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Tag Archives: NYAFF
Review: The White Storm 2: Drug Lords – NYAFF 2019
This is some classic Hong Kong bullshit right here. I saw the original White Storm a while back, but I’m pretty sure this has nothing to do with it. Instead, Herman Yau sets up a wild grudge match between former … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Lau, Herman Yau, Hong Kong, Louis Koo, NYAFF, NYAFF 2019
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Review: Fly Me to the Saitama (Japan 2019) – NYAFF 2019
I fucking loved this movie. Perhaps the campiest thing I’ve seen in years, this boys-love Romeo and Juliet fable of a Rococo oppressive Tokyo dominating its lame bedroom suburb neighbor Saitama (imagine if folks from New Jersey needed visas just … Continue reading
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Tagged Fuji Nikaido, Gackt, Hideki Takeuchi, Japan, NYAFF, NYAFF 2019
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CSB Interview with Kanata Wolf, Director of Smokin’ On the Moon – NYAFF 2018
Kanata Wolf’s first film, Smokin’ On the Moon (Japan 2017) had its International Premiere as part of the 17th New York Asian Film Festival. The film stars Arata Iura and Ryo Narita as two aimless thirty-somethings, living weed-filled blissful lives … Continue reading
Review: Premika (Thailand 2017) – NYAFF 2018
Those in the mood for midnight movie fare need look no further than Premika, an absolutely bugnuts karaoke-themed horror movie out of Thailand. It’s funny, it’s gross, and it’s even a bit heartbreaking. Premika is gonzo filmmaking at its best, … Continue reading
Review: The Big Call (China/HK 2017) – NYAFF 2018
The Big Call, the latest from Oxide Pang, is so hilariously overwrought (even by Hong Kong standards) for its subject matter that I spent most of the first half of the movie convinced it was a sly parody. No such … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, China, Gwei Lun-mei, Hong Kong, Joseph Chang, NYAFF, Oxide Pang
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CSB Interview with Richard V. Somes, Director of We Will Not Die Tonight – NYAFF 2018
Richard V. Somes’s film, We Will Not Die Tonight (Philippines 2018) has its World Premiere tonight, June 29, as part of the 17th New York Asian Film Festival. The film stars Erich Gonzales as Kray, a down-on-her-luck stuntwoman who stumbles … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, Erich Gonzales, NYAFF, Phillippines, Richard Somes
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Review: Dynamite Graffiti (Japan 2018) – NYAFF 2018
The 17th New York Asian Film Festival kicks off tonight at Lincoln Center and I could not be more excited. I’ve been coming to Subway Cinema’s annual extravaganza’s since before they even were the NYAFF, and they’ve never once failed … Continue reading
Review: The Throne (South Korea 2015)
The Throne is a perfect example of turgid, by-the-numbers Korean historical drama. This looong story of about a medieval king who infamously locked his son in a rice chest for 8 days until he died is full of weeping and … Continue reading
NYAFF 2017: Interview with Director Alan Lo and Actress Carrie Ng about Zombiology
Alan Lo’s first film, Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (Hong Kong 2017), starring Carrie Ng (Naked Killer), Alex Man (Rouge), Michael Ning (Port of Call), and Louis Cheung (Ip Man 3), opened July 18 as part of the 16th New York … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Alex Lo, Alex Man, Carrie Ng, Hong Kong, Horror, NYAFF, Zombie
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NYAFF 2017 Review: The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (Japan 2016)
Sick of serious Miike? 13 Assassins and Hara-kiri Miike? Yearning for the older, wackier V-cinema Miike? Look no further than The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (a belated sequel to 2013’s The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji). This film is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, Japan, NYAFF, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Takashi Miike, Yakuza
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