By David Pountain Tom Waller’s award-winning Thai film, The Last Executioner, takes an unconventionally spiritual approach to a fascinating true story. A decades-spanning account of the life of Chavoret Jaruboon, the final man in his […]
Month: May 2016
Director: Nam Ron Nam Ron’s first mainstream feature, Psiko: Pencuri Hati (Thief of Hearts), is a story about how five people who live parallel lives are drawn to a murder. Just how their lives intertwine […]
By the time any filmmaker has won themselves the Palme d’Or, it’s usually difficult to question their status as one of the big names of world cinema. Trouble is, that flattering reputation may also come […]
Directed by François Ruffin French journalist François Ruffin has cited Michael Moore as a key inspiration for his first foray into feature filmmaking and, much like the latter’s most famous work, the warm, cheeky identity […]
By Leni De Castro Almost every country in Southeast Asia has taken much of its action movie inspiration from Hollywood. Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Kwai Chang Caine, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all created […]
By Amy Dunning Director: Ana Maria Hermida Written and directed by Ana Maria Hermida, The Firefly beautifully explores the different ways in which the human body copes with the grieving process. Beginning with a scene […]