderson, the man who brought us the exuberant “Jailbreak” is back with “The Prey”, a movie that – as an old advert used to claim – “it does what it says on the tin”; it has in facts all the...
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Brand new series “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045” to premiere in 2020, Netflix...
With a brief tweet the streaming giant Netflix has announced that a new addition to the “Ghost in the Shell Universe” is officially in the making. The upcoming brand new series, called “Ghost in the...
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Anime Review: Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) by Yasuhiro Irie
For many years, I considered the first adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa’s manga, one of the best titles ever to appear in the anime world. However, the second adaptation, “Brotherhood” managed to do what I...
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Film Review: May the Devil Take You (2018) by Timo Tjahjanto
Currently one of the hottest directors working in Asia, director Timo Tjahjanto has offered a slew of explosive and engaging efforts that are placing him at the forefront of international success. Not...
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Film Review: Gabbeh (1997) by Mohsen Makhmalbaf
“Life is color.” Ever since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran resulting in a drastic change in the country as a whole, its relationship to the world has always been troublesome to say the least....
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Christmas Special Episode “Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas” will...
Aggretsuko has become a global hit since its Season 1 launch on Netflix on April 20th, 2018. Based on a Sanrio character, Retsuko is a 25-year-old red panda who copes with her thankless office job and...
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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2018) by Takahisa Zeze
The second film from Takahisa Zeze for 2018, after “My Friend A” is a humongous production of 189 minutes, based on two actual “stories” and a rather unusual film for the Japanese veteran, who, in the...
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Short Film Review: The Loyalist (2015) by Kang Min-ji
Actually a thesis film for the MFA Degree of the Film Program in the School of Arts in Columbia university, “The Loyalist” is one of the most impressive shorts I have seen the latest years, a fact...
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Finally we can pre-order a copy of Japanese Sensation Zombie Comedy “One Cut...
“This is an exceptionally enjoyable effort that finally offers a unique take on the zombie genre, which comes from plenty of strong characters and witty situations” (Panos Kotzathansis) One of this...
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Film Review: The Gun (2018) by Masaharu Take
Winner of the Cinema Splash Award for Best Director, “The Gun” is one of the most impressive films of the year and a rather interesting turn in 2018 for Masaharu Take, whose previous film this season...
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Yes, Auntie: My Asian Auntie (Season 2) Coming Soon – Trailer
https://www.artschooldropouts.com/ Cast: Joey Min, Leroy Nguyen, Robert Samuels, Stephanie Pham, Angela Jordan, Robert L. Jefferson, Jr, Sharif anel-bey “Like any good person, i just want JUSTICE. But...
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Interview with Zhang Wei: My movies show the society of the time
In recent years, China has begun to regulate online BL (Boys’ Love, a fiction that depicts homosexuality). The government intends to reduce the social consequences of homosexuality. In China under the...
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