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The Draft!

The Draft!

Fictional characters discover agency and get a life of their own in Yusron Fuadi’s self-aware horror comedy.

Posted on 29 Oct 20255 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Horror, IndonesiaTagged 2025, Adhin Abdul Hakim, Anastasya Herzigova, Anggi Waluyo, Ernanto Kusumo, Haydar Salishz, Ibrahim Alhami, Review, Winner Wijaya, Yusron Fuadi. 1 Comment

Detective Chinatown 1900

Detective Chinatown 1900

Chen Sicheng’s nationalist mystery comedy brings more of what we love about the Detective China series.

Posted on 16 Oct 20255 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Comedy, Mystery, PeriodTagged 2025, AJ Donnelly, Bai Ke, Chen Sicheng, Chow Yun Fat, John Cusack, Liu Haoran, Review, Wang Baoqiang, Yin Zheng, Yue Yunpeng, Zhang Xincheng. Leave a comment

Hong Kong Film Festival UK 2025

Hong Kong Film Festival UK 2025

The Hong Kong Film Festival UK returned for its third edition on September 12th.

Posted on 27 Aug 202527 Aug 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Editorial, Hong KongTagged 2025, News. Leave a comment

Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

Some broken crockery, a lake monster and one terrible father come together to make a pretty solid mystery in Victor Vu’s period whodunnit.

Posted on 18 Jun 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Horror, Mystery, Period, VietnamTagged 2025, Anh Pham, Dien Ngoc Diep, Quoc Anh Tran, Quoc Huy, Si Toan, Victor Vu. Leave a comment

What to check out at this year’s Bishkek International Film Festival

What to check out at this year’s Bishkek International Film Festival

Central Asia's Cinematic Beacon Returns.

Posted on 2 Jun 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Editorial, KyrgyzstanTagged 2025, BIFF, News. Leave a comment

Brief History of a Family

Brief History of a Family

A boy makes a friend, and regrets it almost immediately in Lin Jianjie’s dramatic thriller.

Posted on 11 Mar 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in China, Drama, ThrillerTagged 2025, Guo Keyu, Lin Jianjie, Lin Muran, Sun Xilun, Zu Feng. Leave a comment

Demon City

Demon City

Revenge is a dish best served a decade too late in Seiji Tanaka’s so-so thriller.

Posted on 6 Mar 20256 Mar 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Crime, Japan, ThrillerTagged 2025, Ami Toma, Masahiro Higashide, Masanobu Takashima, Matsuya Onoe, Miou Tanaka, Naoto Takenaka, Review, Seiji Tanaka, Takuma Otoo, Toma Ikuta. Leave a comment

3rd MINT Chinese Film Festival

3rd MINT Chinese Film Festival

Opening tonight, the 3rd edition of the  MINT Chinese Film Festival returns to Keswick until Sunday, February 23rd.

Posted on 21 Feb 202521 Feb 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in EditorialTagged 2025, News. Leave a comment

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme returns for 2025 starting on the 7th February!

Posted on 21 Jan 202521 Jan 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Editorial, JapanTagged 2025, News. Leave a comment

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