Reel Asian 2026: Our Review of ‘Brunch for a Depressed Zombie’

Festival Coverage ‐ ‐ November 14, 2026
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Reel Asian 2026: Our Review of ‘Brunch for a Depressed Zombie’

Trauma manifests emotionally and physically in Brunch for a Depressed Zombie, from Korean film director Kim Eun-young. Here, Seon-woo (Kim Yeon-kyo) shows up to a rural doctor’s office with her dutiful boyfriend Byeong-jin (Shin Jin-young). A bite in her hand turns her into a zombie, which is usually a dealbreaker in relationships. Instead, he stays. […]

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Yes Another Christmas Carol Adaptation: Our Review of ‘Ebenezer’

Movies ‐ ‐ November 13, 2026
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Yes Another Christmas Carol Adaptation: Our Review of ‘Ebenezer’

Here’s a little bit of trivia for you, dear reader. Of all the works of literature, which one is considered to be the one with the most adaptations? Well if you are reading this, it should be pretty obvious. It’s Charles Dickens’ 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. There is not an exact number of versions. […]

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At Your Service: Our Review of ‘Raise the Red Lantern’

Retrospective ‐ ‐ November 13, 2026
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At Your Service: Our Review of ‘Raise the Red Lantern’

Director Zhang Yimou has done some propaganda, but file Raise the Red Lantern as part of the subversive side of his CV. And that subversion comes through Songlian (Gong Li), a music university student who becomes someone’s mistress. Fellow mistress Zhaoyun (Cao Cuifen) welcomes her but she also has time to wander around the compound. […]

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ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CODE OF ‘RESIDENT EVIL’!!!

Giveaways/Contests, Movies, VOD/iTunes/DigitalDownload ‐ ‐ November 12, 2026
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ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD CODE OF ‘RESIDENT EVIL’!!!

Evil always reboots… From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night […]

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Reel Asian 2026: Our Review of ‘Hearing’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 12, 2026
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Reel Asian 2026: Our Review of ‘Hearing’

Lě Bảo turns his attention to one of the senses with his sophomore festival film Hearing (Thính giác). Although even in a film about sound, it has quiet moments as it observes Nimh (Quốc Tuấn). It shows him playing drums, or his Mother (Ngọc Tản) making some dinner for herself and him. Sometimes, she sings. […]

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From The Heart: Our Review of ‘Tomson Highway: Permanent Astonishment’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ November 11, 2026
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From The Heart: Our Review of ‘Tomson Highway: Permanent Astonishment’

Musician and playwright Tomson Highway brings his hand from his brain to his heart. “[English] comes from [the brain], [Cree] comes from [the heart],” which, sure, feels reductive. But I know less languages than Highway, who knows at least a dozen languages, maybe. Tomson Highway: Permanent Astonishment competently jumps between different timelines, which is necessary. […]

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Does This Work?: Our Review of ‘Falling’

Movies ‐ ‐ November 10, 2026
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Does This Work?: Our Review of ‘Falling’

“When Cortes landed in Mexico” is a sentence I never want to hear on dates, not that I date. Cortes is the story that Jack (KJ Apa) tells Jillian (Isabel May), and for some reason, that works. Ex writer yuppie Jack’s best friend Johnny (Archie Renaux), a ‘writer’, is with his ex Brooke (Emma Laird). […]

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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Jean Valjean’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 08, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Jean Valjean’

Director Éric Besnard tackles Jean Valjean, a character (Grégory Gadebois) that appears in enough adaptations of Les Miserables. His imperfect yet fresh-ish take focuses on the book’s earlier chapters when he’s fresh out of forced labour. Travelling throughout France by foot, he hears constant rejection – “there is nothing for you here,” not even food. […]

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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘A Place For Her’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 07, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘A Place For Her’

Life-saving resources appear in different forms, and the Maison des Femmes has a few of those resources. A French institution with a Parisian home base, they have art therapy for women from all walks of life surviving abuse. They have conventional therapy where women of all racial backgrounds can talk about what they’ve been through. […]

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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Congo Boy’

Cinefranco 2026, Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ November 07, 2026
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Cinefranco 2026: Our Review of ‘Congo Boy’

Congo Boy, from filmmaker Rafiki Fariala, tells the story of its titular protagonist, Robert (Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset), a teenage Congolese refugee living in the Central African Republic. Some nights, he sneaks into CAR’s nightclubs, hoping for a chance to perform as a rapper/ singer. But during the daytime, he’s lining up to get UNHCR benefits. […]

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