NYFF Review: Microbe & Gasoline
When Michel Gondry writes his own films, I’ve noticed that his protagonists have a tendency to act like quirky, whimsical teenagers. The misfit ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: Strayer’s Chronicle
It’s hard to make a rip-off of X-Men without hundreds of millions of dollars to back up the production. With a relatively minimal ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime is the reason I love the New York Asian Film Festival. It’s the reason I love film festivals in general. It’s ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in The Toilet is done a disservice by its name. From the country that brought us Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead, ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Nowhere Girl
New York Asian Film Festival co-programmer Samuel Jamier has a tendency to describe films as “interesting,” and he will sometimes say the word ...
NYAFF Capsule Review: Chasuke’s Journey
Chasuke’s Journey is an indictment of dramatic shortcuts in writing. The head tea server in heaven works among the screenwriters who decide the ...
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Japan Cuts Capsule Review: I Alone
I Alone is a film about a lot of things. It’s about political corruption and kidnapping, sure, but it’s also about responsibility and staying ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Kabukicho Love Hotel
When director Ryuichi Hiroki came out to introduce Kabukicho Love Hotel, he said something to the effect of, “Please stay through the credits. ...
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NYAFF Review: Meeting Dr. Sun
In the two hours leading up to the US premiere of Meeting Dr. Sun, I saw director Chih-yen Yee speak twice. First was at ...
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NYAFF Capsule Review: Revivre
Revivre is director Im Kwon-Taek’s 102nd film. Think about that. Really, really think about what that means. Even if most of his early ...
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 ...
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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 ...