Headshot (Thailand, 2011)
The phrase ‘world turned upside down’ is frequently used to describe how a person’s life is dramatically affected by events that are as sudden as...
Life Journeys: Four Thai Films at the Freer
Asian film at the the Freer – Sackler Gallery continues! September will see films from two countries in the region, India and Thailand, at this...
End of the Night (Japan, 2011)
End of the Night is an offbeat Japanese noir that marks the directorial debut of Daisuke Miyazaki following an apprenticeship under Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Although he...
Couples (South Korea, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
Mainstream cinema has the potential to demonstrate both the best and the worst that the medium has to offer. Concerning the latter, any number of...
Lee's Adventure (China, 2011) [PiFan 2012]
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is a powerful narrative that conveys through the use of fantastical imagery the lengths to which a memory of...
Nasi Lemak 2.0 (Malaysia, 2011) [NYAFF 2012]
Singer, songwriter, actor, director, rapper and screenwriter Wee Meng Chee not only directed and wrote the screenplay, but also stars in the low-budget comedy Nasi...
Super Virgin (South Korea, 2012) [PiFan 2012]
Arrested development seems to be the great malady affecting Millennials worldwide. In the post recession, post-#occupyeverywhere, Doomsday prophecy-obsessed world we live in, what’s the point...
Henge (Japan, 2011) [Japan Cuts 2012]
Hajime Ohata’s no-budget shocker Henge clocks in at a mere 54 minutes, but it packs quite a punch. It didn’t win any awards at the...
17th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival at the Smithsonian
In the midst of all of the festival coverage coming in to VCinema from New York and South Korea at the moment, we should also...