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...
The Fridge (Philippines, 2012) [NYAFF 2013]
Part of the New York Asian Film Festival’s Manila Chronicles: The New Filipino Cinema sidebar, The Fridge is among the new crop of horror movies...
Confession of Murder (South Korea, 2013) [NYAFF 2013]
Sitting down to write a review of Confession of Murder should be a relatively easy thing to do. It’s a film that packs together some...
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...
The Animals (Philippines, 2012) [NYAFF 2013]
The teenagers in Gino M. Santos’ The Animals belong to the 1% of the Philippine social stratosphere, living an American dream that most Americans would...