NYAFF 2024 Review: Breaking and Re-Entering
While the NYAFF this year is littered with a ton of character dramas and generally unconventional narrative films, it’s not lacking in crowd-pleasing ...
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Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: The Eighteen Jade Arhats
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
Featured
Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: Dragon’s Claws
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
Movies
Review: Detention
Video game movies have certainly come a long way over the years. From an unassuming start with Super Mario Bros nearly 30 years ...
Reviews
Review: Tigertail
There’s a sense of catharsis that only a story about memory can bring. Being invited into the most-intimate part of a person’s existence, ...
NYAFF Capsule Review: Mon Mon Mon Monsters
Giddens Ko’s You Are the Apple of My Eye remains one of the best films I’ve seen at the New York Asian Film ...
The 2017 New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) starts today
It’s that time of year again. One of the best film festivals in the city is about to get underway. The New York ...
Reviews
NYAFF Capsule Review: Maverick
When you think of “Asian cop movie about systemic corruption” you likely get a very specific image in your head: fast-paced, action-packed thrill ...
Reviews
Review: Dragon Inn
While King Hu’s 1971 epic A Touch of Zen is his towering masterpiece, his earlier film Dragon Inn may be the best entry point into ...
Reviews
Review: A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen is King Hu’s masterpiece, yet unless you’re patient and a bit adventurous, it may not be the best introduction ...
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 ...
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 ...