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The Films of Bong Joon-ho Ranked

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho made history at the Cannes Film Festival last month when his new movie, Parasite , became the first from his homeland to win the Palme… Read More
10 Best Japanese Godzilla Sequels

Sixty-five years after the release of Godzilla, nothing has withered the impact or influence of this atomic-fuelled Japanese masterpiece. Conceived as a direct response to King Kong, which enjoyed a… Read More
Anthony Wong Interview

Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang was the toast of northern Italy this month, when he received the Golden Mulberry award for outstanding achievement at the 21st Far East Film… Read More
Summer 2019 Preview

With the release of Avengers: Endgame this week, summer season has arrived in earnest. From now until the end of August, cinemas will be packed with the biggest, most audacious… Read More
Best Caregiver Movies

Three of this week’s new releases in Hong Kong cinemas focus on the strained relationships between elderly or disabled patients and their hired help. In Oliver Chan Siu-kuen’s debut Still… Read More
HKIFF 2019 Preview

Boasting more than 230 films from 63 different countries, the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival kicks off on March 18. A 15-day celebration of the very best in world… Read More
10 biggest Asian snubs for Best Foreign Language Oscar of the last decade

This weekend, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma will make Oscars history if it becomes the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Should it do so, the Oscar… Read More
The Films of Luca Guadagnino Ranked

In 2017, Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino achieved worldwide recognition for his coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name, which earned four Academy Award nominations and made a star of its… Read More
5 Classic Asian Terminal Illness Romances

More Than Blue, the Taiwanese remake of the 2009 South Korean tear-jerker, is sending audiences reaching for the Kleenex once again. It stars Jasper Liu Yi-hao as a young man… Read More
Lee Chang-dong’s Films Ranked

Arguably the most celebrated filmmaker working in South Korea, Lee Chang-dong came to the art form relatively late. The acclaimed playwright, theatre director and novelist penned his first screenplay in… Read More
My Top 10 of 2018

Another year over, and another 10 films to hold aloft above all others. Enjoy! Download the podcast (at 18:30) Read More
Nicolas Cage Interview

After 40 years and close to 100 acting credits, Nicolas Cage is more prolific than ever. The Oscar winner, who turns 55 next month, was in Macau last weekend serving… Read More
10 Films to See at Macau 2018

Now in its third year, the International Film Festival and Awards Macao runs from December 8 to 14 and is an exciting addition to the film calendar. It offers local… Read More
Five Best Thanksgiving Movies

Ah Thanksgiving, that quintessential American holiday when families are compelled to contend with the year’s harshest weather to make it home and engage in drunken arguments with their relatives. True… Read More
HKAFF 2018 Preview

Now in its 15th year, the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival continues to shine a spotlight on promising new filmmakers from the region, as well as showcase the latest works… Read More
John Cho’s 10 Best Roles

This week sees the Hong Kong release of cyber-thriller Searching, in which he plays a desperate father whose search for his missing daughter plays out entirely on computer screens. It… Read More
The Silent Revolution

Directed by Lars Kraume, The Silent Revolution has been selected as the opening film of the KINO/18 German Film Festival. It tells the story of a class of high school… Read More
12 Best Sea Monster Movies

“Beneath this glassy surface, a world of gliding monsters,” goes a line in the 1999 film Deep Blue Sea. Our fascination with the ocean has long struck a balance between… Read More