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Read More 18 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 16 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 21 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 26 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 25 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 39 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
Read More 37 views3 minute read Film We Were Liars: Metaphorical Perceptions of RealityByLakshmiJune 18, 2025 I remember reading E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars when it released back in 2014. The book started out… Read More
Read More 33 views3 minute read Film The Life of Chuck (2025) Review: Containing MultitudesByLakshmiJune 12, 2025 Chuck. Dreams. Visions. And Dance. Originally published in his 2020 anthology book If It Bleeds, Mike Flanagan’s ambitious… Read More