Although bolstered by a heavy focus on the harrowing corporate truths of the world’s meat processing industries it seems it was never Bong Joon-ho’s intention to have audiences convert to veganism after watching the enchanting and eye-opening Okja. Instead, the […]
Better Luck Today?
Andrew Ahn, director of Spa Night, which premeired at this year’s Sundance Film Festival reminded us – Asian American cinema exists. I’d echo his statement. There’s a long list of great Asian American and Asian Canadian films (let’s call it […]
Bonjour Father, Au Revoir Taipei
My first time watching Au Revoir Taipei was at my parents’ home. My mom and brother were in another area of the house, busy dealing with flight bookings for my brother’s trip to Hong Kong. So I felt it was […]
My Best Joy Luck Club-Quality Heart
Though Wayne Wang’s The Joy Luck Club was first released in 1993, I remember watching it maybe a year later. Not in a movie theatre, but with my family, on home VHS (DVDs were still five or six years away). […]
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Lesson from Cinematographer Peter Pau
Many of us idolize Ang Lee as one of the “movie gods” still living. In many audience members’ eyes, this godlike moment arrived when Lee made Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the Oscar winning martial arts masterpiece. But like any other […]
The Significance of our Retro Summer Selections
With the 20th year of the festival’s existence coming up, we’ve had some time to reflect on how far Canada has come in terms of embracing Asian Canadian work. We reminisced on the body of work that North Americans with […]
Celebrate Lunar New Year with Reel Asian on February 18th
We’re turning 20! And we want you to celebrate with us starting this February! Join the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) for a Lunar New Year Fundraiser and 10-course banquet dinner to celebrate the festivities and support Reel Asian’s […]
Sons of Ram – movie review
Check out what our Marketing volunteer Ramla has to say about Sons of Ram, screening at the Rung Festival on Sunday, June 1st at 10:30am. ___________________________________________________________ If your 7- year olds are fighting, because they are just two very different […]
What to Watch at the 16th Reel Asian Film Festival?
I know trying to navigate a festival’s programme can be intimidating and it’s easier if someone can recommend you flicks based on specific preferences. Our staff members give their take on what films to choose based on different criteria. GALAS […]
Film Review: Tai Chi Zero
Martial arts meets steampunk in Stephen Fung’s Tai Chi Zero, a love letter of sorts to all things martial arts, film, and pop culture. Tai Chi Zero is a pop-art take and the first half of a story on the […]