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Category: Drama

Love in the Big City

Love in the Big City

It’s crazy bitch meets gay friend – their words, not mine -  in E.oni’s sweet comedy.

Posted on 15 Nov 20246 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, KoreaTagged 2024, E.oni, Jang Hye-jin, Joo Jong-hyuk, Jung Hwi, Kim Go-eun, Kwak Dong-yeon, Lee Sang-yi, Lee You-jin, LKFF, Noh Sang-hyun, Oh Dong-min, Review, Salim Benoit. Leave a comment

Yangzi’s Confusion

Yangzi’s Confusion

To a young girl, your own family can sometimes be as alien as strangers, in Jue Li’s domestic drama.

Posted on 30 Sep 202430 Sep 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in China, DramaTagged 2023, Hongjia Gong, Jue Li, Review, Xiaolei Huang, Yayun Zheng, Zeng Tang. Leave a comment

Hard Days

Hard Days

Michihito Fujii’s remake is stressful, while eschewing much that might make it engaging.

Posted on 24 Aug 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Crime, Drama, Japan, ThrillerTagged 2023, Akira Emoto, Go Ayano, Hayato Isomura, Junichi Okada, Kurumi Shimizu, Maho Yamada, Mario Kuroba, Review, Ryoko Hirosue, Ryusuke Komakine, Takashi Yamanaka, Taro Suruga, Tetta Sugimoto. Leave a comment

Maboroshi

Maboroshi

A mystical steel mill traps a town in an endless winter, and that’s the least weird thing about Mari Okada’s fantasy romantic drama.

Posted on 2 Jul 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Drama, Fantasy, Japan, RomanticTagged 2023, Ayaka Saito, Daiki Kobayashi, Junya Enoki, Kento Hayashi, Koji Seto, Maki Kawase, Mari Okada, Misaki Kuno, Reina Ueda, Review, Setsuji Sato, Taku Yashiro, Tasuku Hatanaka, Yukiyo Fujii. Leave a comment

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Soi Cheang balances grandiose action with strong characters in his surprisingly entertaining action adaptation.

Posted on 18 Jun 202425 Jun 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Drama, Hong KongTagged 2024, Aaron Kwok, Cheang Pou-soi, German Cheung, Kenny Wong, Louis Koo, Philip Ng, Raymond Lam, Review, Richie Jen, Sammo Hung, Terrance Lau, Tony Wu. Leave a comment

Asog

Asog

Asog’s strong themes and loud main character make it as entertaining as it is unsubtle.

Posted on 30 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Disaster, Documentary, Drama, PhilippinesTagged 2023, Amelia De la Cruz, Arnel Pablo, QEFF, Queer East, Raul Ramos, Review, Rey Aclao, Ricky Gacho Jr, Seán Devlin. Leave a comment

The Missing

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.

Posted on 24 Apr 202424 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Drama, Philippines, Sci FiTagged 2023, Carl Joseph Papa, Carlo Aquino, Dolly de Leon, Gio Gahol, QEFF, Queer East, Review. Leave a comment

A Song Sung Blue

A Song Sung Blue

A Song Sung Blue might be summer lovin’, but damn if it won’t tell you more.

Posted on 18 Apr 202418 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Drama, RomanticTagged 2023, Huang Ziqi, Jing Liang, Long Liang, Lu Xin, Meijun Zhou, QEFF, Queer East, Review, Zihang Geng. Leave a comment

The Foul King

The Foul King

You gotta cheat to get ahead in Kim Jee-woon’s quirky sports comedy.

Posted on 15 Apr 202416 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Korea, SportsTagged Dong Bang-woo, Jang Hang-sun, Jang Jin-young, Ji Dae-han, Jung Doo-hong, Jung Woong-in, Kim Jee-woon, Kim Ka-yeon, Kim Su-ro, Lee Ki-young, Lee Won-jong, Park Sang-myun, Shin Goo, Song Kang-ho, Song Young-chang. Leave a comment

Heavy Snow

Heavy Snow

Two actresses grow together, then apart in Suik Yun’s quiet drama.

Posted on 12 Mar 202412 Mar 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Korea, RomanticTagged 2023, Han Hae-in, Han So-hee, Review, Yun Suik. Leave a comment

Solids by the Seashore

Solids by the Seashore

Walls shape and restrict us in Patiparn Boontarig’s contemplative drama.

Posted on 5 Mar 202410 Mar 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Documentary, Drama, Romantic, ThailandTagged 2023, Aijicha Krutnak, Apichai Tragoolpadetkrai, Ilada Pitsuwan, Khalid Midam, Molywon Phantarak, Nicharee Boonmuang, Pakorn Rujiravilai, Patiparn Boontarig, Pisuthpak Sukwisit, Rawipa Srisanguan, Review, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Supachai Girdsuwan, Sure Kewee, Tipagorn Chaiprasit. Leave a comment

Detective Chinatown

Detective Chinatown

Two men prove their innocence by committing countless other crimes in Chen Sicheng’s buddy comedy.

Posted on 13 Feb 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, China, Comedy, Drama, MysteryTagged 2015, Chalee Immak, Chen He, Chen Sicheng, Ekapan Bunluerit, Liu Haoran, Marc Ma, Pan Yueming, Tong Liya, Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang, Xiaoshenyang, Zhang Zifeng, Zhao Yingjun. Leave a comment

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