Up next at the NYAFF is the supernatural / sci-fi-ish Korean thriller, Haunters, which marks the directorial debut of Kim Min-Suk, the ingenious screenwriter behind the smash hit The Good, t... Read more
Sell Out! That’s the name of the first film to screen at this year’s NYAFF… and it’s a doozee. The film, which has been bottled up in distributor hell by its Malaysian owners, has finally... Read more
Tig ol’ bitties, bloody splatter, and dicks being chomped off. Everything you would expect from a movie titled Horny House of Horror, the latest in Japanese exploitation cinema. Jun Tsugita... Read more
Making its International premiere, and co-presented by both the NYAFF and Japan Cuts 2011, is Yu Irie’s latest film, Ringing in their Ears. The film stars Fumi Nikaido, Kurumi Morishita, an... Read more
Writer/director Matthew Chapman delivers The Ledge with an honesty that grips you. It’s difficult to describe the story without ruining the whole thing, but I’ll try. Joe (Patrick Wilson) an... Read more
There have been a few instances over the past year where I have expressed my extreme desire to see Panna Rittikrai and Morakot Kaewthanee’s latest stunt heavy vehicle, BKO: Bangkok Knockout.... Read more
Ugh. Just look at that poster for Ironclad. It has B movie written all over it. Geez, I just saw the tagline: Heavy metal goes medieval. I realize there are many gems hidden behind bad cover... Read more
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are back together again, this time they drop the politics and pick up their school books in the latest romantic comedy to hit the big screen, Larry Crowne. The fi... Read more
Read Alex’s review here. Ok, brilliant is strong, but it’s really fun to watch. I have been itching for a good alien action movie after the disaster that was Battle: Los Angeles, and I’m hap... Read more
My next Japanese review is another film that is being co-presented by the NYAFF and The NY Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, it is entitled Milocrorze: A Love Story. Right off the b... Read more
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