Sunny (Hyeong-Cheol Kang, 2011)

11 years ago

Sunny is at once a coming-of-age film, with detective elements, feminine-pop aesthetics, fleshed-out characters and intricate narrative elements.

Starry Starry Night (Tom Lin, 2011)

11 years ago

Starry Starry Night is a coming-of-age story of love and adventure. And, thanks to some interesting formal elements, it’s an…

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Te-sheng Wei, 2011)

11 years ago

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale is an epic tale about the indigenous people of Taiwan before the encroachment of…

Punch (Han Lee, 2011)

11 years ago

Punch, a Korean drama, will more likely be remembered for the way it adds to the Korean conversation on immigration…

Fists of The White Lotus (Lieh Lo, 1980)

11 years ago

After Executioners from Shaolin, Fists of the White Lotus confronts our heroes with Pai-Mei’s brother hell-bent on exacting revenge for…

Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (Takayuki Hirao, 2012)

11 years ago

Adapted from Junji Ito's manga, Gyo tells the story of a modern-day Japan attacked by poisonous fish with mechanical legs,…

Mitsuko Delivers (Yuya Ishii, 2011)

11 years ago

Mitsuko Delivers is a great beginning to the festival for me, starting with what could be the best acting performance…

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai, 2011)

12 years ago

Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai are two of the best Hong Kong directors of their generation (and To is one…

Underwater Love (Shinji Imaoka, 2011)

12 years ago

Underwater Love serves instead as an odd artistic work on sexuality, the film medium, and the way we’ve been conditioned…

Hello Ghost (Young-tak Kim, 2010)

12 years ago

Hello Ghost is hands-down the best film I’ve seen in 2011, utilizing appealing comedic techniques, and crafting new visual gags…