Nostalgia is everywhere in this triptych of Chinese lives.
Tag: 2018
Batman Ninja
Junpei Mizusaki’s time-travelling monkey story is as much the insane spectacle as you’d imagine.
Hotel by the River
Coldness reigns in Hong Sang-soo's middle-of-the-road drama.
The Return
Malene Choi’s hybrid debut feature looks at the difference between homeland and home.
Love + Sling
Father and son wrestle with their emotions in Kim Dae-woong’s sports comedy.
A Land Imagined
Loneliness floods the expanding Singaporean landscape in Yeo Siew Hua's sleepy mystery.
Grown Up
Sororal bonds run deep in this touching documentary.
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
Stylish direction only does so much to save a convoluted, boring story.
Go Go Sisters
Old friends reunite in Nguyen Quang Dung’ s delightful comedy-drama.
The Witch
Director Park Hoon-jung gives us Korea’s answer to the Weapon X program in this supernatural action sci-fi.
Microhabitat
Money is always tight in Jeong Go-woon’s comedy-drama about the high cost of living.
Father to Son
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in Hsiao Ya-chuan’s tale of generational distance.