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REVIEW: Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

December 30, 2020 Grant Watson

Two young men share a forbidden romance in Your Name Engraved Herein, the latest in a string of queer films emerging from the Chinese-speaking world. While LGBTIQ cinema has been evident in the region for many years, including a range of … Continue reading REVIEW: Your Name Engraved Herein (2020)

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REVIEW: Good-bye (2020)

March 15, 2020 Grant Watson

Sakura (Mayuko Fukuda) lives with her mother in suburban Japan. Having recently quit an unsatisfying job, she makes a temporary living filling in at a local nursery school. After making a connection with one of the students, she then meets … Continue reading REVIEW: Good-bye (2020)

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REVIEW: Sunshine Family (2019)

March 15, 2020 Grant Watson

A family of Filipino immigrants living in Seoul have their lives thrown into disarray when their father Don (Nonie Buencamino) hits and kills a pedestrian while driving home. While Don angsts over whether or not to give himself up to … Continue reading REVIEW: Sunshine Family (2019)

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REVIEW: On the Edge of Their Seats (2020)

March 11, 2020March 14, 2020 Grant Watson

On a hot summer day, East Iruma High is losing the first game of the high school baseball championship. In the bleachers sit drama class enthusiasts Yasuda and Tamiya, both struggling to understand the game, former baseball team member Fujino, … Continue reading REVIEW: On the Edge of Their Seats (2020)

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REVIEW: Woman of the Photographs (2020)

March 10, 2020 Grant Watson

A silent and mild-mannered photographer drives into the woods to capture pictures of the local insect life – only for an Instagram model to fall out of a nearby tree. It reads like the opening to some kind of over-the-top … Continue reading REVIEW: Woman of the Photographs (2020)

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REVIEW: Heavy Craving (2019)

March 9, 2020 Grant Watson

Ying-juan (Tsai Jia-yin) is a 30 year-old woman, still living with her mother and working as a cook at her mother’s child care centre. She is overweight: the children at her workplace tease her, neighbours resent and bully her, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Heavy Craving (2019)

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REVIEW: The Modern Lovers (2020)

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 Grant Watson

Tatsuo (Ryu Morioka) has long since abandoned life in Tokyo and his dreams of becoming an independent filmmaker. He is married, works a stable office job, and lives in the Kanto countryside. When his college girlfriend Marina (Nanami Kawakami) unexpectedly … Continue reading REVIEW: The Modern Lovers (2020)

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