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Latency Contemplation 2
Seoungho Cho’s internal visions and his perception of the outer world come together in a fluent meditation on space, place and sound.Published on: -
A Copy of My Mind
The experienced writer-filmmaker Joko Anwar is still young but certainly knows what you can and cannot show in an Indonesian film. He seems to be…Published on: -
Right Now, Wrong Then
Can you step in the same river twice? Will a re-watched film be the same film? What is lost and (re)gained in perception? In another…Published on: -
Night and Fog in Zona
For one whole winter, South Korean film critic Jung Sung-il followed his hero, Chinese documentary maker Wang Bing. Bing is known for his long films,Published on: -
Alone
Nightmares can leave alarming and intangible traces; viewers also rarely know what’s what in this very clever film by Park Hongmin. A realistic thrillPublished on: -
Communication & Lies
The driving force behind this character study of a young woman shot in casual black-and-white is the imperturbable and alarming lack of shame with whiPublished on: -
Artist of Fasting
Adachi Masao’s long-awaited return from hiatus is an absurdist comedy with political bite. The multilayered hypocrisies of contemporary Japan are slowPublished on: -
Romantic Heaven
If our everyday lives are hell on earth, what are our romantic dreams of righting wrongs when we get to heaven? Jang Jin’s multi-stranded story…Published on: -
Black Stone
Artist/filmmaker Roh has an impressively sombre world view; based on the sad fate of a Filipino-Korean family, he shows a decayed society where it&rsqPublished on: -
A Matter of Interpretation
In his playful and humorous second film, Lee demonstrates his narrative talent, if only by not getting lost when he allows his characters (including pPublished on: