This is Sanlitun (China/Iceland, 2013)
Located in Beijing’s bustling Chaoyang District, the Sanlitun area is home to the city’s ever-growing expatriate community due to its vibrant nightlife and proximity to...
New World (Japan, 2011)
An accelerated China and a stagnant Japan intersect in New World, an engaging exploration of cultural exchange from pan-Asian filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. Mostly located...
Next Goal Wins (American Samoa/UK, 2014)
The sports film or documentary of the losing athlete, the losing team, is a genre within itself. We can’t all be winners and we often...
Cold Fish (Japan, 2010)
The behind the scenes activities of a fish shop may not sound like suitable subject matter for a shocking crime thriller, but the cruelly compelling...
The Raid 2: Berandal (Indonesia, 2014)
There are films you anticipate so much that by the time you watch them, there is no way on earth it can match the expectations...
Black Coal, Thin Ice (China, 2014)
The surprise winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival, Black Coal, Thin Ice marks a belated breakthrough for writer-director Diao Yinan following...
Accident (Hong Kong, 2009)
Stamped with the Milky Way seal of approval and coming from a director on a hot streak of strange, brutal but unique films, Accident sets to...
Personal Tailor (China, 2013)
Swiftly getting back behind the camera following an unusually muted reception for his historical drama Back to 1942 (2012), perennial crowd-pleaser Feng Xiaogang returns to...