Between this year’s stand out documentary Cane Fire and I Was a Simple Man, Hawaiian filmmaking is making a long overdue statement on their narrative mastery. Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of I Was a Simple Man, wields an understated, yet playful voice in his newest film. I Was a Simple Man, features an aged and […]
What do you get when you take one of the most beloved Filipino finger foods and turn it into a weapon of destruction? In the world of Lumpia With a Vengeance, lumpia isn’t just a delicious snack — it’s also the weapon of choice for our silent, Batman-like hero Lumpia Man. As the sequel to […]
Taiwanese American film director Roxy Shih is used to delivering us scares — her directing credits include 2018’s feature film Painkillers to this year’s Facebook watch horror series Mira Mira. However, with her newest feature List of a Lifetime, Shih shows that tenderness and resilience is well within her range of storytelling. List of a […]
Definition Please follows Monica (Sujata Day), a one-time spelling bee champion who can’t seem to catch a break. Stuck at home juggling her work as a tutor for other aspiring spelling bee hopefuls and taking care of her ailing mother, Monica seems destined to live and die in her hometown — despite the protests of […]