Continue reading →One of 2019’s most impressive films, this is full-throttle filmmaking with both substance and style, backed by an incredible performance by 11-year old Helena Zengel.
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Third Wife, The (2018)
Continue reading →A sensual debut feature from Vietnam that explores the impact of an ultra-patriarchal community on its sufferable women, with beautiful and naturalistic cinematography to boot.
Night Comes for Us, The (2018)
For genre fans only, this nauseatingly violent and gory organised crime slice/shoot-‘em up delivers what it promises.
Kuei Mei, a Woman (1985)
A solidly-acted story of one woman trying to raise her family despite all odds, in what could be Taiwan New Cinema director Chang Yi’s finest work.
Dead Pigs (2018)
Continue reading →Clearly an ambitious first feature, and it mostly hits the right spots in this ‘Magnolia’-inspired ensemble drama about China at the crossroads of modernity.
Guilty, The (2018)
This high-concept thriller set in an emergency call room, and in real-time, delivers the requisite tension with just words over the phone.
Moment of Truth, The (1965)
Continue reading →Rosi’s shot-in-Spain film could be one of the finest works about bullfighting ever made despite a conventional rags-to-riches narrative.
Diamantino (2018)
This highly-original film has moments to savour, but its hammy execution doesn’t make for a satisfying watch.
Kuroneko (1968)
Continue reading →A black-and-white samurai-cum-ghost movie with a thin storyline but effective in its consistent capture of an eerie if alluring visual tone.
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2018)
Continue reading →Difficult to connect emotionally, though it features a technical masterclass in a nearly hour-long 3D sequence-shot that must be experienced on the big screen.
Eternality Tan 