Stefan Says So: Taipei Exchanges
If your idea of a Taiwanese film veers toward that of art house fare, then think again. Of the two Taiwanese...
Stefan Says So: The Fantastic Water Babes (Chut Sui Fu Yung)
Despite its title, there's rarely a fantastic moment in the film, the swimming pool featured only in a small handful of...
Stefan Says So: The Blood Pledge / Whispering Corridors 5: A Blood Pledge (Yeogo goedam 5: Dongban Jasal)
The Blood Pledge is the fifth film of the South Korean horror series Whispering Corridors, where the only thing in common...
Stefan Says So: FPS Productions Double Bill: Dilated | Steadfast
The gamer in me thought the FPS in FPS Productions could have stood for First Person Shooter, given that the majority...
Stefan Says So: I Hate Luv Storys
The title plays up on how unbelievable love stories can get, and despite its ripping apart the classical romantic films by...
Stefan Says So: The Legend is Born: Ip Man (Yip Man Chin Chyun)
Its marketing machinery touts this film as one with authentic Wing Chun moves on display, and I'm wondering if they'd actually...
Stefan Says So: Raavan
My familiarity with the story of Sita-Ram-Ravana stemmed from films such as Delhi-6, which also starred lead actor Abhishek Bachchan and had...
Stefan Says So: A Brand New Life (Yeo-Haeng-Ja)
Winner of the Best Asian Film Award at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival, and screened out of competition at Cannes this...
Stefan Says So: Raajneeti
Clocking in at nearly three hours, Prakash Jha's Raajneeti is a sprawling political epic whose trailer promised so much, with its...
Stephan Says So: Echoes of the Rainbow (Sui Yuet San Tau)
I suppose being awarded the Crystal Bear for Best Film by the Generation Kplus Children's Jury of the Generations competition at...
Stefan Says So: Once a Gangster (Fei Saa Fung Chung Chun)
Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan as gangsters all over again, why not? After all, these two chaps have been what was...
Stefan Says So: Memories of a Burning Tree [SIFF]
If at any time I were to be given an ultimatum to have a film made given limited resources, time and...