NYAFF Review: Tokyo Tribe
My favorite film to play at last year’s New York Asian Film Festival was Sion Sono’s cinematic love-letter/masterpiece Why Don’t You Play in ...
Reviews
NYAFF Capsule Review: Coin Locker Girl
Director Han Jun-Hee introduced Coin Locker Girl as a “fun” film. He said that he doesn’t joke much but he made a fun ...
Reviews
Review: When Marnie Was There
Every so often, I think about old articles I’ve written, for Flixist or elsewhere, and wonder how different they would be if I’d ...
The 2015 New York Asian Film Festival lineup and schedule are here
The New York Asian Film Festival is very near and dear to my heart. When I started at Flixist in 2011, I was ...
2015 Japan Cuts Film Festival lineup unveiled
One of the best parts about being an Asian film lover in New York is the late-June-through-mid-July run of Asian-centric festivals. The second ...
Review: Doomsdays
I get emails pretty much daily asking me if I want to review this film or that. Most of the time, I ignore ...
Reviews
Review: We Are Still Here
A few weeks ago, I opened my Ladies of the House review with a caveat: I knew the director, sort of. We’re Facebook friends. ...
Features
Five movies you love that aren’t as good as Mad Max: Fury Road
I’ve seen Mad Max: Fury Road twice in the past week. Crucially, I paid New York City movie ticket prices to see Mad Max twice ...
Features
Your (New) Guide to the Flixist Reviews Guide
Flixist, as a website, has been around in one form or another for over a decade. Since its inception in 2010, Flixist has ...
Reviews
Review: The Ladies of the House
At one of the various Tribeca press screenings, I was sitting around and talking with a few other NY critics. We were talking ...
Review: Reality
I imagine that the script for Reality is caustic. That it antagonizes the reader and makes for something that is even less comprehensible on ...
Reviews
Review: Unfriended
I went into Unfriended expecting garbage. I told multiple people that I was on my way to the screening, and they asked why. ...