Review: Particle Fever
I like physics. I probably have as good a grasp of the field as any film critic, and I frequently read articles about ...
Reviews
Review: R100
Thanks to R100, we know the proper recipe for a shirt: 24 hours in a slow-cooker, with red wine sauce, celery and carrots. ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: The Eternal Zero
The Eternal Zero is one of the biggest blockbusters ever released in Japan. A tale of the World War II from the viewpoint of ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats
Japanese comedies have a reputation for being wild and crazy. Let me rephrase that, Japanese movies have a reputation for being wild and ...
Japan Cuts 2014 continues where NYAFF leaves off
With our NYAFF coverage still running strong, it seems an appropriate time to let you know that there’s much, much more where that ...
NYAFF Review: Top Star
When one of NYAFF’s programmers introduced Top Star, he said that it was surprising that this was Park Joong-hoon’s directorial debut. Park has worked ...
Features
NYAFF Non-Review: 3D Naked Ambition is the weirdest movie I’ve ever seen
It’s been an odd week. On Monday, we posted my review of R100, a film so crazy it inspired a man to eat ...
NYAFF Recommendation: Han Gong-Ju
Han Gong-Ju is incredible. It’s easily the best film I’ve seen at the New York Asian Film Festival thus far and among the ...
Reviews
NYAFF Review: Golden Chickensss
In a world wracked by reboot culture, the decision to sequelize the Golden Chicken franchise is an interesting one. The first film and ...
The 2014 New York Asian Film Festival is about to rock you
It’s that time again. Summer is here, which means that New York City residents have retreated to their air conditioned apartments, offices, and ...
Review Companion: An analysis of Coherence’s characters and plot
This is not a review, not really. We posted our official review of Coherence yesterday, but it’s a review that says a lot ...
Reviews
Review: Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer has been among my most anticipated films for the past several years. Every time we did a preview of what’s upcoming, Snowpiercer has been ...