The Butcher’s Blade Review
Chinese direct‑to‑video (DTV) action films on platforms like iQIYI dominate action‑film X whenever a new title drops. Pushing the boundaries...
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Ciao UFO Review
Ciao UFO opens with an urban legend, which is usually entangled with the horror genre. While not all of them...
Watch New UK Trailer For Erupcja Starring Charli XCX
Vertigo Releasing have dropped the new official Trailer for the wildly romantic indie Erupcja starring Charli XCX. Teasing our musician...
Kokuho Review
Japanese performing arts are becoming increasingly well-known due to greater media exposure and accessibility. Rakugo, for example, gained widespread attention...
Colours of Time Review
There’s something quietly audacious about how Colours of Time begins. We’re immediately met with close-up images of Monet’s paintings inside...
Akira Review
What do Jordan Peele’s Nope, Nisemonogatari, and Batman: The Animated Series have in common? Beyond all being great pieces of...
The Blue Trail Review
Dystopian films often lean towards being bleak or overtly apocalyptic, but The Blue Trail presents its world very differently. Gabriel...
Sunshine Women’s Choir Review
In what might be a surprising revelation, given that most of my film career has been spent discussing East Asian...
The Stranger (L’Étranger) Review
Albert Camus’ The Outsider, or The Stranger (or L’Étranger) has long been considered difficult, if not outright impossible, to adapt....
Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe Review
About six months ago, The Shadow’s Edge landed on our screens and was easily one of the best Jackie Chan...
Humint Review
From a government perspective, the greatest security threat often comes not from external actors but from within. Staff who already...
Hard Boiled 4K Review (Arrow)
Even if you haven’t seen Hard Boiled, you’ve almost certainly seen the promotional image of Chow Yun-Fat, decked out in...
First Trailer for Kore-eda’s Sci-Fi Sheep in the Box
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda is back with two new narrative features in 2026, and the trailer for his latest film...
Dream of Another Summer Review (CPH:DOX 2026)
I’ve always thought of Beirut—with the cliffs framing it, the rocks at its feet, and the horizon somewhere behind high-rise...