Japanese Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’
An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding, told in three movements to...
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BIFF 2021 Review: ‘Yuni’
Yuni is an Indonesian teenage girl who realizes that when her dreams get bigger, the world around her gets smaller. She...
Film Review: ‘The Year of the Everlasting Storm’
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a...
BIFF 2021 Review: ’24’
An examination of life and death through the experiences of a dead film sound recordist whose spirit is drawn to 24...
Film Review: ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor,...
Film Review: ‘#ALIVE’ (2020) — Game All Night, Live Longer
Written by Murphy B. Summary When his online friends debate about the veracity of some shocking footage on the news, a...
Film Review: ‘The Green Knight’ Journeys Down the Tangled Road to Greatness
A fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Director: David Lowery Cast: Dev Patel, Alicia...
Film Review: ‘Guimoon: The Lightless Door’ Brings Asian Horror To Another Level With Its Stylised Approach
A paranormal investigator discovers a door to another world in a community centre that was once stricken by mass murder. Director:...
Film Review: Entertaining Romp ‘They Call Him Chop Suey’ Is a Cut Above Brucesploitation
Chop Suey, a kitchen assistant who is a fan of Bruce Lee, finds himself embroiled in a battle against an extortion...
Film Review: ‘I Want to Go Home’ is a Heartfelt Look At a Man’s Undying Devotion To His Wife
On the 11th of March, 2011, Yasuo Takamatsu lost his wife to the tsunami during the Great East Japan earthquake. Since...
Film Review: ‘Drive My Car’ Turns Murakami Short Story Into Not-So-Short Film on Love, Sex, Grief, Morality, and the Human Condition
Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his...
Film Review: Marvel Blockbuster ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Delights With Its Boundary-Breaking Approach
Shang-Chi, the master of unarmed weaponry-based kung fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings...