The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), in association with the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), will present the “Centenary of Korean...
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.
Six years after the harrowing but excellent “Han Gong-ju”, director Lee Su-jin is back with his sophomore directorial film “Idol”...
The last time Lee Sun-kyun played a cop was in 2014's hit “A Hard Day”, where he played a corrupt cop trying to cover up a road accident death. In...
The seventh edition of the Helsinki Cine AAsia is set to take place 14th and 17th March, 2019 and the festival has today announced its Opening Film as well as...
The rise of Ryu Jun-yeol as an actor has been an interesting one to watch. Starting his film career in the excellent 2015 social thriller “Socialphobia”, he...
The physical abuse of children at the hands of parents or trusting relatives is a very real problem, which is reflected in official figures. More often than...
Chinese film “Perfect. Present.” by director Zhu Shengze won the coveted Tiger Award at the Awards Ceremony for the 48th International Film...
South Korean spy films have almost exclusively been action fares: an undercover agent from the North is stuck in the South or vice versa or agents from both...
Masaki Kobayashi's “Hara-Kiri” (1962) is a towering giant of a film that has stood the test of time. Revered by many, the film often features on several “Best...
South Korean cinema isn't generally known for martial arts-heavy, stylish action films. The action films that do well are mostly of the gangster genre with...