Madeline Choi reviews Kim Jong Kwan’s anthology exploration of grief and artistic creation. A meditation on modern loneliness, director and screenwriter Kim Jong Kwan’s character-driven …
LKFF 2021: ‘Shades of the Heart’ Review
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LEAFF 2021: ‘Stars Await Us’ Review
LEAFF 2021 celebrates its sixth year with a programme of thirty films from celebrated and debut filmmakers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to bring …
Sundance 2021: ‘In the Same Breath’ Review
Trigger Warning: This review concerns a documentary on the COVID-19 pandemic and may contain distressing content to some readers. Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety considers a documentary …
London East Asia Film Festival: ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
London East Asia Film Festival: ‘Better Days’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
‘So Long, My Son’ Review
Ellie Lachs reviews Wang Xiaoshuai’s emotional family epic. Wang Xiaoshuai’s newest film So Long, My Son is a slow burner to say the least. The …
Venice Film Festival: ‘Shadow’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the 75th Venice International Film Festival (29 August – 8 September), diving into the myriad of films …