Hiding in the shadows of a bus shelter, the career criminal Zhou (Ge Hu) meets the mysterious Liu Aiai (Kwei Lun-mei). He was expecting his wife. She insists she has come on her behalf. Across the road from a police … Continue reading REVIEW: The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
Leo (Masataka Kubota) is a young amateur boxer who gets knocked out in the ring and diagnosed with a brain tumour. When he meets the drug-addicted sex worker Yuri (Sakurako Kanishi), he gets unwittingly dragged into a drug-smuggling operation involving … Continue reading REVIEW: First Love (2019)
A couple spend a holiday with their eight year-old daughter, only for it to reach an inexplicable and tragic end. Three years later – now in a broken relationship – they go camping in the woods, only to encounter a … Continue reading REVIEW: Koko-Di Koko-Da (2019)
In Brazil’s near-future, the tiny village of Bacurau finds itself closed off from the outside world. It no longer appears on any online maps, mobile phones cannot get any signal, and it is running out of food and water. It … Continue reading REVIEW: Bacurau (2019)
When Irish convict Clare (Aising Franciosi) suffers an unimaginable injustice, she sets out across the Tasmanian wilderness on a quest for revenge. Aiding her on her travels is an Indigenous tracker named Billy (Baykali Ganambarr), who faces personal tragedies of … Continue reading REVIEW: The Nightingale (2018)
Stéphane (Damien Bonnard) kicks off his first day as a member of a Parisian street crime unit with fellow officer Gwada (Djibril Zonga) and arrogant commanding officer Chris (Alexis Manenti). They are tasked with patrolling the community of the notorious … Continue reading REVIEW: Les Misérables (2019)
Eunhee (Park Ji-hu) is a 14 year-old Korean girl living in a troubled household. Her parents fight too much, and her brother keeps violently bullying her. Soon it seems as if her only hope comes from the Chinese teacher from … Continue reading REVIEW: House of Hummingbird (2018)
Luo Hongwu (Huang Jue) returns home to the Chinese city of Kaili, 10 years after he abandoned Kaizhen (Tang Wei). His return reminds him of his late friend Wildcat, and inspires him to find Kaizhen once more. Bi Gan made … Continue reading REVIEW: Long Day’s Journey into Night (2018)
In the Chinese town of Fuyang, an extended family of four brothers go about their day-to-day lives. Over the course of four seasons, they face challenges of work, the pressures of making ends meet, and the declining health of their … Continue reading REVIEW: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019)
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