Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (Japan, 2020)
Imagine you could see two minutes into the future. What could you do with that information? Well, perhaps not much – likely you’ll still be...
Striding Into the Wind (China, 2020)
The personal is political in Wei Shujun’s debut feature, Striding Into the Wind. Inspired by Wei’s own experience as a film student, the film captures...
Cat Daddies (USA, 2021) [2022 SF IndieFest]
At first glance, the feature documentary Cat Daddies is nothing more than a “feel-good” movie that explores the unlikely bond between man and feline. Fortunately,...
36 Deadly Styles (Hong Kong/Taiwan, 1982)
Written and directed by Joseph Kuo, the independent martial arts film 36 Deadly Styles mixes action with drama and comedy. The story centers on Wah-jee...
Schemes in Antiques (China, 2021)
Should you want to become an antique specialist for the Plum Blossom Five organization, you must be prepared to face dramatic double crossings, fist fights...
Gensan Punch (Philippines/Japan, 2021)
Let me cut to the chase, Gensan Punch is Brillante Mendoza’s best work to date. It seems that years of practicing an interrogative approach to...
Inside the Red Brick Wall (Hong Kong, 2020) [YIDFF 2021]
Winner of the 27th Hong Kong Film Critics Society prize for Best Film, Inside the Red Brick Wall is, along with Taking Back the Legislature,...
Wonderful Paradise (Japan, 2020) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]
It’s safe to say that Masashi Yamamoto’s Wonderful Paradise is a nod to the surrealist Luis Bunuel’s eccentricities, especially in The Discreet Charm of the...
The Blue Danube (Japan, 2020) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]
The first thing one will notice with The Blue Danube is the deadpan expression from its actors. But this isn’t the deadpan one can usually...
Double Layered Town / Making a Song to Replace Our Positions (Japan, 2020) [JAPAN CUTS 2021]
From an outsider’s perspective, the destruction inflicted by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami wiped away whole towns, cities, and lives from the landscape of...