A man struggles against an unforgiving system and closed-minded family in Cheng Yu-chieh’s drama.
Daughters
A sudden pregnancy divides and unites two best friends in Hajime Tsuda’s quiet comedy-drama.
Twins Effect 2
Boys rule, girls drool in Corey Yuen and Patrick Leung’s aged-like-milk fantasy.
Queer East 2021
The Queer East Film Festivsl returns on September 15th for its second annual edition.
Big Man Japan
Bigger isn’t always better for a hapless superhero in Hitoshi Matsumoto’s kaiju comedy
Tony Takitani
A middle-aged man tries to live as best he can in Jun Ichikawa’s study of solitude and compulsion “Loneliness is like a prison, that’s how Tony saw it.” I love me a good bombastic action film or melodramatic romance. Cinema is, after all, an audio-visual medium and a movie that can take full advantage of … Continue reading Tony Takitani
Z Storm
David Lam’s 90-minute commercial for the ICAC is exactly as boring as it sounds.
Lupin III: The First
Gentleman thief Arsène Lupin III returns guns blazing for his first CG animated adventure.
Dynasty Warriors
History has never before taken such a walloping than in Roy Chow's video game adaptation.
Memories of My Body
A young man struggles with identity and sexuality in a country that doesn’t know whether to accept or shun him in Garin Nugroho’s drama.
Voice of Silence
Two men learn to never do favours for your boss in Hong Eui-jeong’s drama.
Deliver us from Evil
A hitman is thrown into a chaotic cat-and-mouse game, just minutes away from retirement in Hong Won-chan’s action thriller. “You promised to take one last job.” These famous last words are directed at In-nam (Hwang Jung-min), a hitman who’s about ready to throw the towel in and retire to Panama, where people apparently go to … Continue reading Deliver us from Evil
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