Lee Thongkham’s assassin action film isn’t a bad origin story – but to what exactly?
Author: siibillamlaw
Asog
Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.
The Missing
An animator – either the director or his character – has a lot to say, but not always the means to when trauma rears its ugly head.
Forbidden City Cop
Stephen Chow’s period piece sort-of James Bond parody is about as silly as you’d expect, and just as fun.
A Song Sung Blue
A Song Sung Blue might be summer lovin’, but damn if it won’t tell you more.
The Chaser
The chase is on, more or less, in Na Hong-jin’s thriller.
The Foul King
You gotta cheat to get ahead in Kim Jee-woon’s quirky sports comedy.
Inu-Oh
Music gives new life to the deceased in Masaaki Yuasa’s tribute to history, performance arts and hair metal.
The Night Comes For Us
Indonesia does what it does best, but this time ratchets up the gore to 11.
What To Check Out at this Year’s Queer East Film Festival
The Queer East Film Festival returns for its fifth annual outing, and opens April 17th.
Origin: Spirits of the Past
Plants are dragons and the past is the future in Keiichi Sugiyama’s equal parts bonkers and boring animated sci-fi.
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Undeath leads to a deeper enjoyment of life, in Yusuke Ishida’s adaptation of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata’s manga.