Month: July 2013

I’M FLASH! (Japan, 2012)

Written and directed by maverick filmmaker Toshiaki Toyoda, who brought us Monsters Club (2011), a unique vision of the story of the Unabomber, I’M FLASH!...

Drug War (Hong Kong, 2013) [NYAFF 2013]

With the title “Drug War,”  readers wouldn’t be wrong to imagine that Hong Kong’s critically acclaimed director Johnnie To might be delving heavily into cinematic...

Mystery (China, 2012) [NYAFF 2013]

It’s a cliché to state that China’s social landscape is constantly changing, but based on the milieu of Mystery, a few years away from home...

Countdown (2012, Thailand) [NYAFF 2013]

Written and directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya, Countdown follows three young adults from Thailand who are living in New York City. Most of the film takes...