Flash Forward
Beauty and the DogsAs a party starts, so does a long night full of injustice, humiliation and misogyny for Mariam. After she experiences sexual violence, she begins a battle against the authoritative bureaucrats who turn a blind eye to her distress ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Before We VanishKurosawa Kiyoshi is an icon of J-horror, depicting the dark world in a grotesque way. This movie also shows his unique style fully. It’s a psychological horror revealing the brutality of a human mind in a contemplative way, rather...
Wide Angle
Behrouz: A Legend on ScreenIranian actor Behrouz Vossoughi is, beyond a doubt, a legend. A star whose appeal crossed age, class and social boundaries, Vossoughi’s performances in nearly 100 films have been the gold standard for Iranian actors featuring just...
Wide Angle
BelovedIn addition to the burden of caring for her mother whose mental condition is deteriorating, Hyo-jeong feels oppressed by the sheer weight of life itself. She finally decides to send her mother, who now has full blown dementia, to ...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Beyond the CloudsIranian director Majid Majidi, famous for Children of Heaven, is indulged in India. After finishing a movie set in Mumbai, India, he announced plans to make his second movie set in India, and his new fascination with it now demand...
World Cinema
Beyond the RiverTalented in many ways but living in a disadvantaged environment, Duma takes shelter in his canoe. Steve, meanwhile, is a former champion canoe racer that failed in his marriage. They walked completely different paths from each oth...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Birds without NamesBased on the novel of the same title by Numata Mahokaru, which received rave reviews for its remarkable aesthetic style and astute psychological descriptions, Birds without Names exemplifies and enhances the merits of the original...
Flash Forward
Bitter FlowersA young woman eager to participate in China’s new market economy heads to Paris on a get rich quick scheme, only to see it backfire on her. In wrestling with the consequences of her actions she reevaluates her life and what she tr...
Korean Cinema Today
Black SummerJihyeon works at the university as a part-timer, writing and making films. He is not ambitious and is thankful to have work that he enjoys. He finds joy in recording trivial things in life and the scenery he passes by every day. O...
A Window on Asian Cinema
Blade of the ImmortalThis movie is adapted from the chivalry cartoon by Samura Hiroaki, Blade of the Immortal, which has joined the ranks of classics in the field. This movie received attention for the fact that it is Miike Takashi’s 100th movie. Whil...