eaffi 2019

Manta Ray is the directorial debut of Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, an already acclaimed Thai cinematographer. Even if one didn't know this, watching his first feature makes it abundantly clear. He has a knack for creating memorable imagery,…

The River is a tough movie to review, a stiflingly uncomfortable drama about a stiflingly uncomfortable way of life. Released first in 1997 and written and directed by Tsai Ming-liang, the movie features no music and takes place almost…

Christopher Nolan described Inception as a heist film taking place in the architecture of the mind. Bi Gan's sophomore effort Long Day's Journey Into Night is a neo-noir with the same setting. While the noirs of the 40s and 50s always had…