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22nd New York Asian Film Festival

The 22nd edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) ended another epic 17-day run on Sunday night, with stage appearances by over 100 acclaimed filmmakers, international stars and other notable guests from across Asia and the Asian diaspora, screenings of over 70 films at Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), Barrymore Film Center and Look Cinemas from July 14 โ€“ 30, with many shows sold out and the highest festival attendance on record.

The Closing Ceremony of 76th Festival De Cannes

What does belonging mean? How can one experience it when home, that primary site of belonging, evokes a disjointed, ruptured emotion, not quite lending ease orโ€ฆ

The Closing Ceremony of 76th Festival De Cannes

What does belonging mean? How can one experience it when home, that primary site of belonging, evokes a disjointed, ruptured emotion, not quite lending ease orโ€ฆ

FINDING BLISS_ FIRE AND ICE - THE DIRECTOR'S CUT MOVIE REVIEW (1)
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review

Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice [2022]: ‘ NYAFF’ Review – An Insightful Exploration of Value of Art in Our Lives

Akash Deshpande July 28, 2022July 28, 2022
GROWN-UPS-2022-MOVIE-REVIEW (1)
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Grown-Ups (2022): ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Insidious Blow to the Core of Clichรฉs

Sourima Chakraborty July 26, 2022July 26, 2022
#LookAtMe (2022) 'NYAFF'
NYAFF · Review

#LookAtMe (2022) ‘NYAFF’ Review: An Empathetic Drama discussing the issue of Human Rights

Akash Deshpande July 23, 2022July 24, 2022
OFFBEAT COPS MOVIE REVIEW (1)
Film Festivals · NYAFF · Review

Offbeat Cops [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review: A beautiful unconventional film with intertwined threads

Reubyn Coutinho July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Shin Ultraman [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – More like an episodic love letter to Ultraman by fans than a cohesive movie
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Shin Ultraman [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – More like an episodic love letter to Ultraman by fans than a cohesive movie

Amartya Acharya July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
LESSON IN MURDER MOVIE REVIEW (2)
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Lesson in Murder [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Tense and Chilling Lesson in Trauma and Serial Killing

Ahendrila Goswami July 21, 2022July 22, 2022

New York Asian – Jury

Anderson Le

Jason Gray

Jennifer Kim

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Meteors (2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

Meteors (2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: A Humanistic and Fervent Tale of Two Teenagers Waking up to the Waves of Adulthood

May 28, 2025
Akash Deshpande
The Mastermind (2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

The Mastermind (2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: Kelly Reichardtโ€™s Genre Reshaping Targets the Heist Thriller For A Serenely Gripping Commentary on Americaโ€™s Downturn

May 26, 2025
Julian Malandruccolo
The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025)
Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto, 2025) โ€˜Cannesโ€™ Movie Review: Subverting Genre Conventions to Revisit Brazilโ€™s Military History

May 26, 2025
Julian Malandruccolo
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Angry Son [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Seamless Story of the Coming-of-Age of a Japanese-Filipino Queer Young Adult
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Angry Son [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review: A Seamless Story of the Coming-of-Age of a Japanese-Filipino Queer Young Adult

Ahendrila Goswami July 17, 2022

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One and Four [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Defying the Perception of absolute truth and the fallacy of its adequacy
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One and Four [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – Defying the Perception of absolute truth and the fallacy of its adequacy

Arnav Srivastav July 16, 2022

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Ox-Head Village [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review โ€“ A Predictable yet Gripping Horror with a Grudge-Bearing Ghost
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Ox-Head Village [2022]: ‘NYAFF’ Review โ€“ A Predictable yet Gripping Horror with a Grudge-Bearing Ghost

Arun Kumar July 16, 2022

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Last of the Wolves [2021] ‘NYAFF’ Review: Peace Comes At A Price In This Violent, Compelling Yakuza Sequel
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Last of the Wolves [2021] ‘NYAFF’ Review: Peace Comes At A Price In This Violent, Compelling Yakuza Sequel

Debopriyaa Dutta August 25, 2021

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Joint [2021] NYAFF Review: A Generic Albeit Fresh Spin on the Yakuza narrative
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Joint [2021] NYAFF Review: A Generic Albeit Fresh Spin on the Yakuza narrative

Shashwat Sisodiya August 24, 2021

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Zero to Hero [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ review – A compassionate look at the Life of a Paralympic champion
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Zero to Hero [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ review – A compassionate look at the Life of a Paralympic champion

Santanu Das August 22, 2021

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Shadows [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – An Uninventive Thriller that barely flares
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Shadows [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – An Uninventive Thriller that barely flares

Debanjan Dhar August 18, 2021

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All U Need is Love [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Quarantine caper solely for Hong Kong Cinema Enthusiasts
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All U Need is Love [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review – A Quarantine caper solely for Hong Kong Cinema Enthusiasts

Reubyn Coutinho August 15, 2021

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Three Sisters [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review- A Terrific Moon So-Ri elevates this middling but moving drama
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Three Sisters [2021]: ‘NYAFF’ Review- A Terrific Moon So-Ri elevates this middling but moving drama

Debanjan Dhar August 13, 2021

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