Tag: murdermystery
Locarno 2022 Review: MEDUSA DELUXE, Single-Shot Murder Mystery Looks Dazzling
The feature-length debut by Tom Hardiman delivers a cross-over between Agatha Christie and Gaspar NoƩ in a single-shot murder mystery.
BiFan 2019 Review: THE 12TH SUSPECT, Stagey Mystery Explores Oppressive History
This year's BiFan came to a close with a trip back to the Japanese Occupation Era in the whodunnit The 12th Suspect. Kim Sang-kyung leads a cast filled with indie cinema stalwarts in a tense single location murder mystery that...
Busan 2017 Review: THE THIRD MURDER Ponders the Unknowable in Quiet and Electric Mystery
Known for his controlled and humanistic family dramas, acclaimed filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda tries his hand at the bread and butter of the Japanese mainstream, the murder mystery. The result, which he directed from his own script, is the ruminative and...
Busan 2014 Review: PARTNERS IN CRIME, A Subversive, Stylish Murder Mystery
Partners In Crime is the latest film from Taiwanese director Jung-chi Chang (Touch of the Light), and, like his previous features, he again taps into a superbly realized gen Y narrative. The film is directed with complete confidence. Right from...