A Beginner’s Guide to Hirokazu Kore-eda
A while back, we took a look at some of Bong Joon-Ho’s previous works leading up to his 2019 Cannes Palme...
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How Independent Filmmakers In Southeast Asia Are On The Rise
Independent filmmakers in Southeast Asia face numerous obstacles, but a burgeoning network of support — such as film fund Purin Pictures...
How Hong Kong-set ‘Hello, Love, Goodbye’ Became The Philippines’ Top-grossing Film Of All Time
Hello, Love, Goodbye is the hit film about the romance between a millennial domestic worker and a playboy bartender – and it’s now the Philippines’...
‘I consider myself a Singaporean filmmaker’: The Spanish Man Behind Our Best Movies
Fran Borgia produced Boo Junfeng's Apprentice and Yeo Siew Hua's A Land Imagined, and line produced Crazy Rich Asians and Westworld....
Telluride Diary: Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ and the Academy’s Next Barrier
Only one Asian director — Ang Lee — has ever earned a best picture nomination. It’s a remarkable omission for the...
A Short History of Chinese-American Women On Screen
The Woman Warrior was one of the first places I saw myself represented as a Chinese American woman, one of the...
Justin Chon on His New Film ‘Ms. Purple’ And Asian-American Cinema
Justin Chon’s stark debut film Gook , which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, announced the Korean-American director and former Twilight series star...
Why Found Footage Works So Well With Science Fiction
Found footage found success in horror film, but is it really made for sci-fi? Have you ever watched or listened to Joe...
People, Spaces, and Memories — These Films Are A Celebration Of A Nation
National Day is here, and though after today the red-and-white flags might soon disappear off the walls of our high-rise HDB...
6 Asian Horror Movies That Will Keep You Awake At Night In 2019
When it comes to horror flicks, there’s no denying that Asian countries have the upper hand over their Western counterparts. While...
Bruce Lee’s Controversial Representation In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’
Quentin Tarantino's new movie has many fans, but Bruce Lee's daughter isn't one of them. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood is...
Going Under With Chew Tze Chuan
Singapore's landscape of homegrown cinema seemingly falls into two camps: mainstream and indie. So it made sense for me to delve...