Samjin Company English Class, directed by Lee Jong-pil, is a comedic drama featured in the 2021 New York Asian Film Festival. The captivating film follows …
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The Prayer: Film Review
The Prayer, directed by Min Kyu-dong, explores a dystopian world where sick patients are cared for by artificially intelligent androids, designed to look like their …
The Silent Forest: Taiwanese thriller tackles tough and troubling topics
Appearing in this year’s New York Asian Film Festival lineup is Chen-Nien Ko’s 2020 film, The Silent Forest, based on a real life scandal at …
Midnight: Film Review
Imagine needing to scream for help, but being unable to speak or hear. This was the disturbing reality for one deaf woman, Kyungmi (played by …
Interview with Mike Angelo on The Misfits
The Misfits follows a ragtag bunch of good-willed misfits who recruit renowned international thief, Richard Pace (Pierce Brosnan), to infiltrate a maximum-security prison and pull …
Taipei Suicide Story: Film Review
If we dealt with death in a more systematic way, would it be easier to accept and handle? Taipei Suicide Story introduces a world where …
Drive All Night, a deep dive into Peter Hsieh’s surrealistic neo-noir film
Featured at CAAMFest 2021, Drive All Night is Peter Hsieh’s first full feature film, having mainly written theatrical plays in his past decade of work. …
LINSANITY, Evan Jackson Leong’s biographical documentary on the Asian-American NBA star behind the phenomenon
First shown at CAAMFest 2013, Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary LINSANITY was featured again this year as part of the film festival’s retrospective series. Whether you’re …
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, An Environmental and Cultural Memoir
Visitors at Manzanar, California today will find a desert-like landscape dotted with low brush as far as the eye can see, punctuated only by the …
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir: Film Review
A combination of photos, voiceovers of Tan’s writing, and recollections of the past, Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir looks at the story behind the story: at …