Dir: Pakphum Wongjinda By: Oliver Thom “If they don’t buy it…Well, screw ’em!” The script to Pakphum Wingjinda’s Possessed must read like a checklist of horror movie clichés – but its okay, because that’s kind of […]
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Dir: Koji Fukada By: Sarah Jilani Reminiscent in tone to a mix of Franí§oise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse and Eric Rohmer’s A Summer’s Tale, Japanese director Fukada’s gentle coming-of-age film takes place at the end of a […]
By Laura Saxton Directed by Sranya Noithai She: their love story is a film inspired by true stories of Thai women. Writer and director Sranya Noithai displays two unrelated yet similarly diverse love stories that provoke […]
Dir: Visra Vichit Vadakan Karaoke Girl, a debut feature film by a Thai female director Visra Vichit Vadakan, stands out as a story of an escort girl in Bangkok, told without moralizing or reproach. In […]
Dir: Joon-ho Bong The Host is a brilliant creature feature set in Soeul by the Han River, the original title being Gwoemul which translates directly to “Monster”. Directed and co-written by Joon-ho Bong, also known for “Mother” and […]
Director: Flora Lau By William Page Flora Lau’s feature debut explores a number of socio-economic issues and problems affecting people who have to cross the Bends between the seemingly similar, yet in reality rather different, worlds […]