China
A bloodbath cleverly executed through its gore, narrative and technical execution, Malignant is the horror film of the year, one that promises a terrifying and demented edge-of-your-seat experience from start to finish.
With career performances, Raging Fire hits all the right notes in this orchestral masterpiece of Hong Kong action cinema.
Better Days often feels like an extremely bleak after-school special. But thanks to remarkable performances, it’s worth sticking with to the bitter end.
Daryl MacDonald spoke with Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart to discuss the third in their unofficial Celtic folklore triptych: Wolfwalkers.
In an era where hand-drawn animations are fewer and fewer, films like this one ought to be shouted from the rooftops and celebrated.
An ode to the importance of art that is a work of art itself, Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue is yet another fascinating look at contemporary China.
While maybe too placid for some, those who allow themselves to sit back and absorb The Calming’s tranquil journey will be richly rewarded.
It’s a loyal, brave, and true re-telling of a Chinese ballad that was once successfully Westernized.
Chasing Dream has a lot of the trademark technical and narrative notes that seem fitting of a To-helmed Milkyway Image production.
Finding Yingying isn’t an easy watch, but this documentary is powerful in how it captures a family in their most vulnerable moments.
Coded Bias makes its primary focus on a the bias of facial recognition and the abuse that technology poses both currently and in the future.
Bloodshot attempts to do something “different”, but retains to many of the clichés its predecessors have befallen to.
This telling of White Snake adds an action-fantasy plot to its romance story, and feels like a mesh of other fantasy films you’ve seen before.
The Wild Goose Lake’s glaring missteps aren’t enough to sink the film and its overall affect, which remains consistent and engaging throughout.
One of the more poetic documentaries, I Wish I Knew is an ode to the impact one city has had, across so many decades, on so many lives.
