Blind Shaft (China, 2003)
Li Yang’s feature debut Blind Shaft was one of the breakthrough independent films from mainland China in the early-200s in terms of receiving art-house theatrical...
She: tHEiR Love Story (Thailand, 2012) [Frameline 37]
I must admit that just as I have amusicality for most country music. I also have an inability to appreciate most of what comes out...
The Grandmaster (Hong Kong, 2013)
There is a lot of critical weight attached to a Wong Kar-Wai picture. Like all auteurs, Wong has, over the last three decades, crafted a...
New York’s Asian Film Trifecta
Around this time of year, I start experiencing two things. One is excitement in anticipation of the annual New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and...
When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep (Taiwan, 2012)
When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep is the latest feature from Taiwan’s government-sponsored commercial production sector to take an aspect of Taipei’s...
New Filipino Cinema June 5-9 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A Twitter conversation started by Kurtiss Hare amongst some fellow cinephiles was nano-trending the other day. Kurtiss proposed we ponder what comes to mind when...
Biotherapy (Japan, 1986)
Biotherapy is a horror/sci-fi shocker that clocks in just short of an hour. That’s right, short of an hour. Because of the film’s truncated time,...