14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (714+ words) Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” takes Venice’s Grand Jury Prize, while Chinese and Bangladeshi productions also earn honors at the 2026 festival South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong emerged as one of the major winners of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, with “Possible…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (207+ words) In a wave of movie-like serendipity revolving around movies, I transitioned from studying early Italian Renaissance frescoes to contemporary cinema. I prefer to cover animated film, Korean film, and first features (especially women directors). Hit me up with your best…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1102+ words) Chan Chun-hao discusses the real death-betting case behind “Dead End”, its disgraced baseball protagonist and the film’s nightmarish Taiwanese setting The origins of “Dead End” go back roughly ten years. Chan and his collaborators initially became interested in viatical settlements…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1877+ words) Abner Pastoll and Asung Ko discuss the characters in "Nervous", its examination of gender, and the collaboration experience between them. British-South African filmmaker Abner Pastoll returns to Tubi FrightFest with his third feature, “Nervous”, following “On the Road” and “A…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (255+ words) An overall enjoyable if somewhat dull South Korean genre film. This also leads into the other issue, where it feels far more ambiguous than anything else, leading to a series of plot points with little explanation for what is going…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (174+ words) I’m a Poland-based editor and writer focused on Asian cinema. Besides Asian Movie Pulse, my work has been published at Eye for Film, FIPRESCI, MIOB, and KOFIC K-Cinema Library. I’ve been involved in organizing festivals such as New Horizons, American…...