Two people, both so different yet similar, struggle to make sense of the future in Crystal Wong’s low-key documentary.
Tag: 2022
Blue Thermal
A university student breaks out of her shell and immediately attempts to fly in Masaki Tachibana’s animated drama.
The Violence Action
The jokes hurt more than the stabbings in Toichiro Ruto’s manga adaptation
Warriors of the Future
The future is filled with city-destroying plants and battling spider tanks in Ng Yuen Fai’s Hollywood-style action sci-fi.
Anchor
Motherhood, careers and social expectation clash for one newsreader in Jung Ji-yeon’s tense psycho-thriller.
Broker
Selling children is fine if you have good intentions in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s delightful and surprisingly heart-warming drama.
20 Films to Watch at the 2022 London Korean Film Festival
The London Korean Film Festival returns for 2022, and I take a look at the ones to watch
The Sparring Partner
Ho Cheuk-tin’s debut is a tight, well-written and stylishly-directed legal thriller with two wonderfully unlikeable leads.
The Roundup
Ma Dong-seok punches his way to an inevitable international incident in Lee Sang-yong’s action crime pseudo-comedy.
The 7th London East Asian Film Festival
The London East Asia Film Festival returns for its seventh edition on October 19th. I take a look at everything that’s on offer.
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy
Thank Father that's finally over.
Drifting Home
Everything breaks apart sooner or later, literally and metaphorically, in Studio Colorido’s latest animated adventure.