Author Andrew Daley

The upcoming release of Avengers: Age of Ultron heralds a change in the mindset of Western cinema, a breath of fresh air for Hollywood as they dust off the time-worn unwritten rules of film and turn their...

The names of Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi are synonymous with the iconic Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli; that of award-winning director Isao Takahata, however, is one less known and more often...

Mipo O delivers a tragic tale of love by the sea in this valiant but lacklustre drama that premiered at the 2015 Raindance Film Festival. Tatsuo (Gô Ayano), the drifter, is embroiled in a story of trauma...

Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Martin Scorsese team on this gritty anecdote about the past triads of '80s New York. Revenge of the Green Dragons is a tale of Chinese youths who grew up fighting in...

The Thai master of suspense returns, after smash hit Laddaland, with his latest horror that dredges the murky depths of thriller cinema. The Swimmers at its core is a teen love-triangle horror. Sukdapisit...

Shapeero's Christmas black comedy is a turgid blend of pizazz and self-deprecating humour. Boyd Mitcheler spreads seasonal overkill on his children after years of disgruntled treatment from his family,...

Ooga Chaka Ooga Ooga, Ooga Chaka Ooga Ooga. The sound of a generation. It’s ironic how the fabulous iconic score of John Williams' Star Wars, with its massive brass orchestral pieces, is now dwarfed...

Wong Kar-Wai delivers an emotional, but explosive, love letter to the master of Wing Chun. Abundant slow motion and elegant close-ups regale a tale spanning decades in China and Hong Kong, but all that is just...

Jung-Chi Chang explores the hidden personal detachments sown throughout Taiwanese culture in this atmospheric high school thriller, which quickly sets pace with a merry ghost hunt. We are launched into the...

Plagued by the release date being postponed for a year, and the first film in the successful Jurassic Park franchise to not be helmed by the acclaimed Steven Spielberg, it’s little wonder that the most...