“The Outlaws” can, without certainty, be considered the film that established Ma Dong-seok as a bankable leading man, doing considerable business at the box...
Author - Rhythm Zaveri
Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.
An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.
And the award for Most Unlikeable Character of 1972 goes to....
Kim Jee-woon. The name itself comes with a whole bag of expectations. Even if his last output “Illang: The Wolf Brigade” did not live up to them, fans have...
It is not just Korean actors that are trying their hand at directing. After Moon So-ri made a promising directorial debut with “The Running Actress”, it is...
If there's two young actors in South Korea whose star keeps rising with each project, it is Son Suk-ku and Jeon Jong-seo. Son made his debut in the Jung Woo...
A progressive step in the right direction in a film industry still stuck in the tragic love stories and cliched camp characters
"You will now know who the real Goblin is."
A superlative indie about one girl, her quest for the truth and a bulldozer
Money or relationship- what would you give more importance to?
Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) presents the 22nd Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (SDAFF) from October 28 – November 6, 2021, the most comprehensive...