Tokyo! (France/Japan, 2008) [Tokyo Stories]
Taken as a whole, there does not seem to be any connecting points between the three films featured in the anthology Tokyo!, which was produced...
Parasite (South Korea, 2019)
An unfortunate truth of the movie culture is that constant buzz can often backfire. It happens every year. There are always one or two films...
Mother (South Korea, 2009)
Bong Joon-ho’s sombre follow-up to the frenetic and adrenaline-filled The Host (2006) deals with some stark subject matter. However, there are some admirable streaks of...
Best of Asian Cinema in 2014
As the year draws to a close, the time has come for VCinema contributors to take a look back at 2014 and select their Asian...
The Host (South Korea, 2006)
At the time of production, The Host was the most expensive film in the history of the South Korean film industry with an estimated budget...