‘Eat Drink Man Woman’ Serves Family Drama and Romantic Comedy with Gastronomic Delights
In honour of Lunar New Year, a review of Eat Drink Man Woman by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee.
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Reviews
Rachel Ho
- Dec 20, 2022
WFF 2022: ‘Shallots & Garlic/Bawang Merah Bawang Putih’ Dishes Out A Woman’s Universal Truth
The Asian Cut's Rachel Ho reviews Andrea Nirmala Widjajanto's short film, Shallots & Garlic, as seen during the Whistler Film Festival.
Rachel Ho
- Dec 20, 2022
WFF 2022: ‘Please Hold The Line/请别挂断’ Holds Audiences Captive
The Asian Cut's Rachel Ho review of the short film 'Please Hold The Line' as seen during the Whistler Film Festival.
Alisha Mughal
- Dec 19, 2022
'And Still I Sing' Vividly Captures the Labour of Hope
We talk a lot about our penchant for whipping the realities of life into narrative form, of our “imposition of a narrative line upon...
Rose Ho
- Dec 14, 2022
‘Children of the Mist’ Documentary Reveals Child Marriage Customs In Rural Vietnam
A peek into child bride-kidnapping customs in rural Vietnam, Children of the Mist is director Hà Lệ Diễm's first feature documentary.
Jericho Tadeo
- Dec 8, 2022
‘Plan 75’ is a Searing Indictment of Capitalist Failure
Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut imagines a government program that gives people aged 75 and up the choice to voluntarily end their lives.
Rose Ho
- Dec 7, 2022
'Hello (Again)' is a Cute and Cliché Story of Love and Reconnection
Co-created by Simu Liu and Nathalie Younglai, Hello (Again) is a nine episode web series starring Alex Mallari Jr.
Alisha Mughal
- Dec 6, 2022
The Tender Grace of 'Sort Of'
The second season of Bilal Baig's CBC series 'Sort Of' is a masterclass in graceful representation.
Rose Ho
- Nov 30, 2022
Criterion Recollection: Ingenuity, Identity, and Integrity in ‘Infernal Affairs’
Criterion Recollection review of Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs, directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung
Rachel Ho
- Nov 18, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Therapy Dogs’ Welcomes A Talent To Watch Out For
The Asian Cut's Rachel Ho reviews Ethan Eng's directorial debut, Therapy Dogs.
Jericho Tadeo
- Nov 18, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Some Women’ is a Masterful Exploration of Womanhood
Quen Wong's documentary, Some Women, bravely sits at this intersection of the desire to be seen and its corollary fear.
Rose Ho
- Nov 17, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Stay the Night’ Is A Charming Torontonian Romance à la ‘Before Sunrise’
Renuka Jeyapalan’s polished solo feature debut, Stay the Night, takes up Before Sunrise's ambitious mantle.
Rachel Ho
- Nov 16, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Big Fight in Little Chinatown’ Considers the Historic Value of Chinatowns
The Asian Cut's Rachel Ho reviews Big Fight in Little Chinatown, directed by Karen Cho.
Jericho Tadeo
- Nov 16, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Topline’ is a Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Underscored by an Incisive Soundtrack
Jericho Tadeo reviews the new CBC Gem show Topline, directed by Romeo Candido.
Calvin Law
- Nov 14, 2022
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
Rachel Ho
- Nov 10, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Noise’ Loses Its Premise In The Excess Noise
The Asian Cut's Rachel Ho reviews Noise, the latest film from Hiroki Ryuichi starring Fujiwara Tatsuya, Matsuyama Ken'ichi.
Rose Ho
- Nov 9, 2022
Reel Asian: ‘Riceboy Sleeps’ is a Poignant Immigrant Story of Mother and Son
Directed by Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps is a tender portrait of a South Korean immigrant family set in 1990s suburban Canada. So-young...
Alisha Mughal
- Nov 3, 2022
The Revolutionary Pull Of ‘Leonor Will Never Die’
Part and parcel of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s plight in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (the Tom Stoppard play and his own 1990...
Rachel Ho
- Nov 2, 2022
‘Kalinga (Care)’ Is a Love Letter to a Mother’s Sacrifice
Last year, I watched Martin Edralin’s beautiful film Islands, about a Filipino immigrant family living in Toronto, Canada. The film...
Rose Ho
- Nov 1, 2022
‘My Small Land’ Turns Kurdish-Japanese Refugee Drama Into Universal Coming-of-Age Tale
Directed by Kawawada Emma, My Small Land is an intimate look into the life of a young Kurdish girl living as a refugee just outside...
Rose Ho
- Oct 26, 2022
The Criterion Recollection: Healing Heartbreaks in 'Chungking Express'
Chungking Express is Wong Kar-wai’s third film and the one that garnered him international attention in the ‘90s. The director notably...
Alisha Mughal
- Oct 25, 2022
'Golden Delicious' Reinvigorates A Familiar Genre
The coming-of-age tale by Vancouver-based Jason Karman creates a rich world full of new but familiar characters.
Alisha Mughal
- Oct 14, 2022
'The Night' Is A Unique And Piercing Persian Horror
A toothache always spells bad news. It’s almost lyrical in its foreboding, lyrical in how immediately it is communicated to audiences....
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