Two actresses grow together, then apart in Suik Yun’s quiet drama.
Sea Floors and Mental Walls: A conversation with Patiparn Boontarig
Thai filmmaker Patiparn Boontarig debuts his first feature-length film, the queer romantic drama Solids by the Seashore on March 17 in the UK. I sat down with him to discuss his film, themes and the importance of letting nature take its course.
Solids by the Seashore
Walls shape and restrict us in Patiparn Boontarig’s contemplative drama.
The Blind Detective
Love and justice are both blind in Johnnie To’s tonally off mystery.
Badland Hunters
Survivors of the apocalypse search for food, water and apparently immortality in Heo Myung-haeng’s loopy sequel.
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 Monkey King
Tired tropes and Hollywood stylings don’t do much to diminish a visually strong and entertaining Wukong origin story.
The Fantastic Magic Baby
It’s all dancing, spinning and magical centaur monsters in Chang Cheh’s stage-to-screen production.
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival 2024
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Festival returns, running around the country from February 2 to March 31
Monkey King Conquers the Demon
Sun Wukong dances his way to victory in Te Wei (et al)’s animated retelling of the Baigujing arc.