Documentary "The Homeless" offers a valuable look at the lives of unhoused individuals in China, but with deficiencies in storytelling Read More
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Set in Yunnan, "As the Water Flows" offers a view across three generations of a family with humanistic warmth and strong character acting Read More
Fly-on-the-wall documentary “Obedience” turns the lives of Hong Kong’s elderly garbage collectors into quiet and balanced poetry Read More
Indie Hong Kong film "Queerpanorama" explores an unnamed protagonist's identity amidst echoes of the city’s 2019 pro-democracy protests Read More
Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima (of “Drive My Car”) and Gwei Lun-mei, the Japan-produced but English-language “Dear Stranger” stumbles with a choppy script Read More
The sophomore effort of director Hiroshi Okuyama, "My Sunshine" proves a noteworthy entry in contemporary Japanese cinema, and puts Okuyama on the map Read More
Pigsy is an inventive, CGI-animated take on Journey to the West. The movie is set in a futuristic city-state in which a technologically advanced “New World” development scheme is soon to be launched, and which selects those who contribute the most to society to become its residents. Protagonist Pigsy works for the developer of the “New World” but is not selected himself Read More
The PTS documentary Strangers and Their Babies is director Asio Liu’s latest look at unexplored periods in Taiwan’s history that link it to Southeast Asia Read More
While those highly familiar with famed Chinese American actress Lisa Lu might appreciate the documentary, "Lisa Lu Plays Herself" will likely confuse more mainstream viewers Read More
Following international buzz over 2019’s "A Sun", Taiwanese director Chung Mong-hung unfortunately stumbles with his 2024 film "The Embers" Read More
For all the enthusiasm around the release of Zero Day Attack, the first two episodes prove a mixed bag. This can be attributed to that the TV series is an anthology, with a different director for each episode. But two episodes in, Zero Day Attack has strong potential to improve–or sink into the murk Read More
Hong Kong’s first crowdfunded movie “Smashing Frank” has an intriguing premise but less impressive execution Read More