FEFF20
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The “found footage” gimmick has thrived in the horror genre, where the narrative is pieced together through recovered fragments of sound and image. But the emergence of FaceTime, Periscope and… Read More
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Joko Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves is a remake of the 1982 Indonesian film of the same name and recalls a host of Hollywood horror classics, including Rosemary’s Baby and Night of… Read More
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Marking the 30th anniversary of South Korea’s June Democracy Movement, 1987: When the Day Comes is the latest politically charged drama to emerge from a country regularly embroiled in government… Read More
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A brutal turf war in Seoul’s Garibong neighbourhood provides the setting for Kang Yoon-seong’s The Outlaws, a gritty police procedural that blends bloody gangland savagery with wicked gallows humour to… Read More
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Chen Kaige’s hugely expensive period supernatural whodunnit boasts incredible sets, expensive CGI but somewhere along the way loses the plot. (at 27:59) Read More
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A botched suicide pact triggers all manner of spooky shenanigans in The Promise, a formulaic yet effective horror film by Thai writer-director Sophon Sakdaphisit. Read my review Read More
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Chapman To writes, directs and stars in this Hong Kong-based karate drama that transforms Stephy Tang from a frivolous starlet into a legitimate martial arts performer. Tang plays the half-Chinese,… Read More
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Far more palatable and slickly handled than its predecessor, Wu Jing directs and stars in this wildly implausible, but thoroughly entertaining action thriller. Packed to the gills with Chinese propaganda,… Read More
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After attracting recognition for his low-budget debut Koala, writer-director Kim Joo-hwan strides confidently into the commercial arena with Midnight Runners. It’s a fast-paced buddy cop thriller that proves the perfect… Read More
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An A-grade student is drawn into a scheme by her rich classmates to cheat on their STIC university entrance exams in this slick Thai crime caper. Read More
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A stirring second world war escape epic featuring some of the biggest names in the South Korean film industry, The Battleship Island is also the most ambitious project yet from… Read More
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A renegade cop takes on the spoilt heir of a family-run conglomerate in Ryoo Seung-wan’s tightly-paced and sharp-witted crime thriller Veteran. Read my review Read More
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