A Window on Asian Cinema
The River That Holds Our HandsAunt Po Wah, born in Vietnam in 1950 to Chinese parents, was separated from her family when war broke out during a visit to see relatives in Cambodia with her grandmother. Although she was tied up, she later makes her way back to ...
Wide Angle
The Rose: Come Back to MeThe Rose, a Korean indie rock band that began performing on the streets of Hongdae in 2017, stands as a rare success story outside of the tightly-controlled, training-centered K-pop system. Since their debut, the band has inspired...
Vision
The Second ChildTo avoid spoiling the thrilling pleasure of deduction you′ll experience while watching The Second Child for the first time, just a few hints will be provided here. Having been in a coma for the past three years, young Soo-an wakes...
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The Secret AgentThe Secret Agent is the latest work from Kleber Mendonca Filho, who is regarded as one of the most important contemporary filmmakers in South America. Set in 1977 during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the film follows Marcelo, wh...
Open Cinema
The Shadow′s EdgeEvading the police and the state-of-the-art Sky Eye surveillance system, a crew of thieves steal billions of dollars from the iconic Wynn Macau. When the investigation stalls, legendary police officer Wong Tak-chung (Jackie Chan) ...
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The StrangerFrancois Ozon adapts Albert Camus’ The Stranger (1942), delicately recreating 1950s Algeria with beautiful black-and-white cinematography. The sun oppressed beach presented by Camus?that unsettling world, a space of both reality a...
A Window on Asian Cinema
The Sun Rises on Us AllMeiyun, who runs a clothing store, learns she is pregnant while dating her boyfriend Qifeng. While waiting for the results of her ultrasound, she unexpectedly runs into her ex-husband Baoshu in the hospital lobby. Years ago, Baosh...
World Cinema
The Voice of Hind RajabOn January 29, 2024, a shocking incident in Gaza was turned into a film. Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl, was fleeing by car with her relatives when Israeli forces attacked them. As the sole survivor in the vehicle, Hi...
World Cinema
The Wedding BanquetMin, an international student facing the expiration of his student visa and pressure to take over the family business, has a boyfriend, Chris, who is afraid of marriage. Chris′s longtime friend, Angela, is contemplating the future...
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The Wizard of the KremlinBased on Giuliano da Empoli′s bestseller, director Olivier Assayas′s The Wizard of the Kremlin is a political thriller that traces Vladimir Putin′s rise to power through the eyes of a political advisor. This work transcends a simp...