Reviews

Japan

Review: “The Asadas” Snaps a Heartfelt Portrait of a Japanese Photographer and His Family

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Japan

Review: Starring Rinko Kikuchi, “Yoko” Explores Liminal Spaces and Lingering Family Traumas on a Hitchhike Across Japan

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Japan

Review: “During the Rains” Offers Character-Driven Look at Japanese Sex Workers Amidst COVID-19

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Japan

Review: Japanese Movie “Dead Fishes” Depicts Generation Gaps and Poison Plots in a Tokyo Commuter Suburb

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Taiwan

Review: “In the Morning of La Petite Mort” Paints Beautiful but Uneven Narrative Evoking Tsai Ming-liang

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Philippines

Review: “A Very Good Girl” Tells Predictable but Compelling Revenge Story Set in an Unjust World

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Japan

Review: Netflix’s “Yu Yu Hakusho” Struggles with Adapting the Original Story’s Expansive Universe

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Hong Kong

Review: Hong Kong Sci-Fi Movie “Detrimental” Befuddles With Bad Writing, Poor Execution, and…Great Production Values?

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Japan

Review: “The Boy and the Heron” Sees Hayao Miyazaki Returning to the World of Fantasy for a New Adventure and a Bittersweet Farewell

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Bhutan

Review: Bhutan’s “The Monk and the Gun” Is A Warm-Hearted Satire of Modernity and Western Culture

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