‘Bring Her Back’ is a battle between real and symbolic grief The duo behind “Talk to Me” deliver a wince-inducing horror drama
Bhutan’s Oscar submission ‘The Monk and the Gun’ lightly satirizes the U.S. Pawo Choyning Dorji’s rural election drama is amusing, but incomplete
A survivor controls the narrative in ‘Black Box Diaries’ In a new DIY Sundance documentary, a Japanese journalist investigates her own sexual assault
‘Badland Hunters’ Fails to Live Up to ‘Concrete Utopia’ The sequel to South Korea’s recent Oscar entry is an inexplicable misfire, despite its charismatic lead
‘To Kill a Tiger’ Highlights a Father’s Radical Love for His Daughter The Oscar-nominated documentary by Nisha Pahuja tells the story of one family’s fight for gender-based justice in a patriarchal society
The Stunning, Scattered Images of Marvel’s ‘Echo’ The reworked five-part series marks Disney’s foray into new cultural territory
Action-comedy ‘The Brothers Sun’ Offers Delayed Gratification Netflix’s new series with Michelle Yeoh is worth watching all the way through
The Best Movies of 2023 (and Where to Watch Them) Critic Siddhant Adlakha watched 194 films this year—his favorites reckon with an enormous, eventful year both on and off screen
‘Dunki’ Turns Immigrant Struggles into a Hopeful Comedy-Drama Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan completes his 2023 hat-trick with a delightful throwback
‘Rebel Moon’ Is Culturally Innovative, but Creatively Chaotic Zack Snyder’s Star Wars-inspired space saga crafts a unique look but gets swallowed by its own mess
Lee Byung-Hun is Wicked Good in South Korea’s Oscar Hopeful Disaster drama ‘Concrete Utopia’ is occasionally malformed but always entertaining
‘The Archies’ is a Tragic Example of Bollywood’s Nepo Baby Problem Lackluster leads make Netflix India’s new film a dull reclamation of the beloved comics
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Blockbuster Toho’s latest monster movie is a subversive throwback to sincere action epics
The Strange Beauty of ‘The Cow’ Continues to Resonate Join us in revisiting a landmark 1969 film by a recently deceased Iranian master
The Precise Supporting Performances of ‘May December’ In Todd Haynes’ Netflix melodrama, Charles Melton captures the fractured dynamics of a mixed race family
‘Quiz Lady’ Wastes the Talent of Its Two Leading Ladies The premise sounds like a win, but Awkwafina and Sandra Oh get stuck in an unfortunately unfunny comedy
‘Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell’ Rewards Your Patience A surprisingly accessible three-hour Vietnamese arthouse drama—we promise it’s worth it
Comedy-Drama ‘The Persian Version’ Tells A Moving Mother-Daughter Story The Iranian American Sundance hit starts out familiar, but blooms in surprising ways
7 Asian Genre Films to Watch Out For Featuring the best in fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and cult filmmaking, this year’s Fantastic Fest featured a plethora of films from Asia
Action Bonanza ‘Leo’ Has Its Cake And Eats It, Too Catch the latest entry in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s seedy shared universe
‘Once Upon a Star’ Pays Tribute to Thai Cinema The light Netflix period drama harkens back to a simpler time
Two New Documentaries Take Us Behind the Scenes in China Filmmaker virtuoso Wang Bing premiered his latest—one about garment workers, the other about a legendary composer—at the New York Film Festival
