Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.
Category: Drama
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.
A Song Sung Blue
A Song Sung Blue might be summer lovin’, but damn if it won’t tell you more.
The Foul King
You gotta cheat to get ahead in Kim Jee-woon’s quirky sports comedy.
Heavy Snow
Two actresses grow together, then apart in Suik Yun’s quiet drama.
Solids by the Seashore
Walls shape and restrict us in Patiparn Boontarig’s contemplative drama.
Detective Chinatown
Two men prove their innocence by committing countless other crimes in Chen Sicheng’s buddy comedy.
Twilight Cinema Blues
Good cinema cures all in Hideo Jojo’s charming comedy drama.
Hoarder on the Border
In Takayuki Kayano’s ode to cleanliness, our sense of self can get lost amid the trash.
The Boy and the Heron
A young boy goes through the looking glass and ruffles more than a few feathers in Hayao Miyazaki’s probably-not-final feature.
It All Began When I Met You
Ten people look for love, a home and the perfect DVD in Katsuhide Motoki’s celebration of Tokyo Station.
Rohan at the Louvre
A mangaka faces the dark, dark past in Kazutaka Watanabe's adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's one-shot comic.
The Asian Cinema Critic 