International: Asia
PLASTIC Review: Anything But
Directed by Daisuke Miyazaki, Plastic is heartwarming in an unobtrusive way. Two teenagers meet in the town of Nagoya, Japan. One is a girl who wears flowy clothes. One is a boy with beach blonde hair. They both like the...
100 YARDS Clip: Who Was Being Easy on Who? Official Poster Unveiled as Well.
Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng's epic martial arts movie, 100 Yards, is coming to cinemas on November 8th, from our friends at Well Go USA. The official poster and a clip were sent out today. We've included the trailer as...
New York 2024 Review: A TRAVELER'S NEEDS, Living Life Truthfully
The second collaboration of Hong Sangsoo and Isabelle Huppert is a delight.
LOVE IN THE BIG CITY Review: BFFs Kim Go-eun and Noh Sang-hyun Shine in Big Screen Marvel
Sometimes a film comes along and blindsides when you least expect it. The sublime surprise Love in the Big City is just such a film, enriching the landscape of Korean cinema in a year that has quietly seen low-key films...
SLEEP Review: On the Merits of Insomnia
Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) are the sweetest young couple, full of promise and hope. Soo-jin works in business, hoping to make her way to the executive branch. Hyun-su is an actor; while he's only had small roles,...
ALL SHALL BE WELL Review: Quiet But Powerful Drama About Family and Other Troubles
An older lesbian couple, Angie (Patra Au Ga Man) and Pat (Maggie Li Lin Lin) have been together for over three decades and have shared a lovely home in Hong Kong for much of that time. As they hold a...
EASTERN CONDORS and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Lead Criterion in December 2024
From Sammo Hung's Far East to the Coen Brothers' West (Texas), plus on 4K: Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' and Fellini's '8 1/2.'
Toronto 2024 Interview: THE GESUIDOUZ Director Kenichi Ugana Talks Punk, Transnationalism, and Childhood
If you're a genre fiend with a taste for the low-budget and oddball, you might have noticed Kenichi Ugana's name appearing time and again over the past few years at festivals such as Fantasia, Japan Cuts, and Nippon Connection. With...
Toronto 2024 Review: THE SHADOW STRAYS, Another Knockout Action Extravaganza From Timo Tjahjanto
A teenage assassin, codename 13, is part of a secret organization of assassins known only as The Shadows. When she fumbles during her last mission she is suspended and shipped back to Jakarta to wait until her mentor, Umbra, calls...
A Look at Three More Short Films From LANTERN BLADE's Nice Boat Animation
After we reviewed the animated web series Lantern Blade at Fantasia we were kindly connected to the studio that made the series, Nice Boat Animation in China. Pleasantries were traded and the studio expressed their gratitude to receive some international...
The Trailer For Vasan Bala's JIGRA Is Here, And It Looks Stunning. In Theaters October 11th
Over the weekend, one of our most anticipated films of the year dropped an absolutely incredible trailer. TIFF Midnight Madness award winner, Vasan Bala (Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota / The Man Who Feels No Pain) returns to the big...
Hawaii 2024 Announces First Wave
Notable as "the only statewide film festival in the U.S. across an archipelago" (?!), the 44th Hawai'I International Film Festival presented by Halekulani (HIFF44), is scheduled for October 2-November 10 in the State of Hawai'i. They are announcing their full...
ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE Video Interview: Severin's David Gregory Talks the History of Bruceploitation
I've been blessed to have several conversations with Severin founder David Gregory over the years. He always leaves me feeling that the history of horror and exploitation film is in good hands. It would be enough if he were simply...
UPRISING to Tear Open the 29th Busan Film Festival
Uprising, the highly anticipated period action film produced and co-written by Park Chan-wook, has been set as the opening film of this year's 29th Busan International Film Festival, which is set to open its doors on October 2. Closing the...
THE SHADOW STRAYS Official Teaser: Tjahjanto's Next Action Epic Coming in October
13, an assassin determined to save a child from a crime syndicate, even if it means going against her own mentor and the organization who hires her.
New York Asian 2024 Interview: Philip Ng Talks TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN
Hong Kong's top-grossing movie of the year is director Soi Cheang's Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Set largely in Kowloon Walled City (long since demolished), the martial arts blockbuster pits warring triads in a battle to the death over...
New York Asian 2024 Review: FOR ALICE, Quiet, Nuanced Character Sketch
An ex-con tries to find a place in the world in For Alice, a small-scale drama that premiered at this year's New York Asian Film Festival. Set largely in the endlessly photogenic Mirador Mansion, the movie shifts smoothly from film...
THE FURIOUS: Our First Look as Production Wraps on Kenji Tanigaki's Upcoming Action Flick!
Oh my gods, I need The Furious injected into my eyeballs, right, freaking now! Already one of my most anticipated films of 2025 the Pan-Asian action film, directed by Kenji Tanigaki and produced by the legendary Bill Kong, recently wrapped...
PACHINKO S2 Review: Chained to Memories
Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Min-ha, Jin Ha, and Lee Min-ho star in the series, debuting worldwide on Apple TV+.
CLOUD Trailer: Kiyoshi Kurosawa's New Film Premieres Next Week
Yoshii, a young man who resells goods online, finds himself at the center of a series of mysterious events that put his life at risk.
