Honey PuPu (Taiwan, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
Honey PuPu is one of the most singular works to come out of Asia in quite some time. Its take on the modern world is...
Asura (2012) [NYAFF 2012]
Directed by animator Keiichi Sato (The Big O, Giant Robo) and based on the banned manga by George Akiyama, Asura tells of a Medieval Japan...
One Moment of Asia: Guardian of the Shrine
Tokyo, Japan...
Oldboy (South Korea, 2003) [NYAFF 2012]
The second installment of Park’s Vengeance Trilogy, Oldboy is based on the manga of the same name by Nobuaki Minegishi and Garon Tsuchiya, which I...
Make Up (Taiwan, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
The cinematic output of Taiwan is low on thrillers, which may be for the best based on the lack of tension generated by Lien Yi-chi’s...
Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968, Japan) [NYAFF 2012]
Low-budget Japanese science fiction/horror films of the 1950s and 60s shared a popular anti-war theme in post-WWII Japan and were dominated by the rubber suited...
One Moment of Asia: Bangkok Back Streets
Bangkok, Thailand...
War of the Arrows (South Korea, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
It’s about time I threw my hat into the ring and chimed in on War of the Arrows, the top-grossing Korean film of 2011, which has...
VCinema Talks Battles Without Honor and Humanity With the Projection Booth
Reunited and it feels so good! If you liked the odd grouping of Mike and Rob of the Projection Booth, translator and film subtitler Linda...
Vulgaria (Hong Kong, 2012) [NYAFF 2012]
It’s generally a good rule of thumb to get things started with a bang, be it a film, a dinner, a concert, etc. In the...