I Wish is a truly benevolent vision of childhood.
Vancouver International Film Festival 2011: The Color Wheel, Mr. Tree, & Sauna on Moon
Sauna on Moon is less a classic narrative than snapshots of a life in progress.
Vancouver International Film Festival 2011: Tyrannosaur, The Skin I Live In, The Day He Arrives, & More
Emphasis, as always, will be on the “Dragons and Tigers” program of over 40 features (plus compilations, mid-length films and shorts) from Asia.
I bring my VIFF 2010 Dragons and Tigers coverage to a close with short takes on a few films.
The shadow of the 2008 Tangshan earthquake falls over Aftershock.
Why isn’t Lee Chang-dong considered in the same company as Hong Sang-soo or Bong Joon-ho or Park Chan-wook?
The film has a queasy sensibility that has less to do with the gory remains than the twisted psychology on display.
13 Assassins shows that Miike can indeed color between the lines.
The film is suitably dark and dangerous and filled with well-honed, visceral scenes.
The festival presents films in ten theaters daily, nine of them within a few block radius.