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The Keriya

The Keriya

The sands do not shift in Pengfei Shen and Ji Lin’s understated documentary.

Posted on 10 Dec 202510 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, DocumentaryTagged 2017, Ji Lin, Pengfei Shen, Review. Leave a comment

5 Great Asian Christmas Films You Haven’t Seen

5 Great Asian Christmas Films You Haven’t Seen

Christmas films are inevitale, even in countries that don't celebrate Christmas all that much. This season, put aside the re-watches of Elf and A Christmas Story and put on one of these five great films from around Asia

Posted on 9 Dec 20259 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Karl Maka, Zhang Ziyi. Leave a comment

5 Great Animated Films NOT from Japan

5 Great Animated Films NOT from Japan

Asian animated films have a longstanding association with top Japanese studios - Colorido, Ghibli and the rest - but as Chinese animation picks up in the western mainstream I look at some excellent animated movies from around the world

Posted on 1 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoLeave a comment

Valley of the Shadow of Death (2024)

Valley of the Shadow of Death (2024)

A priest struggles to practise what he preaches in Antonio Lam’s moral drama.

Posted on 13 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Drama, Hong KongTagged 2024, Amber Yan Cheung, Anthony Wong, Antonio Tam, Cho Ying-fat, George Au, Kwok Hon-chu, Li Kit-wa, Louisa Soo, Poon Hoi-ching, Review, Sen Lam, Sheena Chan, Summy Chan, Timothy Choi, Wing Mo. Leave a comment

5 of the worst Godzilla Films (that Aren’t the 1998 one)

5 of the worst Godzilla Films (that Aren’t the 1998 one)

Godzilla has had a very storeyed career, from the highs of his 54 original and last year's Minus One, but it's not always been the case. Here are 5 of his worst films.

Posted on 11 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Godzilla. Leave a comment

The Draft!

The Draft!

Fictional characters discover agency and get a life of their own in Yusron Fuadi’s self-aware horror comedy.

Posted on 29 Oct 20255 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Horror, IndonesiaTagged 2025, Adhin Abdul Hakim, Anastasya Herzigova, Anggi Waluyo, Ernanto Kusumo, Haydar Salishz, Ibrahim Alhami, Review, Winner Wijaya, Yusron Fuadi. 1 Comment

5 Scary Movies You Haven’t Seen

5 Scary Movies You Haven’t Seen

Chances are some of your first ever experiences of Asian films were horrors, with classics like Ringu, The Grudge and modern greats like Train to Busan. In this video I look at 5 great horrors you might missed!

Posted on 28 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Takashi Miike. Leave a comment

How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

Pat Boonnitipat’s film shows that a though a mother’s love might be unconditional, you really have to work for your grandmother’s.

Posted on 24 Oct 20255 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, ThailandTagged 2024, Duangporn Oapirat, Himawari Tajiri, Pat Boonnitipat, Pongsatorn Jongwilas, Putthipong Assaratanakul, Review, Sanya Kunakorn, Sarinrat Thomas, Tontawan Tantivejakul, Usha Seamkhum. Leave a comment

Face Off

Face Off

A man really struggles to sell a diamond in Ly Hai’s first of countless Face Off films.

Posted on 22 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, VietnamTagged 2015, Handsome Long, Hua Minh Dat, Kim Xuan, Lam Minh Thang, Ly Hai, My Hoa, Nam Thu, Phi Phung, Quach Ngoc Tuyen, Review, Tiet Cuong, Trong Tai, Truong Giang, Viet Anh, Vo Thanh Tam. Leave a comment

5 Times Jackie Chan Almost DIED Filming Stunts

5 Times Jackie Chan Almost DIED Filming Stunts

Jackie Chan is ... was arguably the undisputed GOAT of Hong Kong action comedies. His dedication to the craft is matched only by his willingness to face death in the eyes and not flinch. In this video we highlight five times he's defied death in pursuit of a great stunt.

Posted on 21 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Jackie Chan. Leave a comment

Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

Chen Sicheng’s nationalist mystery comedy brings more of what we love about the Detective China series.

Posted on 16 Oct 20255 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Comedy, Mystery, PeriodTagged 2025, AJ Donnelly, Bai Ke, Chen Sicheng, Chow Yun Fat, John Cusack, Liu Haoran, Review, Wang Baoqiang, Yin Zheng, Yue Yunpeng, Zhang Xincheng. Leave a comment

Drifting Petals

Drifting Petals

Clara Law’s modern, urban ghost story is as haunting as it is bafflingly poetic.

Posted on 1 Oct 202530 Sep 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Hong KongTagged 2020, Ariel Ng, Clara Law, Dickens Ko, Jeff Lai, Review. Leave a comment

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