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Short Film Review: Aquarium (2018) by Rohitaswa Mukherjee
In the age of modern media, the concept of the spectator or observer and its implications have to be re-defined somewhat. While news would have to travel many miles before eventually reaching a...
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Interview with Yan Pak Wing: For the benefit of our movie, sometimes I would...
Yan Pak Wing studied film at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the University of Melbourne. On the occasion of his debut film, Vampire Cleaning Department in Art Film Fest Kosice, we speak...
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Film Review: Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain, 2018) by...
Festival favourites tend to have a reputation for not doing well at the Indian box-office, as they come with a preconceived notion of being artsy and catering to a niche audience. “Mard Ko Dard Nahi...
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Film Review: The Net (2016) by Kim Ki-duk
I have to admit, although I am a big fan of Kim Ki-duk’s films, his latest efforts have not satisfied me at all. After the trouble he had with “Moebius,” he has toned down, to the point that his films...
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Film Review: Kaili Blues (2015) by Bi Gan
Bi Gan’s debut back in 2015 was a direct success, netting him Newcomer awards in Locarno and Golden Horse, and introducing him as one of the modern time auteurs due to his cinematic approach, and...
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TV Show Review: Ultraman Episode #3 – Science Patrol, Move Out
After a series of strange disturbances, the Science Patrol realizes than a gigantic burrowing monster named Neronga has been awakened and is seeking out electrical stations and generators to refuel...
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Documentary Review: Mountain Plain Mountain (2018) by Araki Yu, Daniel Jacoby
The collaborative short “Mountain Plain Mountain” by Araki Yu and Daniel Jacoby is an extraordinary film about an extraordinary sport. Thematizing Ban’ei – a rare form of horse racing with a special...
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Film Review: Kuldesak (1999) by Nan Triveni Achnas, Mira Lesmana, Rizal...
In essence, four different films molded into one, this omnibus was released in 1999, a time that brought Abdurrahman Wahid as president and as the bringer of a new era, a hope that was shattered quite...
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Film Review: Mad World (2016) by Wong Chun
Wong Chun tackles a rather difficult theme in his debut, as he deals with bipolar disorder, in a low budget film that has already received a number of awards, both Chinese and international. “Mad...
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Eureka! Entertainment will release Ash Mayfair’s “The Third Wife” in August
As part of their line-up for August Eureka’ Entertainment will release Ash Mayfair’s critically acclaimed “The Third Wife“. SynopsisA winner of the Spike Lee Production Fund, and inspired by the...
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Film Review: The Whispering Star (2015) by Sion Sono
Sion Sono had one of his most prolific years in 2015, eventually managing to shoot six films, including this particular one that stands apart due to its minimalism, a concept almost unknown to one of...
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“The Face Reader” to be screened at National Portrait Gallery, London on the...
Join the London East Asian Film Festival (LEAFF) Team at the National Portrait Gallery on the 21st June for a #KCinema100 screening of director Han Jae-rim’s “The Face Reader“! One of the most popular...
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Film Review: The Fable (2019) by Kan Eguchi
As I have mentioned many times before, anime/manga adaptations form one of the largest categories of films in Japanese cinema, with a number of works being produced every year, frequently with great...
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Film Review: Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016) by Um Tae-hwa
“Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” is Um’s second feature length film and his first to receive to a widespread release in South Korea. The film was ranked three for the box-office weekend when it...
View ArticleShort Film Review: The Postman (2018) by Francis Lau
A man with a white shirt is ascending the stairs to his home, only to find that his door has been forced open. He goes in silently, and finds a man searching his things. He attacks him, beats him...
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Interview with Takashi Saito: “Nowadays, losers in Japanese society are...
Takashi Saito received a Special Award at the Mito Short Film Festival in 2004 and in 2008, his first film, “Biru to Doubutsuen” was released nationwide. in 2013, the original script for “Voice of...
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Film Review: Arishadvarga (2019) by Arvind Kamath
(From the film’s page) In Hindu theology, Arishadvargas are the six passions of mind or desire: kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobh (greed), moha (attachment), mada or ahankar (pride) and matsarya...
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Interview with Yoshinori Sato: “I think Japanese individualism is still...
Director Yoshinori Sato was born in 1975 and worked at the University of Southern California on many projects, for example, various productions for television. After his first film “Bad Child” (2013),...
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Film Review: This Is Not What I Expected! (2017) by Derek Hui
By Shikhar Verma In Ritesh Batra’s 2013 Indian film ‘The Lunchbox,’ romance blossoms between two strangers through food. While being alarmingly charming, ‘The Lunchbox’ was also incredibly honest,...
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Interview with Shogen: “Making films in Okinawa means a lot to me”
Shogen modeled in Paris, Milan and London while backpacking in the world after graduating from college. He returned to Japan in 2004 and started his career as an actor. The debut film was “Bloody...
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