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Read More 12 views2 minute read Film The Captive (2025) TIFF Review: The Tale of CervantesByLakshmiSeptember 18, 2025 For some inexplicable reason, the only association I had with Cervantes was his legendary novel Don Quixote, which… Read More
Read More 17 views2 minute read Film Meadowlarks (2025) TIFF Review: A sentimental reunion in BanffByLakshmiSeptember 18, 2025 In her 2017 documentary Birth of a Family, Tasha Hubbard delves into the powerful story of Betty Ann… Read More
Read More 28 views3 minute read Film Kakukaku Shikajika (2025) Fantasia Review: The emotional odyssey of a manga artistByLakshmiAugust 28, 2025 Back in 2009, Vol. 1 of Princess Jellyfish was the first manga I ever read by the acclaimed… Read More
Read More 32 views3 minute read Film Ravens (2024) NYAFF Review: The Life and Times of a legendary Japanese PhotographerByLakshmiAugust 5, 2025 Yoko Wanibe, Masahisa Fukase’s ex-wife, once said of him: “With a camera in front of his eye, he… Read More
Read More 25 views2 minute read Film Together (2025) Fantasia Review: Literally Stuck in LoveByLakshmiJuly 26, 2025 Somehow, I went in bracing for peak body horror—a full-throttle descent into the grotesque. I mean, with Neon’s… Read More
Read More 30 views3 minute read Film Rewrite (2025) Fantasia Review: Can you rewrite your past?ByLakshmiJuly 22, 2025 The time travel trope is one of the most used Japanese clichés. But this one comes with a… Read More
Read More 35 views3 minute read Film Celebrating Nearly 30 Years of Genre Cinema: The 2025 Fantasia International Film FestivalByLakshmiJuly 15, 2025 As summer rolls in, the Fantasia International Film Festival returns for its 29th chapter, a cinematic juggernaut celebrated… Read More
Read More 36 views4 minute read Film Pavane For An Infant (2025) NYAFF Review: Where Silence Cradles LifeByLakshmiJuly 15, 2025 Director Chong Keat Aun’s latest movie was the opening film at the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival… Read More
Read More 65 views4 minute read Film Valley of the Shadow of Death (2025) NYAFF Review: The Darkness of ForgivenessByLakshmiJuly 15, 2025 In a powerful fusion of vision, emerging young directorial duo of Jeffrey Lam Sen and Antonio Tam embarked… Read More