Continue reading →Accompanied by a low-key jazzy score, this is a light and sensual take on the complications of a past romance.
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Red Dust (1990)
Continue reading →One could maybe marvel at its storytelling efficiency with a 90-minute narrative spanning decades of tumultuous modern Chinese history, but it doesn’t quite know whether to be epic or cheesy in its treatment.
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
This is an absorbing, top-tier Hollywood car racing biopic that dazzles with its technical execution and features one of Christian Bale’s finest performances.
Adam (2019)
Continue reading →A delicate Moroccan film about a homeless pregnant woman seeking shelter in a bakery owned by a dispassionate mother.
C’est la vie, mon cheri (1993)
Continue reading →This is Hong Kong tear-jerking melodrama at its best, boasting a superb performance by Anita Yuen.
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
Continue reading →This is free-form, counter-cultural Japanese cinema at its astonishing best—playful, powerful and brutal all in the same breath.
Horse Thief, The (1986)
Continue reading →This is experimental filmmaking on an epic scale, and also one of the greatest pictures to emerge from China’s Fifth Generation.
Housemaid, The (2010)
A mediocre take on the 1960 original with little substance or sexual tension to boot.
Great Magician, The (2011)
Continue reading →Though backed by a strong cast, this is a movie of two halves with an inconsistent tone.
Yomeddine (2018)
This Egyptian drama has an enriching human story to tell, but the execution is unfortunately sappy and slight.
Eternality Tan 