Talk about a great movie going experience. As I sat in the audience eagerly awaiting the New York premiere of Takashi Miike’s latest film, Ace Attorney, a live-action adaptation of the mass... Read more
“It’s just a movie, not real life.” This is one of the opening lines to Joey Boy’s feature film debut, Dead Bite, and it’s the perfect type of line that should preced... Read more
The NYAFF is on a roll this year with their selection of romantic comedies. Of the three I’ve seen I’m surprised to say that I’ve enjoyed them all, which is very rare for the genre. The la... Read more
“On Earth, a lot of bees have disappeared. The strange thing is we can’t find the bodies of the dead bees, not even one.” Recently, Taiwanese director Chen Hung-I’s film Honey Pupu made its... Read more
I’ll be honest, I don’t have a favorite romantic comedy but, being a man, that shouldn’t come as any surprise. It’s not until we age and give in to our female companions that we sit down an... Read more
Making its North American premiere and acting as the centerpiece film at this year’s NYAFF is the Kim Ji-Woon (I Saw the Devil) and Yim Pil-Sung co-directed feature, Doomsday Book, a highly... Read more
One of the more enjoyable and creative romantic comedies I’ve seen in a while is Jeong Yong-Ki’s Couples, a fun South Korean flick that also happens to be a remake of Kenji Uchida’s 2005 pop... Read more
With the NYAFF kicking off today with War of the Arrows, here’s a review I wrote of the film back in February. I have come to the conclusion that Asia loves historical epics as much as... Read more
Whether you are just dipping your feet into Asian cinema or are an avid Asian cinephile, if there was one New York Asian Film Festival to attend, it’s this one! Not only is Choi Min-S... Read more
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