Ivana Wong’s new vehicle (pun intended I’m not sorry) is a genre hybrid following a recently dumped woman trying to find a new path in life. Luckily, there’s a lot more going for the film than simply Ivana Wong’s presence in the lead role. Ostensibly a romantic drama, the film branches out into extended comedicContinue reading “The Calling of a Bus Driver”
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My Missing Valentine (2020)
Chen Yu-Hsun’s latest masterpiece celebrates the connections we make with people and the often-delayed realizations that those connections exist. Yang Hsiao-Chi is a young woman who, for her entire life, has always moved one second faster than everyone else. While she has learned to cope with it, for the most part, she worries that beingContinue reading “My Missing Valentine (2020)”
The Woman Who Left
I will eventually upload the rest of my other reviews that I’ve been sitting on, but I’m trying to catch up on HK cinema and doing the whole new year cleaning thing which isn’t actually a thing because I just made it up. Pinoy filmmaker Lav Diaz might be best known in film circles forContinue reading “The Woman Who Left”
Favourite albums of 2020
1. Squirrel Flower – I Was Born Swimming2. Paul Weller – On Sunset3. Squarepusher – Be Up a Hello4. Band À Part – Templos y Neones5. Autechre – Sign/Plus6. Oneohtrix Point Never – Magic Oneohtrix Point Never7. Future Islands – As Long as You Are8. Into It. Over It. – Figure9. Idles – Ultra Mono10.Continue reading “Favourite albums of 2020”
House of Hummingbird
Devastating, beautiful. One of those films that I believe are the reason cinema exists, and this was Bora Kim’s feature-length writing and directing debut! I also won’t be reviewing this because I don’t feel it’s appropriate to score a film of this nature. It reminded me of The World of Us, though, which is anotherContinue reading “House of Hummingbird”
Better Days
I picked up the Better Days blu-ray from WellGo USA, because the film got some buzz at the Hong Kong Film Awards and I was excitedly waiting for a US release. Let me tell you this movie was rough. It was great, but damn. Still, probably the best Chinese film I’ve seen since Mountains MayContinue reading “Better Days”
Made In Italy and the Summer of IFC Films
I finally had the chance to sit down and watch the wonderful Made In Italy last night, written and directed by James D’Arcy and starring Liam Neeson and his son Micheál Richardson. I won’t be reviewing the film, out of respect for the catharsis it provided the two actors, but I will say it holdsContinue reading “Made In Italy and the Summer of IFC Films”
On Michael Imperioli
I’ve always liked Michael Imperioli. I started to *really* like him, however, when I was watching some featurettes from The Sopranos; the cast were asked their favorite mob film. A majority of the cast, naturally, responded without hesitation that it was Marty Scorsese’s Goodfellas, which is undoubtedly and obviously a great film. A couple saidContinue reading “On Michael Imperioli”
Chungking Express
This was an assignment for class but I’m sharing it here because I put effort into it. Wong Kar Wai’s 1994 opus Chungking Express is essentially two films in one with seemingly very little connection. The first part follows a police officer pining for a lost love although he soon becomes obsessed with a femaleContinue reading “Chungking Express”
10 Favorite Black and White Films 2010-2019
Blancanieves, dir. by Pablo Berger (2012, Spain) The Great Buddha+, dir. by Huang Hsin Yao (2017, Taiwan) The Turin Horse, dir. by Béla Tarr (2011, Hungary) Vazante, dir. by Daniela Thomas (2017, Brazil) The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, dir. by Juho Kuosmanen (2016, Finland) Hard to Be a God, dir. byContinue reading “10 Favorite Black and White Films 2010-2019”
The Seeming and the Meaning 