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Film Review: Close-Knit (2017) by Naoko Ogigami
As I have mentioned many times before, if there is one genre that can be found in abundance in Japanese cinema, that would be the family drama, in the distinct, indie style so many local filmmakers...
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Interview with Zahir Omar: “I used my witty charm and good looks to court...
Zahir Omar’s first feature “Fly By Night” has already screened at 23rd Busan International Film Festival, Santa Barbara Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival and Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film...
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Film Review: Mori, the Artist’s Habitat (2018) by Shuichi Okita
It is always a joyful event whenever a new film by director Shûichi Okita is released; you can count on it, you know you will get a gift of beauty and laugh. His latest work, “Mori, the Artist’s...
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Film Review: Manta Ray (2018) by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
The directorial debut of Phuttiphong Aroonpheng called “Manta Ray” premiered in the Orizzonti section at this year’s edition of Venice, scooping the main award and getting on an extended festival tour...
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Film Review: Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976) by Shigehiro Ozawa
Seeing that the time-off in between films was working nicely for the franchise, this fourth and final entry in the ‘Sister Street Fighter’ series now arrives with a full year break in between the...
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Film Review: Burning (2018) by Lee Chang-dong
In one of the years’ most acclaimed films and South Korea’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film for the 2019 Academy Awards, director Lee Chang-dong has crafted a psychological tale of...
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The Taiwan Film Festival Launches in the UK with the UK premiere of Tsai...
Film Taiwan announces that the Taiwan Film Festival is coming to the UK for the very first time. The Festival celebrates Taiwan’s long and tempestuous history and diverse cultural heritage through the...
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“Garuda Power” in London as part of a free Weekend of Cult Comics and Fantasy...
“Weekend of Cult Comics and Fantasy Film from Indonesia: Film screenings, exhibition and discussions” 16-17 March 2019 at SOAS (Centre of South East Asian Studies) University of London Recently some...
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Close-Knit by Naoko Ogigami to be screened in London by South Social Film...
On Saturday 6th of April 2019, at 6pm, South Social Film Festival is happy to partner with Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation to celebrate Japan and offer a combination of film, music and food. South...
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Film Review: Complicity (2018) by Kei Chikaura
The Japanese film producer / writer / director Kei Chakaura tackles the topics of immigration, integration, sense of family and food in his feature debut “Complicity”. The film premiered last year in...
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Documentary Review: Peace (2010) by Kazuhiro Soda
Kazuhiro Soda’s observational documentary filmmaking approach could leave each of his films like a comedian’s self-imposed task to achieve a certain innocuous achievement, not knowing where it will...
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Film Review: Clean Up (2018) by Kwon Man-ki
Young and talented director Kwon Man-ki’s graduation project from the Korean Academy of Film Arts (KAFA) is a work of shocking maturity and pathos. “Clean Up” – also written by him – is his debut...
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Film Review: Triple Threat by Jesse V. Johnson
“Triple Threat” is the expected reunion of the kings of Asian action, which features the participation of renowned stars such as Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, JeeJa Yanin, Tiger Hu Chen, Scott Adkins, Michael...
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Film review: They Sing Up on the Hill (2018) by Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav and...
Quite an unusual film, Bat-Amgalam Lkhagvajav’s feature debut lingers somewhere between the music film (not musical though) and the drama, all the while highlighting life in Ulaanbataar, which could...
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Film Review: Night is Short, Walk on Girl (2017) by Masaaki Yuasa
I have to admit, I consider Masaaki Yuasa one of the greatest anime directors of our time, one of the few who directs, continuously, titles that are addressed to adults and not children or teenagers,...
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Interview with Huang Hsin-Yao: “Extricating softplush toys from claw machines...
Since its world premiere at the Taipei Film Festival in 2017, „The Great Buddha+“ by the first time fiction feature director Hsin-yao Huang has been travelling across the globe, receiving excellent...
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Film Review: Dumplings (2004) by Fruit Chan
Remains after a 90-minute feast of fetus-filled dumplings concocted by director Fruit Chan is not the horror that typically follows a movie classified as such. Instead, it’s a farrago of trepidation...
View ArticleTrailer for Upcoming Korean film “Another Child” by Kim Yoon-seok
While it is not very common to see South Korean actors dabble in film direction, it is not completely unheard of. Yoo Ji-tae, Ha Jung-woo and lately actress Moon So-ri have all directed films before,...
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Hao Jingfang’s Sci-Fi story to be adapted by Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm...
Justin Lin’s Perfect Storm Entertainment and Beijing Pu Luo Media Co. have announced plans to adapt acclaimed Chinese science-fiction writer Hao Jingfang’s short “The Pantheon,” her first story...
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Film Review: Alpha: The Right to Kill (2018) by Brillante Mendoza
Brillante Mendoza has made a career out of highlighting the “dark corners” of the Philippines, and “Alpha” is no exception to the rule. His style, however, is much different here, as the film winks at...
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