Tag: Asia in Focus
Coverage of films from the Asia-Pacific region.
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Review: The Whispering Star (Revelation Film Festival 2016)
REVIEW: Sion Sono’s hypnotic, lo-fi journey through the stars is a wholly unique experience.
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MIFF 2016: Melbourne International Film Festival adds 30 titles direct from Cannes
NEWS: 30 from Cannes!
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SFF 2016: Sydney Film Festival Wrap-Up and Reflections
REVIEWS: This represents our journey through the 12 days of the Sydney Film Festival.
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SFF 2016 Review: What’s In the Darkness
REVIEW: A coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a murder mystery
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SFF 2016 Review: Life After Life
REVIEW: This winner of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Firebird Award misses the tonal mark in this unconventional love story.
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SFF 2016 Review: Oyster Factory
An observational look at life in a small Japanese town, where change is more rapid than the people’s way of life. A lingering shot of a sleeping cat, surrounding by idyllic vistas of the area known as Japan Aegean Sea, belies the tragedy that has fallen Japan since the 2011 tsunami and nuclear accident. Watanabe is…
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SFF 2016 Review: Under the Sun
REVIEW: A film exposes how real the staged North Korea can be.
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Review: The Final Master
REVIEW: A stylish set of street fights in a historical martial arts epic.
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SFF 2015 Review: Haemoo
SFF 2015 REVIEW: A tense film that leans towards the melodramatic, held together by a brilliant performance from Kim Yoon-seok.
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