Review: Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh)
The trailer for Goodnight Mommy is one of the best horror trailers in a while–evocative, menacing, unreal. The mother of twin boys returns ...
Tag: Foreign
Reviews
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 ...
Ghibli film Only Yesterday is getting a new English release on its 25th anniversary
You kids have it so easy with your anime these days– if there’s any show or movie you want to see, it’s already ...
Reviews
Review: Assassination
Director Choi Dong-Hoon’s last film, The Thieves, was a thoroughly enjoyable film. It wasn’t the smartest or most unique thing, but it wasn’t ...
Reviews
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 ...
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 ...
Trailers
The trailer for The Look of Silence offers a glimpse at one of the best films of 2015
Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary The Act of Killing was one of the best films of 2013. The film examined the Indonesian genocide from the ...
Reviews
Review: The Dead Lands
Films about indigenous groups have a strange and sordid history in film. Their appearances are far and few in-between and those that exist ...
The estate of Bruce Lee doesn’t want him in Ip Man 3
Just last week we reported that production on Ip Man 3 is underway, featuring Mike Tyson and a CG Bruce Lee. While Iron ...
Tribeca Review: The Birth of Sake
At a certain point in Erik Shirai’s documentary The Birth of Sake, it becomes apparent that the film isn’t just about the art ...
Ip Man 3 will feature Mike Tyson and a CG Bruce Lee
Ip Man 3 (or Ip Man 3D) has been in the works for a while, but the Donnie Yen sequel started shooting today ...