Written by Anna Harrison 55/100 The premise for King Knight brims with promise: Matthew Gray Gubler stars as Thorn, the leader of a modern-day witch coven in California, but when his “life partner,” Willow (Angela Sarafyan), unearths a secret from … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams 86/100 Honor is what we all search for at some point in our lives. Whether this is honor in your work, family, or hobbies, there is something we all desire honor in. Our first look at … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 66/100 One of the most exciting features to be shown at this year’s New York Asian Film Festival is the free retrospective screening of New Dragon Gate Inn. The film will be shown outdoors on August … Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams 97/100 “We’re all gonna die”Bloodsport “I hope so”Polka-Dot Man “Oh for fucks sake”Bloodsport This interaction between Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) tells you all you need to know about James Gunn’s The Suicide … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 73/100 “It takes hundreds of years for a tree to grow. But just minutes to cut it down.” Those are words said by Linzi (Eric Wang) which serves as a thesis for Jingling Cao’s feature debut, … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 52/100 Under the Open Sky is the disappointing feature from Miwa Nishikawa attempting to explore the difficulties an ex-convict faces as he tries to integrate back into society. That ex-convict is Mikami (Koji Yakusho), a former … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEsoGXOH1Nw Three Rounds with the Boxing Films at the New York Asian Film Festival Boxing as a metaphor for daily struggle, pain and resistance has been a cinematic tradition going all the way back to Wallace … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 43/100 John and the Hole is the tantalizing debut feature of Spanish filmmaker Pascual Sisto and one of the most divisive films out of this year’s Sundance. Filmed with a cold resolve bordering on absurdism, the … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 55/100 We’ve grown accustomed to a certain type of spectacle propaganda film coming out of East and Southeast Asia in the last 10-15 years. Slowly the ante for such films from China has increased alongside it’s … Continue reading.
You can visit Fantasia Virtually or In-Person this year https://youtu.be/_x_Fbq5lD1w Fantasia 2021 will run August 5 -25 with, as usual, a fascinating selection of genre films, talks, and experiences. In the video above, I got my friend and fellow movie … Continue reading.
