Look Back Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
In 2024, we were blessed with a faithful anime adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s one‑shot manga Look Back. Taking the world...
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Children Untold Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Post‑war Japan is a fascinating era to explore through cinema. Countless films have examined this period. Whether it’s Godzilla confronting...
How Movie Merch Went Digital and Changed Film Fandom
For decades, showing love for a favorite film meant buying a poster, a t-shirt, or maybe a limited-edition action figure...
Drifter Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Sung Kang is arguably one of the most iconic Asian American actors working today. He broke onto the scene in...
Arrested Memory Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Over the last decade, the action landscape in East Asia has drastically changed. What once felt like a forgotten relic...
We Are All Strangers Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
At some point in our lives, the people we know as friends, family, or colleagues were once strangers. They were...
Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
One of Japan’s most infamous directors is Takashi Miike. Having directed over 100 films, ranging from his horror masterpiece Audition...
The Last Photograph Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
When you think of loud, unapologetic maximalist filmmakers, Zack Snyder is probably the first to come to mind. From his debut, remaking...
Paradise Lost Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Yeon Sang-ho is pumping out films left, right, and centre these days. This is his fourth film in the last...
Inherit Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Horror is a genre like any other, riddled with clichés and tropes that can make a project feel inherently formulaic....
Ah Girl Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
I think many people never truly had a ‘normal’ childhood, especially since normal is entirely subjective. For some, it means...
The World Before Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Teenage love and desire are complex, and they often feel like a strangely taboo subject within film and television. The...
Viva Carmen Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Viva Carmen reframes one of the most important operas of all time. Opera as an art form has existed for...
The Assassin(s) Review (2026 Toronto Film Festival)
Freedom of the press is a core pillar of a healthy democracy; without truth, governments and corporations can control the...