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The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival Presents Special Programmes on...
22 January 2019 (Hong Kong) – The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival will pay tribute to the trailblazers of Chinese cinema – legendary actress LI Lihua and the Fifth Generation of Chinese...
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Film Review: Iceman 2: The Time Traveler (2018) by Raymond Yip
It is difficult to call “Iceman 2: The Time Traveller” a film. An audio-visual junked-up mirage seems more fitting. The mess of the story cannot be explained by any of the conceptions of theoretical...
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Japanese Double Entry in the Academy Awards Nominations 2019
Two Japanese movies have made it into this year Oscar Nominations. “Shoplifters” by by Hirokazu Koreeda in the Best Foreign Film Section “Shoplifters is a genuine Koreeda film, a masterful family...
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Film Review: Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) by Padam Bhushan
Cricket has always been a fundamental part of both India’s culture and also a keen passion for this reviewer. So when the opportunity to watch a movie that features the game arose, then that was...
View ArticleTrailer for upcoming Bengali (Indian) movie “Ahaa Re”
Love is sometimes an imaginative reality which evolves through the eventuality of life. Director Ranjan Ghosh is back with his new Bengali movie “Ahaa Re” where food and cuisine hold the thread of...
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Film Review: 2046 (2004) by Wong Kar-wai
The final entry in Wong Kar-wai’s informal love trilogy after “Days of Being Wild” (1990) and “In the Mood for Love” (2000) is set in the 60’s and took 4 years to complete before it came out in 2004....
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Film Review: The Drunkard (2010) by Freddie Wong
Watching a critic becoming a director is always an interesting endeavor, and much more in Freddie Wong, who seems to have dealt with a number of other capacities in cinema before he shot his own film....
View ArticleGammaRay and Celestial Pictures to stream Shaw Brothers’ Kung-Fu Movie...
GammaRay and Celestial pictures today announced they will stream a Shaw Brothers movie marathon on Twitch from February 4 to February 8, 2019. The marathon will include 44 full-length features from...
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Film Review: Winter After Winter (2019) by Xing Jian
“We are doomed.” Even though we have read and seen many stories about the Second World War, there is still a vast amount of tales to be told. However, some of these have rather been ignored or did not...
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Film Review: 500M800M (2016) by Yao Tian
As stated in the film’s ending, “Starting in January 1, 2016, China will officially end the so-called “one-child per family” policy that began 35 years ago, and having a second child is an option now....
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Film Review: Emma aka Mother (2016) by Riri Riza
The script is based on Alberthiene Endah’s novel “Athirah” and takes place in south Celebes, in a society ruled by men. In this place, Puang Aj has set up a thriving trading company that flourishes...
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Film Review: Winter’s Night (2018) by Jang Woo-jin
“I came here with my husband, but I lost him.” In general, recounting the course of your life, you find your connections to people and places as the most significant stages which have defined your...
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Film Review: Maggie (2018) by Lee Okseop
Some films just leave you dumbfounded. Dead in your tracks they leave you speechless, standing in awe at their very presence, the journey they immerse you in arouses your curiosity in previously...
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Film Review: Going the Distance aka Kazoku E (2016) by Yujiro Harumoto
‘’Going the Distance’’ is Yujiro Harumoto’s first feature film, who is also responsible for the screenplay and the film editing. ‘’Going the Distance’’ had its world premiere on Tokyo International...
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Film Review: Long Day’s Journey Into The Night (2018) by Bi Gan
Winner for Best Cinematography, Film Score and Sound Effects at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, and a spawn of much controversy, “Kaili Blues” director Bi Gan’s second feature film is definitely a treat...
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Documentary Review: Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie) (2019) by Koki Tanaka
In the documentary “Vulnerable Histories (A Road Movie)”, Koki Tanaka questions the ethnic homogeneity of Japanese society by introducing two individuals with migrant background. ” “Vulnerable...
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Documentary Review: That Cloud Never Left (2019) by Yashaswini Raghunandan
“It’s not raining here, its only clouds…” Although its possibilities are seemingly endless, one of the most interesting aspects of art may be to show people and objects in a new way, thus creating new...
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Film Review: Baggage (2017) by Zig Dulay
Winner of the Balanghai Trophy for Best Screenplay at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, “Baggage” is a film that moves in two axes: motherhood and Philippino social institutions. Baggage...
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RAMPANT Debuts on Digital, Blu-ray Combo & DVD February 26
From the creators of Train to Busan, comes a fresh new take on the zombie-horror genre when RAMPANT debuts on digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD February 26 from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set in...
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Film Review: Goodbye, Grandpa (2017) by Yukuhiro Morigaki
The family drama has always been one of the flagships of Japanese cinema, with local filmmakers having perfected a style that was initiated in the 50’s and was established in its current form through...
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