The Ugly (2025): Korean Thriller Premiering at TIFF
The Korean mystery thriller The Ugly is already generating excitement ahead of its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September 2025. Awards-winning director Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) trades spectacle for intimacy with a chilling story of remembrance and moral ambiguity, about a son’s quest for the truth and a […]
Three Sisters (Rokugatsudou no Sanshimai) – Japanese Family Drama
Set against the soft glow of Kagoshima’s Rokugatsu-dō Summer Lantern Festival, Three Sisters (2014) is a cozy Japanese family drama directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe. It follows three sisters—one newly back in town, one amidst divorce proceedings, and one who recently called off her engagement—who move through both festival lights and emotional darkness as they strive […]
Once Were Warriors (1994)
I was going through some history books, particularly on tribal culture, when one of my friends suggested exploring a few movies and one of those was “Once Were Warriors”. With no such basic knowledge of the context of this 1994-released New Zealand production, when I finally got to watch this recently on DVD, I was […]