The article was initially published on Sirp As probably everyone knows by now, the Oscar for Best International Feature Film was given to another East Asian...
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by Earl Jackson In Part 1 I sketched a brief cinema-historical survey of Chekov in Japanese cinema, as a background for a more direct appreciation of “Drive My...
by Earl Jackson In 1969, Masahiro Shinoda released “Double Suicide”, his version of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's bunraku (puppet) play, “The Love Suicides Amajima”...
by Rei Yukon Obscene, disturbing yet undeniably intoxicating, the screenplay of “Belladonna of Sadness” (1973) exhibits extraordinarily breath-taking...
During the last few days, and on the occasion of our tribute to Hong Kong New Wave, there have been a number of discussions on Facebook regarding what is, and...
Is the Academy above racism now? Will we see more Asian productions receiving awards or was "Parasite" just an anomaly? And how does the whole issue with the...
A look at the bulk of Kim Ki-duk's work and an answer to all the controversy
As I have been reviewing (almost exclusively) Asian movies, anime and TV series for more than ten years now and having reached a number of texts that surpasses...
Part 2 of the Kuman Pictures Challenge Short Story Competition roundup.
By Ky Lee Man Gaming is considered to be the next frontier in media for its interactivity, immersivity, personalization, and ability to be a social...