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 […]
Three young men with disabilities hit the road with a jaded nurse driver to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Remake of the acclaimed Belgian film ‘Hasta La Vista’. IMDb What was the process of putting this film together like? It was a very long journey and it took about six […]