Film Review: ‘Minari’ Is an Arresting Masterpiece With Powerful Acting, Refined Visuals, and Charming Humour
A Korean family starts a farm in 1980s Arkansas. Director: Lee Isaac Chung Cast: Steven Yuen, Han Ye-Ri, Alan Kim, Noel...
REVIEWS
Film Review: Paraplegic Climber Defies All Odds in Light-Hearted Sports Drama ‘Lion Rock’ 《狮子山上》
In 2011, Lai Chi-wai - one of the top rock climbers in Asia - lost everything when a motorcycle accident took...
Film Review: Cathy Yan’s ‘Dead Pigs’《海上浮城》Is as Whimsical as It Is Bold and Funny
The fates of an unlucky pig farmer, a feisty home-owner defending her property, a lovestruck busboy, a disenchanted rich girl, and...
Film Review: Netflix’s First Telugu Original Film ‘Pitta Kathalu’ Presents Bold Stories With Enticing Shades of Grey
Four different women, four journeys of love and betrayal. The common thread? They all want to dismantle the patriarchy. Directors: Tharun...
Film Review: ‘Classmates Minus’ Explores Middle-age Crisis with Dark Comedy and Metafictional Sleight of Hand
Four high school buddies — a director, a temp worker, an insurance salesman, and a paper craftsman — grapple with unfulfilled...
Film Review: Although Slow-moving, ‘A Tale of Three Sisters’ is an Atmospheric, Gorgeous Look into Turkish Rural and Cultural Life
A stagnant and gloomy village in the 1980s. Reyhan, Nurhan, and Havva, three sisters were sent to town as 'besleme' (foster...
Film Review: Road-Trip Comedy ‘Homecoming’ Is a Lovingly Crafted Celebration of the Festive Spirit
Homecoming follows various people between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur seeking, avoiding, enjoying or resisting their families. Director: Lee Thean-jeen Cast: Mark...
Film Review: Tunisian Drama ‘A Son’ Exquisitely Details The Human Cost of Revolution
11-year-old Aziz needs a liver transplant after being seriously injured during a terrorist ambush while on holiday in 2011. At the...
Film Review: ‘Layla Majnun’ Pays Tribute to a Classical Love Poem By Celebrating and Idealising Enduring Love
While in Azerbaijan, Layla, an Indonesian scholar, falls for Samir, an admirer of her work - but her arranged marriage stands...
Film Review: ‘Xiao Wu’ Brilliantly Captures The Alienation of China’s Underclass
A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt. Director: Jia...
Film Review: Despite Its Over-exaggerated Theatrics, ‘Detective Chinatown 2’ Still Impresses with Its Fun and Engaging Mystery Intrigue
Tang and Qin team up to solve a murder in New York's Chinatown. Director: Chen Sicheng Cast: Liu Haoran, Wang Baoqiang,...
Film Review: ‘The Diam Diam Era Two’ Is as Polarising as Its Fictional Opposition Party
The story continues with Ah Kun, Osman and Shamugam forming a political party C.M.I to contest in the 1988 General Election....