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Author - Simon Ramshaw
Simon is a film critic working from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK. Three-time jury member for Venice, Brussels and Five Flavours Film Festivals respectively, he has a keen interest in international cinema and genre films in particular.
South Korea explodes into the space survival genre with a broad but exciting spectacle to rival Hollywood's best.
Three Indonesian directors take on the challenge of filming two-handers in one bedroom in the pursuit of emotional truth among the youth of today.
Kim Su-in's affecting and tragic tale of a young life lost switches out surprises for pure power.
There has been an upward curve in the popularity of drug thrillers in India. Iconic and popular works like Shah Rukh Khan's “Don” films have...
The past and present are wedged open in Mitsuo Kurihara's independently spirited film of strained relationships and watchful ghosts.
Hindi megastar Ajay Devgn leads and directs a bombastic Bollywood version of a recent Tamil hit - is bigger better?
From comedy to drama to unadulterated action, 1974 was a great year for one of Japan's meanest leading men: Shin'ichi "Sonny" Chiba.
A scrappy, go-for-broke excuse for Hong Kong's most famous faces to let their hair down.
A sobering wrestling documentary that ranks among the most shocking Japanese films ever made.