Chloé Zhao’s ‘The Rider’ is poetry on screen
AAP Film Review By Diana Cheng “The Rider” is a selection in the Main Slate of the 55th New York Film Festival. It is an American feature, unique in its subject[…]
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Art imitates life in Hong Sang-soo’s ‘On the Beach at Night Alone’
AAP Film Review By Diana Cheng “On the beach at night alone,” the second selection of South Korean director Hong Sang-soo’s films to be screened at the 55th New York Film[…]
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‘The Day After’ is a re-enactment in Hong Sang-soo’s style
AAP Film Review By Diana Cheng Of the 25 selected features in the Main Slate of the 55th New York Film Festival, two are from the acclaimed South Korean director Hong Sang-soo.[…]
‘The Big Sick’: A real life romantic comedy
Film Review By Diana Cheng For Asian immigrants living in North America, a mixed-race marriage is no surprise. But the initial courtship of actor/comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his therapist wife Emily[…]
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‘Birdshot’: A tale of birds and men
Film Review By Diana Cheng Asian American Press Philippines’ feature film “Birdshot”, written and directed by Mikhail Red, is one of six entries at the New York Asian Film Festival[…]
‘The Road to Mandalay’ to screen at the NYAFF
Film review By Diana Cheng Asian American Press Since its premiere and win at the Venice Film Festival last year, Myanmar born Taiwanese director Midi Z’s feature has garnered accolades[…]
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‘A Double Life’ poses a quest for meaning
By Diana Cheng Asian American Press The debut feature film of Japanese director Yoshiyuki Kishi, “A Double Life”, is in competition for the New York Asian Film Festival’s award for[…]
Thailand’s ‘Bad Genius’ kicks off New York Asian Film Festival
By Diana Cheng Asian American Press The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema will present the sixteenth edition of the NYAFF from June 30 to July 13 at the Film[…]
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Voicing out for ‘Silence’ and other adaptations
By Diana Cheng Asian American Press It’s a bit sad to see Martin Scorsese having had to defend the cinema. He wrote the piece in the May 31 issue of[…]
‘The Song of Cotton’ rings out a life-affirming tune
By Diana Cheng AAP film review CALGARY (May 24, 2017) — “The Song of Cotton” is a selection in the China Stars series at the 43rd Seattle International Film Festival. “The[…]
