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Film Review: First Love (2019) by Takashi Miike
Miike’s energy and playfulness seems to know no end. His latest effort “First Love” has nothing that might betray its ordinal number (103!), on the contrary, it feels rather fresh as a “feel good”...
View ArticleTrailer for Japanese Film “Robin”
Japanese director Kenji Qurata (“Every Time We Say Goodbye“) has recently completed production on his new short film “Robin”. The film screened at the Shortshorts Film Festival & Asia 2019. A...
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Film Review: Heavy Craving (2019) by Hsieh Pei-ju
After the segment “A Making-Of” in “Ten Years Taiwan” and two more shorts, it was time for Hsieh Pei-ju to shoot her first feature, an effort that succeeded in full, with the film already netting her...
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A Taste of Five Flavours Festival: all the Films in the Competition Section....
New films by Anthony Chen, Heiward Mak and Kongdej Jaturanrasmee in New Asian Cinema competition. You are invited to the presentation of the full programme on 24 October! Heartwarming “Fagara”,...
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Film Review: Born Beautiful (2019) by Perci M. Intalan
After the huge success of “Die Beautiful”, there was bound to be a sequel, and “Born Beautiful” serves that purpose, despite the fact that it is more of a spin off, as it focuses on the character of...
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Film Review: Spring Follows Winter (2019) by Junfeng Liu
Jungfeng Liu, born in Hebei province, graduated from Hebel University and the Bejing Film Academy. His short movies won several awards in China. Now his debut feature “Spring follows winter” is...
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Short Film Review: Tonight (2018) by Emily Shir Segal
I don’t think I’ve seen a film so refreshingly vibrant that it is difficult to believe that I spent just fifteen minutes or so with the characters. Emily Shir Segal, the director, is able to achieve a...
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What You Need When Creating A Game From Scratch
With all the modern technology we have nowadays, almost anything can be automated. It follows that what you perceive can be materialized. It goes without saying that even if you are a budding...
View ArticleAnime PROMARE opens in UK cinemas on 26th November
From the moment Studio Trigger first unleashed “Kill la Kill” on the world, we’ve been enthralled by their unique mix of intense, flamboyant action and well-developed characters that have made it and...
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Film Review: Peppermint Candy (1999) by Lee Chang-dong
After his debut feature “Green Fish” (1997) South-Korean director Lee Chang-dong made what is possibly one of his most commercially and critically acclaimed films, “Peppermint Candy”. Especially with...
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Anime Review: Human Lost (2019) by Fuminori Kizaki
Developed as a commemoration to Osamu Dazai’s 110th birthday, “Human Lost” is the anime adaptation of “No Longer Human”, which is considered the masterpiece of the Japanese author and ranks as the...
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Review: Boonie Bears to The Rescue (2014) by Ding Liang
If there were an award for the incessant frenzy in a movie, “Boonie Bears to the Rescue” (aka Bears and Lola, 2014) would be the absolute winner in the category. Born from the popular animated TV...
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Film Review: The March of Fools (1975) by Ha Gil-jong
To fully understand and appreciate the place of importance that Ha Gil-jong’s “The March of Fools” holds in the history of Korean cinema, one needs to understand the tumultuous journey the film had....
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Film Review: Those Long Haired Nights (2017) by Gerardo Calagui
In hindsight, it was naive on my part to think, “what could possibly be told about the lives of transgender people that has not already been explored?” or worse, “whether there was enough content to...
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Interview with Hsieh Pei-ju: In real life, we have different kinds of people...
Hsieh Pei-ju earned her MFA at Columbia University. She is one of the directors of Ten Years Taiwan, a collection of short films, which was selected for Busan IFF. Her feature debut, Heavy Craving won...
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Interview with Pawo Choyning Dorji, Kelden Lhamo Gurung, Sherab Dorji and...
Pawo Choyning Dorji is a photographer, filmmaker and the author from Bhutan. His photos have been published in international magazines and newspapers including LIFE, Esquire, VICE and The Wall Street...
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Documentary Review: Reunification (2015) by Alvin Tsang
Exploring his past through family photographs, home video and interviews, Alvin Tsang looks at what he sees as pivotal moments in defining his own view of family. From migrating from Hong Kong, his...
View ArticleTrailer for New Yoshihiro Nakamura Comedy “The 47 Ronin in Debt”
Japanese director Yoshihiro Nakamura (“The Foreign Duck…“, “The Snow White Murder Case“) has completed production on his most recent comedy “The 47 Ronin in Debt”. The film stars Shinchi Tsutsumi...
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“One Piece: Stampede” to Get a Limited North American Theatrical Release on...
On October 24, anime’s favorite pirates return to the big screen, in both subtitled and English dub versions, to plunder North American audiences with a special 20th Anniversary feature film – “One...
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Interview with Teng Congcong: Comedy is difficult; more difficult than tragedy
Director Teng Congcong studied filmmaking at the Beijing Film Academy under the likes of legendary director Xie Fie, eventually getting her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Directing from the...
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