Film Review: 'Birdshot'
Tenderness and brutality exist side-by-side in "Birdshot," the impressive second feature by young Filipino filmmaker Mikhail Red ("Rekorder"). Intertwining the stories of a farm girl who unwittingly…
Richard Kuipers
Film Review: 'Tokyo Ghoul'
A nerdy college boy is transformed into a half-human, half-monster hybrid in "Tokyo Ghoul," an uneven live-action adaptation of Sui Ishida's hit manga about flesh-eating creatures running amok in an…
BiFan Film Review: 'Jailbreak'
Cambodian commercial cinema takes a big stride forward with "Jailbreak," an exciting, all-out action extravaganza about elite cops trapped in a prison during a mass breakout. Stylishly directed by…
Film Review: 'Mon Mon Mon Monsters'
Teenage bullying and supernatural horror neatly combine in this juicy outing from talented Taiwanese filmmaker Giddens Ko.
BiFan Film Review: 'I'll Just Live in Bando'
A middle-aged actor on the verge of a nervous breakdown is the engaging central character of "I'll Just Live in Bando," the promising feature debut of South Korean indie animator Lee Yong-sun…
BiFan Film Review: 'Bad Black'
"Bad Black" is a deliriously entertaining multi-genre mashup by the self-taught and staggeringly prolific Ugandan filmmaker Nabwana I.G.G. This supercharged mix of pretty good kung-fu, gloriously bad…
Film Review: 'Don't Tell'
The true story of a traumatized young woman who sued the Anglican Church over sexual abuse she suffered as a 12-year-old is dramatized in the quietly powerful Australian feature "Don't Tell."…
Film Review: 'The King's Case Note'
An uneven comedy-adventure about a fictional 15th century Korean king and his faithful assistant who form a Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson-type detective team, "The King's Case Note" is at least a…
Film Review: 'Jasper Jones'
The loss of childhood innocence and the suffocating despair of adulthood come together in "Jasper Jones," a beautifully composed portrait of life in late-'60s small-town Australia. Centered on a…
Film Review: 'Lady of the Lake'
Indian documentary director Haobam Paban Kumar makes a promising transition to narrative features with the fantasy-tinged "Lady of the Lake." Returning to the locale of his 2014 film "Floating Life,"…
Film Review: 'Aroused by Gymnopedies'
Pleasures of the flesh and pains of the soul potently combine in "Aroused by Gymnopedies," a softcore sex drama commissioned by Japanese studio Nikkatsu to mark the 45th anniversary of its "roman…
