A Song for You [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – An Important Song Sung From the Margins
One of the most important revelations that A Song for You (2021) provided me would be the cultural encroachment and…
Fighter [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Paints a Light on the Unseen Battles
A coin always has two sides and director Jero Yun has seemingly explored them both with great depth in each…
Mad God [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – A Bizarre, Surrealist Cinematic Experience
Phil Tippett’s ‘Mad God’ squarely falls in the league of the rare posse of films that redefine and stretch the…
The Story of Southern Islet [2021]: ‘Locarno’ Review – Malaysian ghost-tale conjures an enchanting spell
Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun’s “The Story of Southern Islet” features some of the most terrifying imagery you will see…
Here and There [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Rom-Com in the Time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of pain and suffering for many throughout the world. Alongside that, it has…
Zokki [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review- Exasperatingly masculine vision of eccentrics dismisses and denies women of any narrative space
Zokki is ostensibly set up as a quirky dramedy about a bunch of oddballs and misfits, spread out across occasionally…
The Asian Angel [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A moving cross-cultural road movie
There are a lot of things that help people connect to one another. Life’s eventual pitfalls, sans one’s need to…
15 Essential Japanese Silent Films
“This list is an attempt to highlight some of the best silent films from the Japanese film industry.” The silent-era…