REEL ASIAN 2011: ETERNITY Review

It is Thai belief that souls of the dead return to the place they once cherished in life. As Eternity opens we see an older Wit riding throughout the countryside. As he comes upon places firmly planted in his memories we... More »

By Andrew Mack

REEL ASIAN 2011: BLEAK NIGHT Review

A father tracks down former classmates of his son, specifically looking for his two best friends Dong-yoon and Hee-june. What he wants is to better understand his son, Ki-tae, and why he would take his own life. Perhaps these two have... More »

By Andrew Mack

REEL ASIAN 2011: SAIGON ELECTRIC Review

Saigon Electric opens with a young man breaking in a shallow puddle. As he goes into some downrock moves it is undoubtedly an impressive display of both b-boy skills and photography. It is one of many flourishes of impressive dancing and... More »

By Andrew Mack

REEL ASIAN 2011: PIERCING I Review

The financial crisis in 2008 has hit mainland China hard. Cities that once thrived and drew in workers from rural villages are closing their doors, pawning machinery to pay their employees their final checks. They now stand desolate in the... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 2009: The Ache

The heroine, Sheri, is a young Chinese Canadian who, despite her mother's obsessive fear of anything "dirty," secretly works in a fetish parlor. One day, she comes across a strange woman, Celeste, going through her trash. Disturbed by what the... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 09: Overheard

[The Reel Asian International Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night with the latest offering from acclaimed writers/directors Alan Mak and Felix Chong. The show starts at 7:00pm at The Bloor]Overheard opens with three men breaking in to an office at... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 09: When the Full Moon Rises

[Just a couple more days before the Reel Asian International Film Festival begins on November 11th. Don't miss out]Saleh used to be a reporter. But, his stories were too sensational to put to print so he is a reporter no... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 2009: White on Rice

[White on Rice plays on Saturday, November 14th @ 5:00pm in Innis Town Hall. Ticket information below]White on Rice is a comedy about Jimmy (Hiroshi Watanabe), a naive but adorable 40-year-old divorcée who moves to America to stay with his... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 09: Yanggaw!

[Just over two weeks away from the 13th annual Reel Asian International Film Festival here in Toronto. Got my first look at a Filipino horror film for first time. Yanggaw plays Thursday, November 12th at Innis Town Hall @ 10:00pm.... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 2008: HANSEL & GRETEL Review

God bless the South Korean film industry. Despite a current lag in quality productions (gone are the boom years of 2000-2006) coming out of Chungmuro, there is a certain type of genre-mash that seems to thrive there better than any... More »

By Kurt Halfyard

Reel Asian 2008: The Drummer

Jaycee Chan is Sid, the son of a small Triad boss who spends his time drumming in a band and fooling around with the woman of a rival gang boss. It is only a matter of time before they are... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 2008: Adrift in Tokyo

Takemura [Joe Odagiri] is in a bit of a funk. He is in his eighth year of university studying law. He has no personal connections to anyone, not even his parents. And he has somehow found himself oweing a debt... More »

By Andrew Mack

Reel Asian 2008: Flower in the Pocket

Flower in the Pocket is the story of two brothers, Li Ohm (Wong Zi Jiang) and Li Ah (Lim Ming Wei), who are left to fend for themselves for the most part. Their own father Sui (James Lee) spends... More »

By Andrew Mack

Leading Voices in Global Cinema

Todd Brown, Founder & Editor Toronto
Peter Martin, Managing Editor Dallas
Ryland Aldrich, Festivals Editor Los Angeles
James Marsh, Asian Editor Hong Kong
Brian Clark, European Editor Paris

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 3: EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL AND I'M TRIPPING BALLS

CHAPTER 6: THERE'S NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN A PURPLE BEACH SMOTHERED IN MELTING TROMMETTES DURING A CRIMSON TINGED SUNSET ON THE FRENCH RIVERIA, HOLY SHIT I'M TRIPPING MY FUCKING FACE OFF.It's night. When the fuck did it become night? I'm naked. Where the fuck did my clothes go? I'm on... More »

Destroy All Monsters: I Think We've Been This Way Before, Mr. Spock

They can remember it for you wholesale, and they do. At some point, we licensed our pop cultural nostalgia to a handful of multinational conglomerates (well, to be fair, they always owned the licenses) and now they're selling them back to us - though, I guess, not at wholesale, but... More »

Interview: Twitch Talks to HANGOVER III's Ken Jeong

Ken Jeong may often play a lunatic on both big and small screen, but in person it's quite disarming to see just how calm and considerate he comes across. While he got his big screen start in Judd Apatow's Knocked Up, Jeong's real breakthrough was taking a small-on-paper role... More »

Hollywood Beat: Notes On Cutting The Cord And NBC's Genre Programs

I cut the cable cord last year, but I'm not always happy about it. I had to wait a year before seeing Season 2 of Game of Thrones, for example, and will have to wait to see Season 3 until next year. I only have to wait to see Mad... More »

Twitchvision: Talking STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, MUD and THE ICEMAN

Another Twitchvision chat with Scott Laurie, this time me gushing about J.J.'s latest Star Trek film, which I unabashedly loved.Also talked about he fabbo Mud, and the less fabbo The Iceman, both with Michael Shannon doing his thing.Video embedded below.Update: Was asked to come in today and pick a few... More »