By Leni De Castro Directed by Thomas Clay The typical scenario of a Western movie: a damsel in distress rescued by a stranger and they live happily ever after. Easy for intellectual digesting, but not […]
Month: June 2016
By Francesco Cerniglia Directed by Paul Tunge Despite a tight run time of 73 minutes and a rather succinct storyline with only two characters, Norwegian filmmaker Paul Tunge manages to keep things moving along at […]
By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Susanna Salonen Funny how a two-week vacation can change and bring about so many things: convictions, prejudices, beliefs and feelings. Susanna Salonen’s Patong Girl tells of the Schroeders’ last holiday […]
By Leni De Castro Expect a degree of excellence in most Thai comedy films. These had to pass through years of evolution to get rid of the cliches and all the borrowed lines, antics and […]
By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Phanumad Disattha, Xaisongkham Induangchanthy, Anysay Keola and Vannaphone Sitthirath Love in its many facets, the Laotian way! Vientiane in Love is a collection of five stories that tackle love in […]
Thai director Tongpong Chantarangkul’s I Carried You Home is a meditative gem of a feature debut that observes the complex emotional repercussions of a woman’s death on her two daughters with tender subtlety and powerful […]