Tag: reviews

Karmalink (Cambodia, 2021)

Karmalink attempts to bridge science fiction speculation and religious beliefs. It presents the rather weird idea that there will be a time when science will be...

Melting Sounds (Japan, 2021) [OAFF 2022]

Melting Sounds is part of the latest wave of films associated with MOOSIC LAB, a competition wherein the titles submitted showcase up-and-coming directors who have created...

Paid in Blood (South Korea, 2021)

Paid in Blood,  the feature debut of director and screenwriter Yoon Young-bin, is a crime drama that revolves around the battle for a new casino and...

Summer Wedding (Japan, 2022) [OAFF 2022]

Azusa Hieda’s profound short film Summer Wedding uses the Covid-19 pandemic as a prompt for the self-reflection and change in its main character. The titular summer wedding...

Guidance (China, 2021)

Can love exist without honesty? Can it exist without deception? “Above all, to thine own self be true” says Polonius to Laertes, but even he...

Dawning (USA, 2022) [CAAMFest 2022]

A mix of drama, thriller, and horror, Dawning is an examination of trauma how some people cope by writer-director Young Min Kim. Haejin Park (Kim...

Mixed (USA, 2022) [CAAMFest 2022]

Nothing encompasses the struggle to fit in more than existing between worlds. Premiering at CAAMFest 2022 is Mixed, a superb documentary by Caty Borum Chattoo...