While heading home from class, three classmates, none of whom are friends, discover the body of a girl in an alleyway shortly after she jumped off a balcony. After giving a statement and be... Read more
With the NYAFF officially commencing from my perspective, the first film I decided to watch was a Taiwanese crowd-pleaser called Second Chance, directed by Wen-Yen Kung. Second Chance is wh... Read more
As we enter into July, now starts my favourite time of the year on the film calendar here at Movie Buzzers, for it’s the start of the 14th New York Asian Film Festival (June 26th – Jul... Read more
Love is anything but simple in this hard to watch, controversial drama based around forbidden love. In 1993, the Japanese tsumani strikes Okushiri leaving 10 year old Hana without a family.... Read more
The worst and best of humanity is on show in this hard hitting, emotional roller coaster of a film with a title that is truly fitting. When 8 year old girl, Son-won [Hope] is brutally attack... Read more
The complicated issues of adulthood are on show here in this warm comedy drama from the POV of a teenage girl in Au Revoir L’Ete. This thoughtful film is seen through the eyes of 18 ye... Read more
The world’s most inept police force takes on a gang of criminals in the Hong Kong action film, Firestorm. Billed as throwing logic out the window; the tagline for Firestorm isn’t... Read more
Tissues at the ready as you’ll laugh and cry along with The Great Passage, which tells a smart story about intelligent people with gusto and heart. This is the sort of film that The Ne... Read more
Director SABU’s artsy, black & white horror/thriller Miss Zombie is set to make its NY premiere at the NYAFF/Japan Cuts today. The film is set in Japan during a time where zombies exist... Read more
As we continue to storm on and transition from the NYAFF to Japan Cuts, there are still a few titles which are co-presented by both festivals, one of which is Sion Sono’s crazy love letter t... Read more
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