Fantasia

Honeymoon (Leigh Janiak, 2014)

Honeymoon is like the edge of a blade, which could turn out quite dull or sharp as hell. Riding that…

10 years ago

Live (Noboru Iguchi, 2014)

What is most impressive with Live is its infectious energy.Every death, every plot point is sacrificed to the cinematic experience.

10 years ago

Fantasia 2013 bits IV

Reviews bits of the Fantasia Film Festival.

11 years ago

Fantasia 2013 bits III

Reviews bits of the Fantasia Film Festival.

11 years ago

Fantasia 2013 bits II

Reviews bits of the Fantasia Film Festival.

11 years ago

Fantasia 2013 bits I

Reviews bits of the Fantasia Film Festival.

11 years ago

The Lady Assassin (Quang Dung Nguyen, 2013)

The Lady Assassin, a martial arts blockbuster, is my first Vietnamese film. A light Sunday night screening at this year’s…

11 years ago

Ip Man: The Final Fight (Herman Yau, 2013)

Ip Man: The Final Fight is centred around an ensemble cast of characters including Ip Man’s first students, so we…

11 years ago

Key of Life (Kenji Uchida, 2012)

Key of Life’s premise is very close to Rough Cut’s (Hun Jang, 2008). It effectively mixes comedy and drama, resulting…

11 years ago

Drug War (Johnny To, 2012)

Drug War's writing is sharp and gripping, surprising us at every turn, setting up great action scenes, brilliantly directed by…

11 years ago