Posts by Xuanlin Tham

Dancing and different ways of seeing at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival

By Xuanlin Tham

In the Scottish borders, this bold independent film festival champions new ways of seeing, with a 2024 focus on the work of Palestinian artist Noor Abed.

Evil Does Not Exist review – beautifully precise

By Xuanlin Tham

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's drama about a mountain village threatened by a new development is a haunting depiction of the gulf between capitalism and environmentalism.

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Opus review – gorgeous document of a supreme artist

By Xuanlin Tham

Neo Sora creates a beautiful portrait of his late father, filmed just before he passed away from cancer in 2023.

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Green Snake and the search for belonging in a hostile world

By Xuanlin Tham

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Tsui Hark's take on a Chinese folktale is a breathtaking allegory for our inhospitable world.

Love Life review – frustrates its own poignance with melodrama

By Xuanlin Tham

Koji Fukuda's ninth feature fails to meet the mark when it comes to exploring the knotty topic of familial grief.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

The final performance of the late Japanese composer is captured in stunning, heart-rending detail by his son.

Evil Does Not Exist – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's ecological drama about a small mountain village threatened by a new development is a haunting, glacial depiction of the gulf between capitalism and environmentalism.

Joyland

By Xuanlin Tham

A conservative Pakistani family in Lahore fracture when modernity meets tradition in Saim Sadiq's intimate drama.

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Husband

By Xuanlin Tham

Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi attempt to navigate their relationship as they take a trip to the United States.

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Love Life – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

Koji Fukuda's ninth feature fails to meet the mark when it comes to exploring the knotty topic of familial grief.

Neon Spring – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

A young woman with a difficult home life discovers Riga's rave scene in Matiss Kaza's fourth feature.

Husband – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

The trials and tribulations of one couple's relationship are under the microscope in Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi's frustrating documentary.

The Narrow Road – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

Lam Sum's Hong Kong-set Covid drama is tender but lacks incisiveness when it comes to the pandemic.

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