It is an ancient custom of the Xhosa people in South Africa that boys who have grown to a certain age are sent into secluded camps for several weeks where they undergo a circumcision ritual […]
Author: David Pountain
Director: Shiraishi Kazuya Far East Film Festival review One of the first shots of Shiraishi Kazuya’s new yakuza thriller is a close-up of a pig’s anus as it pushes out a turd. Things don’t get […]
Director: Moon So-ri Far East Film Festival review Famed Korean actress Moon So-ri (Oasis, The Handmaiden) has likely been taking notes from her former collaborator Hong Sang-soo for her terrific directorial feature debut The Running Actress, […]
Director: Yim Soon-rye Far East Film Festival review Little Forest is an understated drama about a young woman taking shelter from the pressures and disappointments of life, and it is likely that Yim Soon-rye’s tranquil feature will […]
Director: Nam Ron Far East Film Festival review Nam Ron’s Crossroads: One Two Jaga is a noirish hyperlink film where the interconnectivity of its characters’ lives carries grim moral implications. The violence and corruption that […]
Director: Rene Eller Hong Kong International Film & TV Market review There’s a borderline-paradox underlying the cynical worldview of We that begins with the film’s vaguely ominous title. On the one hand, Rene Eller’s bold and sinister […]