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Calvin Law is an amateur film critic. He has completed a master's degree in film studies in the United Kingdom and is currently based in Hong Kong. Calvin runs his own personal film blog, Reel and Roll Films, and his interest in spotlighting Asian and Asian diaspora stories led him to write for The Asian Cut.

All of Calvin's content for Reel and Roll Films and other publications can be found on his Linktree.

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Calvin

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Law

Posts

'All Shall Be Well' Until Tragedy Strikes

In All Shall Be Well, Ray Yeung’s focus on romance, rather than being youthful flights of fancy or mid-life ennui, here shifts its focus...

‘Shambhala’ Brings Peak Nepalese Cinema to The Global Stage

The breadth of world cinema spotlighted at international festival circuits has been broadening. An example is that of Nepalese cinema,...

'A Traveler's Needs' Is a Perfectly Offbeat Film from Hong Sang-soo

The Asian Cut reviews Hong Sang-soo's latest film, A Traveler's Needs.

'The Box Man' Cannot Be Contained

Watching Gakuryu Ishii’s The Box Man near midnight at the tail end of a long day of press screenings at Berlinale may have been a...

'Some Rain Must Fall' Peters Out

Often in directorial debuts, the film will open with a strong story catalyst and execution in the first half, only to falter in the...

'Keyke mahboobe man' Is a Cake Without Icing

The journey of making Keyke mahboobe man / My Favourite Cake was a most arduous journey for directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash...

Princess Mononoke: A Darker Shade of Miyazaki Magic

Growing up with the works of Hayao Miyazaki brings me fond memories of childhood. Where My Neighbor Totoro would put me at ease with joy...

'Perfect Days' Is A Perfect Film By Wim Wenders

Film review of Wim Wenders' Perfect Days.

HKAFF 2023: 'Cobweb' Untangles The Magic of Movie Making

At some point in many an auteur’s career, there seems to be an urge to make a film about filmmaking, often from the perspective of a...

Venice Film Festival 2023: Ryuichi Sakamoto Takes His Final Bow

After an ugly morning cry over the bleak potency of Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, my afternoon gave me a very different reason to...

Venice Film Festival 2023: 'Hokage (Shadow of Fire)' Brings To Light The Shadows of War

‘A game of two halves’ is always an interesting way of describing a film. Generally it refers to quality; a film can start strong and end...

Venice Film Festival 2023: The Raw Intensity of 'Tatami'

Given that the sports biopic formula often leans towards the optimistic, even in bleak circumstances, I was surprised with the downbeat...

Venice Film Festival 2023: 'Sidonie in Japan' Brings Levity To Grief

Somewhere between the stylistic influences and themes of Lost in Translation and Hiroshima Mon Amour is Élise Girard’s Sidonie au Japon...

Venice Film Festival 2023: 'Ser Ser Salhi' Enlivens the Coming of Age Tale

The Asian Cut's review of 'Ser Ser Salhi' directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir.

'Liquor Store Dreams' of Community and Realizing Immigrant Ambition

In her directorial debut Liquor Store Dreams, So Yun Um takes on the ambitious endeavour of examining her personal experiences growing up...

‘The Harvest’ Bears Fruitful Exploration of Hmong Diaspora

Review of Caylee So's The Harvest with Doua Moua.

A Tribute to Michelle Yeoh and Yu Shu Lien of 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'

For as long as I have loved movies, I have loved Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. From the very first time I laid eyes on it, I...

Reel Asian: ‘Bad Axe’ Shows The Strength In Family

For The Asian Cut, Calvin Law reviews David Siev's Bad Axe as seen during Reel Asian 2022

‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ & 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?': Acknowledging Pain And Opening Up To Catharsis

For The Asian Cut, Calvin Law discusses the power of documentaries through Free Chol Soo Lee and Who Killed Vincent Chi?

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