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Anime “Weathering With You” by Makoto Shinkai to represent Japan at the...
Japan has chosen “Weathering With You” (Tenki no Ko), by record breaking director Makoto Shinkai (“Your Name”. “The Garden of Words”, “Journey to Aghartha”, “5 Centimeters per Second”) as national...
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Film Review: Sha Po Lang (2005) by Wilson Yip
The collaboration between Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen has produced a number of examples in this genre, with this particular one being one of the finest, and a unique combination of crime and martial...
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Film Review: Happy Together (1997) by Wong Kar-wai
by Andrew Thayne Twenty years ago, on July 1st 1997, the UK handed-over sovereignty of Hong Kong back to China, with a fifty years grace period, before Chinese laws would take effect. With this being...
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Film Review: The Eye (2002) by the Pang Brothers
‘The Eye’ is undoubtedly one of the most popular Asian horror films of the 21st century. A critical and commercial hit upon its initial release, it has gained a devoted fan base that only seems to...
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Film Review: She Remembers He Forgets (2015) by Adam Wong
The rom-com genre seems to be on the rise again in HK cinema, with productions like the “Love in a Puff” series, “SoulMate” and the present film, which has also incorporated coming-of-age elements in...
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Film Review: The Detective (2007) by Oxide Pang Chun
The Pang Brothers entered stardom with the Thai film “Bangkok Dangerous”, a stylized and beautifully shot action film that served them a cult following since then. “The Detective” proves very well...
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Film Review: On The Run (1988) by Alfred Cheung
“Life is cheap but diamonds are expensive” is a line that could have come from any Raymond Chandler novel but instead is the line that completely defines this particular noir from Hong Kong. Buy This...
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Film Review: Yes, Madam (1985) by Corey Yuen
During the heyday of the 1980s, Golden Harvest Studios sought to tackle the void left in the scene with the lowered priority kung-fu flicks, from The Shaw Brothers. They quickly established themselves...
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Film Review: The Adventurers (2017) by Stephen Fung
Hong Kong cinema expands its borders once more and brings us a new fast paced action/adventure film, starring the one and only Andy Lau and international known French actor Jean Reno. “The...
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Film Review: Bamboo Dogs (2018) by Khavn
Khavn’s opinion about the police force has always been quite eloquent, as for example in the following segment of the interview he gave to AMP for Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember” : [Is the...
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Film Review: Running on Karma (2003) by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai
By Monika S-r Another joint project by actor Andy Lau and director Johnny To, after “A love on diet”, “Fulltime killer” and Fat Choi Spirit, the film is classified as action, drama and thriller, with...
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Film Review: Revenge: A Love Story (2010) by Wong Ching-Po
“Revenge: A Love Story” is a thriller coming from Hong Kong and directed by Wong Ching-Po who also co-writes the script with Jill Leung. This is based on an original story by the main actor Juno Mak...
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BFI London Film Festival (LFF) reveals the full Programme. Here are all the...
The 63rd BFI London Film Festival that will run from 2 to 13 October 2019, once again in partnership with American Express®, has announced the contenders for the Official Competitions and the long...
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Final Contact “Episode 3”– Back With A bang
Directed By: Robert SamuelsWritten and Produced By: Robert JeffersonCast: Lamar Bumbrey, Angela Jordan, Koji NishiyamaExecutive Producer: Oso Tayari CaselAssoc.Producer: Reese TanakaDirector Of...
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Sandhya Suri “Around India With a Movie Camera” out on DVD and VoD on 9/24 by...
Sandhya Suri skillfully weaves together archival footage – including hand-colored sequences – with a new score by Soumik Datta to create an emotionally resonant story about life across India from 1899...
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South Social Film Festival & Chinese Visual Festival join together to...
South Social Film Festival is partnering with the Chinese Visual Festival to celebrate China on a day in London, with food, dance and the screening of Cathy Yan’s “Dead Pigs“. China is a country that...
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Interview with Yang Pingdao: “The resilience of women inspires me…”
Yang Pingdao is a writer and director based in Guangdong province. He was born in Yangchun, Guangdong, in 1980, and graduated in film directing from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts. His...
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Film Review: Verdict (2019) by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
The topic of domestic violence is usually a tricky one. Luckily, the Filipino director Raymund Ribay Gutierrez picks the right approach: the straight one for his feature debut “Verdict”. The film has...
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Film review: A Bedsore (2019) by Shim Hye-jung
Though this feature screened late at night at Seoul International Women’s Film Festival (SIWFF), “A Bedsore” won over the theater. During the Q&A, individual audience members described the film as...
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Short Film Review: Every Time We Say Goodbye (2016) by Kenji Qurata
It is always interesting to watch films about death, particularly regarding the approach each director takes to this rather depressing (in its premise) theme. Kenji Qurata’s one could be described as...
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