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CHOU HSU-CHIANG delivers a character focused tale of horror in THE ENCHANTING GHOST ★★★★½ | Released by @88_Films easternkicks.com/reviews/the-en…

On the anniversary of his death, we look back on a screen legend... easternkicks.com/features/lesli…

A wild, ravishing revisionist wuxia: THE BLADE ★★★★ | Available in restored 4K and Blu-ray now (US) from 13 April (UK), released by @Criterion easternkicks.com/reviews/the-bl…

An artfully composed paean to the yakuza genre- Takashi Miike's AGITATOR ★★★★ | Available now as part of @FilmsRadiance's Underworld Chronicles: Three Yakuza Fables by Takashi Miike easternkicks.com/reviews/agitat…

A group of Japanese high school students find themselves trapped in a time loop and pursued by a murderous spirit | This week's #cineXtremes entry streaming now on @netflix @NetflixUK! easternkicks.com/reviews/re-mem…

CinemAsia Film Festival 2026 unveils lineup of 44 films - Amsterdam-based festival is back for its 18th edition @cinemasia_nl easternkicks.com/news/cinemasia…

Joey Wong is the highlight of a very pretty, but unimaginative fantasy: PICTURE OF A NYMPH | Available now on Blu-ray from @88_films easternkicks.com/reviews/pictur…

Nearly a quarter of a century on from its original release, we revisit one of the breakthrough Asian hits of the early 2000s that proved there was more to supernatural scares than J-Horror | Coming to restored 4K UHD from @ArrowFilmsVideo easternkicks.com/reviews/the-ey…

Interesting but flawed exploration of celebrity culture: HELTER SKELTER | Available on Blu-ray from today, from @88_films easternkicks.com/reviews/helter…

CHOU HSU-CHIANG brings ghosts, magic and love in THE BRIDE FROM HELL ★★★★ | Available on Blu-ray as part of Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection - Volume Two from @imprint_films easternkicks.com/reviews/the-br…

"A whimsy summer story in a coastal Japanese town" Seaside Serendipity screens this Sunday as part of Asian Pop-Up Cinema #2026APUC @asianpopupcine easternkicks.com/reviews/seasid…

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Chicago's Asian Pop-Up Cinema returns for 20th Edition! The Windy City's premiere Film Festival is back with a selection of the best new latest Asian films #2026APUC @asianpopupcine easternkicks.com/news/chicagos-…

A new Indonesian take on the 2004 Thai horror classic which leans more into melodrama than the supernatural: SHUTTER | This week's #cineXtremes entry streaming now on @netflix @NetflixUK! easternkicks.com/reviews/shutte…

More is more in Mika Ninagawa’s debut feature, SAKURAN ★★★★ | Coming to Blu-ray from 23 March from @88_films easternkicks.com/reviews/sakura…

“I DON'T TRY TO MAKE DARK FILMS — THEY JUST TURN OUT THAT WAY!” As full of surprises in conversation as career, Kazuya Shiraishi talks all that makes him tick upon new theatrical & home releases of BUSHIDO @Film_Movement easternkicks.com/features/kazuy…

“Our lives go through ups and downs, but films will always be there” We talk to the acclaimed director BI GAN about his latest feature RESURRECTION | In UK cinemas from today released by @CineAsiaUK easternkicks.com/features/bi-ga…

Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 cult classic gets a new 4K restoration courtesy of Arrow Video: SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! ★★★★★ | Available now on restored 4K UHD from @ArrowFilmsVideo easternkicks.com/reviews/save-t…

LI CHING haunts her husband to be in THE GHOST LOVERS | Available on Blu-ray as part of Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection - Volume Two from @imprint_films easternkicks.com/reviews/the-gh…

Ishii’s compositional flair ensures that this somewhat ‘familiar’ noirish revenge-story oozes with charm and coolness: THE HITMAN: BLOOD SMELLS LIKE ROSES | Part of V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal from @ArrowFilmsVideo easternkicks.com/reviews/the-hi…