Happyend Review (2024 Toronto Film Festival)
As an anime and Japanese cinema enthusiast, you’d think Japan would be a paradise for me. Anime is splashed across...
Robert Ewing
Rob is a freelance film critic and writer who specialises in Anime and Asian cinema. I have adored film since a young age, having watched films that were far too old for me, such as RoboCop, Die Hard, and Hot Tub Time Machine, to discovering the heights of foreign cinema through films like Headhunters and Battle Royale.
Growing up with such a diverse catalogue of films that I cherished sparked my desire to discuss them. This passion eventually led me to become a reviewer. Dissecting films, speaking to filmmakers I admire, and showcasing the best of Asian and anime cinema is how I live my best and truest life.
Riff Raff Review
Have you ever watched a film that feels deeply inoffensive in terms of quality while you're watching it, and when...
The Last Of The Sea Women Review
Documentaries, to put it bluntly, are not my cup of tea. I usually find them long and mundane, and after...
The Shadow Strays Review
The Indonesian action renaissance has been in full swing since The Raid exploded in popularity, making names out of Gareth...
Eden Review (2024 Toronto Film Festival)
Ron Howard will unquestionably go down as one of the best directors of our time, having directed landmark titles like...
Escape from the 21st Century Review
Time travel, as a fundamental concept, can often be described as illogical. Different films tackle the idea with various rules...
An Unfinished Film Review (2024 Toronto Film Festival)
Looking back over the last ten years, I realize there are many projects I started but never finished. I feel...
Flow Review (2024 Toronto Film Festival)
Nature is a thing of sheer wonder and beauty. Observing how animals live in our world, we often have no...
Harbin Review
Political thrillers are, by nature, tales of espionage and edge-of-your-seat tension. I feel you cannot have one without the other....
TIFF 2024 Review – I The Executioner (ë² í…Œëž‘ 2024)
If you know me, you know that South Korean action thrillers are my bread and butter. It's a genre of...
Toronto International Film Festival – 2024 – Preview
Award season is fast approaching, and the success of films at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) can be an...
Interview – Guan Hu Discuss Black Dog
East Asian cinema is a genre I deeply love. While I don't consider myself an expert, I'm passionate about it...
Interview – Nina Conti and Shenoah Allan discuss Sunlight
It is 11 a.m. on Friday, August 16th, and I am sitting in the Castle Suites of the Caledonian Hotel...
Interview – Greg Kwedar discusses Sing Sing
When someone mentions the infamous Sing Sing prison in New York, the image you conjure up in your mind might...