Written by Taylor Baker "Through riveting specificity July Jung’s “Next Sohee” has created a powerful criticism of South Korean institutional failings. Making it one of the best sophomore films of the year, and the indelible result of a bonafide filmmaker."… Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "Movies are hard to make with the high barrier of entry often being the biggest hurdle to making a career of it. That is why it is always heartening to see a film festival like Tribeca … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "It’s hard to write about films like Paul Sprangers’ “Smile or Hug”—not because it’s so bad it leaves you speechless, but neither because it’s so good there is nothing to comment on..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "The technical failings behind the camera begin with Keng-Ming Chang’s screenplay who speaks in riddles and half-truths in the dialogue between characters, which means exposition is rarely thrown at us, but it also means there is … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "There is an enormous pleasure to be found in the low-budget aesthetic of the Hong Kong wuxia movies of the 1970s and 1980s. Studios like Shaw Brothers were able to make low-budget action-adventure films at a … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "The film neatly follows a lot of the tropes of an emotional teen drama so it's easy to understand why “Don’t Make Me Go” decides to go with its twist ending. The film written by a … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Athayde "...“Two Sisters and a Husband,” who also co-wrote with Shilpa Srivastava, is a melodrama that explores an ethically non-monogamous relationship about a throuple on the run. It tells the story of Rajat (Dinker Sharma), a hotel … Continue reading.
"Taylor Baker is joined by Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Todd Pengelly from ForReel, who are also covering the festival remotely. They discuss some festival favorites playing at Fantasia that they've seen on the festival circuit this year, and also talk about..."… Continue reading.
Written by Alexander Reams "Baumane’s creative decision to do the film in an animated style worked in its favor throughout, using animation to evoke and demonstrate feelings that we as humans can comprehend, though they’re hard to describe. Baumane beautifully … Continue reading.
Written by Raúl Mendoza ""Fifth of June” has an interesting approach that blends the lines of documentary and narrative. In Humberto Flores’ film, we follow a group of young protesters who are kidnapped by off-duty police officers disguised as civilians. … Continue reading.
