A certain stiffness overcame me as the credits rolled. I was simultaneously moved yet ironically frozen in my seat trying to process the various emotions.

Not afraid to tackle head on the big questions that have continued to affect us on a societal and interpersonal level, Ava Duvernay's uncompromisingly humanist approach to filmic storytelling proves to be an ideal steward and match for a feature adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson's urgent yet compassionately written 21st century treatise on systemic discrimination through…

Responsible for earlier iconoclastic works featured at Cannes Film Festival such as 12 Storeys (1997) and Mee Pok Man (1995), Eric Khoo has been well-known for delving uncompromisingly into the fabric (and often times, underbelly) of Singapore society.

Which is why his latest work, Ramen Teh, comes as a bit of a surprise with its mellow approach to familial ties. The story centres on ramen chef Masato (Takumi Saito), a young man who is curious about his deceased parents' past…

After a noticeable slowdown in output, The Great Buddha+ (the director's sly nod to technology by way of the iPhone 6+'s release) comes on the back of a new wave of cinematic gems emerging from Taiwan in the past couple of years.

Director Huang Hsin-yao crafts a story about two small-town nobodies who get cheap thrills from car dash-cam videos. As they gleefully spy on the mysterious and sordid activities of their factory boss, they begin to discover that they…