By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Kaprice Kea Kaprice Kea’s Butterfly Man takes viewers on an eye-opening ride through Thailand as the story of Adam and Em unfolds through a series of escalating events, resulting in a […]
With the patient, delicately crafted Second Life of Thieves, Malaysian director Woo Ming Jin sheds light on the problems of the present by observing how the issues and encounters of the past get buried or […]
Director: Tongpong Chantarangkul Gracefully eschewing the standard mechanics of clear-cut conflicts and decisive outcomes, Tongpong Chantarangkul’s tenderly moving, quietly complex feature debut is a narrative driven by the effects of time, chronicling the understated emotional arcs […]
By David Pountain Tom Waller’s award-winning Thai film, The Last Executioner, takes an unconventionally spiritual approach to a fascinating true story. A decades-spanning account of the life of Chavoret Jaruboon, the final man in his […]
Director: Nam Ron Nam Ron’s first mainstream feature, Psiko: Pencuri Hati (Thief of Hearts), is a story about how five people who live parallel lives are drawn to a murder. Just how their lives intertwine […]
By the time any filmmaker has won themselves the Palme d’Or, it’s usually difficult to question their status as one of the big names of world cinema. Trouble is, that flattering reputation may also come […]