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Film Review: Taste of Cherry (1997) by Abbas Kairostami
The reputation of an auteur precedes the work of art. And it does not get much bigger than Abbas Kairastomi. There are articles written on the order in which one needs to watch his movies, phases in...
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Film Review: Jailbreak (2017) by Jimmy Henderson
With all the previous martial arts movies from countries like Thailand (“Ong Bak”, “Chocolate”) and Indonesia (“The Raid”, “Headshot”), it seems like the cradle of the genre has moved a little bit to...
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Film Review: Jam (2018) by SABU
In the world of enka singer Hiroshi (Sho Aoyagi) most of his life revolves around the various performances he has to give in front of crowds largely consisting of middle-aged women. Bored and visibly...
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Interview with Toshihisa Yokoshima: I do not think that my work is for...
Toshihisa Yokoshima is an animator, known for his works in video games such as Rockman X8. His current animation production company, Kamikaze Douga has initiated “The Gasoline Mask”, project with...
View ArticleTop 5 Asian Movies Hopeless Romantics Need to Watch Now
Everyone has seen Kikuhrio and PK, but there’s nothing wrong with adding a few other titles to your rotation. Did you know that watching movies with your loved ones brings two times greater positive...
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Film Review: The Villainess (2017) by Jeong Byeong-gil
One of the most expected productions of 2017, “The Villainess” by Jeong Byung-gil, director of “Confession of Murder”, had all the prerequisites of becoming one of the best action films of all time....
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Film Review: Move the Grave (2019) by Jeong Seung-o
Korean cinema has made some impactful inroads into the mainstream moviegoers’ recognition on the courtesy of directors like Park Chan-Wook, Bong Joon-ho or Jeong Byeong-Gil and provided plenty of...
View ArticleTop 5 Asian Movies for the Perfect Date Night at Home
Going on a date with your significant other is a fantastic way to keep the romance alive, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend a boat load of cash. The key to making the most of Asian dating and...
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Film Review: Ma (2018) by Kenneth Lim Dagatan
Having just recently made the jump from shorts to feature films, upcoming Philippine genre director Kenneth Lim Dagatan continues to move in a positive direction in his homeland from his earlier...
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Film Review: The White Storm 2: Drug Lords (2019) by Herman Yau
In 2013, the veteran director Benny Chan gave us the spectacular action film “The White Storm” which honored the best heroic bloodshed films Hong Kong madein the 80s and 90s. This year the sequel:...
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Interview with Sabu: “There is actually no improvisation in my films. What...
Hiroyuki Tanaka, or Sabu, was born in 1964 and originally studied to become a musician before he eventually changed into the acting and later on into the directing profession. Ever since his debut...
View ArticleTeaser Trailer for Upcoming Korean Film “The House of Us” by Yoon Ga-eun
Director Yoon Ga-eun took the indie film world by storm with her debut feature film “The World of Us“. Featuring tremendous acting from young actors, the film was lauded by critics and audience alike....
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Interview with Director Kenneth Lim Dagatan: I make horror films for me,...
Kenneth Lim Dagatan is an independent Filipino filmmaker and writer, best known for directing and writing his award-winning first short film, Sanctissima (2015); it was premiered at the 11th...
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Film Review: Junk Head (2017) by Takahide Hori
My trip to the unknown paths of Asian animation, courtesy of Fantasia, continues with a Japanese stop-motion animation (yes, not anime), from a man whose bio includes the following terms: painter,...
View ArticleTrailer for Upcoming Korean Film “Tazza: One-Eyed Jacks” by Kwon Oh-kyang
“Tazza: The High Rollers” set benchmarks for South Korean gambling films back when it was released. The 2nd highest-grossing movie of 2006 back when it was released, it still remains in the Top 50...
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Film review: Mosaic Portrait (2019) by Zhai Yixiang
Maybe the title “Mosaic Portrait” is the perfect fit for Zhai Yixiang’s sophomore feature that has recently premiered in competition of Karlovy Vary. We shall get the “mosaic” and the “portrait”. But,...
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Film Review: Almost Coming, Almost Dying (2017) by Toshimasha Kobayashi
One can argue a lot about Japanese cinema and its quality or its themes, but the undeniable fact is that the country produces the most unconventional, screwball, weird if you like, movies than any...
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Film Review: Another Child (2019) by Kim Yoon-seok
If you had told me previously that the actor from such action thrillers as “The Chaser”, “The Yellow Sea”, “Haemoo” or “The Thieves” would make his directorial debut with a tender human drama about...
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Why Asian Education Is Better, And Why It Is Not
Education systems in different countries and regions vary significantly. If people who live in Asia want to become experts in a particular field, they think that education in the U.S. is better than...
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Film Review: A Resistance (2019) by Jo Min-ho
Most women-centric South Korean films set during the Japanese Occupation of Korea tend to look at the situation of the comfort women in wartime. Director Jo Min-ho’s “A Resistance”, however, takes a...
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