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After an eight-year hiatus by prolific South Korean auteur Lee Chang Dong, his latest film presents a familiar theme of frustration that pays off in full-blown rage. Continue reading Burning

After eight films with a palpable possibility of seeing a ninth, Jigsaw could use good talent to help strengthen its reboot ambition. Continue reading Jigsaw

A Tale of Love and Darkness is exactly what its title represents – a sad story of how a woman was failed by love and happiness in a lifetime veiled by darkness during miserable times of unrest. Continue reading A Tale of Love and Darkness

Just like how the film title suggests, The Disappointments Room is full of disappointment and should be left locked forever within the minds of the filmmakers with the key thrown away for good. Continue reading The Disappointments Room

A provocative yet sickly therapeutic production that challenges the current Taiwanese cinema boundaries to evoke thoughts and emotions about people and their correlation with their sanity (or lack thereof). Continue reading The Tenants Downstairs

A celebration of Hong Kong filmmaker Dante Lam and his return to explosive genre territories that should be well appreciated by most viewers despite lacking in the grounds of narrative and psychological thrills. Continue reading Operation Mekong

Seoul Station is a stark reminder and reflection of what people are capable of – a community that needs to watch out for one another amidst respective individual pursuit of goals and ambitions. Continue reading Seoul Station

Deepwater Horizon came out as a decent redemption to the tragedy as a film that not only delivers in style but also substance. Continue reading Deepwater Horizon

The 9th Life of Louis Drax attempts to bring out the wicked nature of humanity by juxtaposing it against calming appearances that can be deceiving. Never judge a book by its cover. Continue reading The 9th Life of Louis Drax

S Storm has tons of missed opportunities and shortfalls to even be taken seriously by viewers despite its serious thematic subject. No one knows the rationale behind the film title. Continue reading S Storm