A nihilistic masterpiece which you can’t shake off: CURSED VILLAGE IN YUDONO MOUNTAINS ★★★★★ | Available on Blu-ray now from @imprintfilms! easternkicks.com/reviews/cur…

THE JOURNEY TO GYEONH-JU, a South Korean dark comedy, blends humour, family grief and a sharp look at female agency ★★★★ | Screening as the opening gala film at @koreanfilmfest #LKFF easternkicks.com/reviews/the…

How to avoid a bone crunching ghost loose in a prison? Let’s dance! Joko Anwar’s highly enjoyable, if gleefully gruesome, GHOST IN THE CELL | On Digital now from @WellGoUSA and coming to 4K UHD/Blu-ray on November 17 #GhostintheCell easternkicks.com/reviews/gho…

Full programme for Five Flavours 2026 unveiled! Running from 10 November to 6 December in Warsaw and online (plus a Halloween special!) @piecsmakow easternkicks.com/news/full-p…

Gentle contemplation on disaster, loss, grief, and ghosts, in Kathrine Round's GHOST TOWN | In UK cinemas from 6 November, with previews this week at @ICALondon and @picturehouses easternkicks.com/reviews/gho…

With beautiful cinematography and a fantastic central performance by Gong Li, the film that saw Zhang Yimou achieve worldwide fame returns to cinemas for its 35th Anniversary with a 4k restoration RAISE THE RED LANTERN @CentralCityIntl easternkicks.com/reviews/rai…

"It was all simply because I wanted to make this film." With Once Upon a Time in the Middle East still riding high n China and increasingly worldwide, we talk to the director WEN MUYE | In theaters now, released by @WellGoUSA easternkicks.com/features/we…

A breakthrough blockbuster in Chinese popular cinema cooks up fact-fiction fusion with flavour to spare: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE MIDDLE EAST ★★★★ | In theaters now, released by @WellGoUSA easternkicks.com/reviews/onc…

“I just don't think that's okay, he really needs to be making more films!” SUL KYUNG-GU and JEON DO-YEON talk about working with Lee Chang-dong on POSSIBLE LOVE | Released in cinemas from 23 October from @Netflix easternkicks.com/features/th…

Another of Wong Jing’s Category III-rated 1990s historical sex-romps gets the rerelease treatment: SEX AND THE EMPEROR ★★★★ | This week's #cineXtremes is available on Blu-ray now from @88_Films easternkicks.com/reviews/sex…

In the first of two interviews, we chat to the stars of Lee Chang-dong’s latest film POSSIBLE LOVE: ZO IN-SUNG and CHO YEO-JEONG | Released in cinemas from 23 October from @Netflix easternkicks.com/features/th…

SUN CHUNG brings giallo-style horror to the wuxia genre with HUMAN LANTERNS ★★★★★ | Essential viewing this Halloween - available on Blu-ray from @imprintfilms as part of Shaw-Shock Volume Four! easternkicks.com/reviews/hum…

Five Flavours announces New Asian Cinema Competition selection - The 20th edition of Poland's premiere Asian film festival is back from 10 November to 6 December #piecsmakow easternkicks.com/news/five-f…

The legendary Yuen Woo-ping returns with an all-star wuxia extravaganza BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS | On Digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray now @cineasiauk easternkicks.com/reviews/bla…

Made in Taiwan season returns to The Garden Cinema, London, with the best in Taiwanese film. Running from 24 October to 6 December 2026 | @TheGardenCinema easternkicks.com/news/made-i…

"An amazing piece of wuxia cinema that lends hope... for the future of the genre" ★★★★★ | BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS is on digital platforms now, and comes to 4K UHD and Blu-ray from 19 October @cineasiauk easternkicks.com/reviews/bla…

An absolute pleasure chatting to HIROKAZU KOREEDA again for his latest film, Look Back, at the @BFI London Film Festival. I think the first time I interviewed him in person was at the LFF 13 years ago for Like Father, Like Son! 🫢 As for the interview itself, coming next year!

A love-obsessed ghost causes mayhem in this spin on the usual J-horror formula: MAG MAG | Coming to digital platforms from 19 October from @BlueFinchFilms easternkicks.com/reviews/mag…

An effective if passionless noir: MOONGLOW | Screening as part of @BFI London Film Festival 2026 #LFF easternkicks.com/reviews/moo…

Just back from a lovely chat with the cast of POSSIBLE LOVE, in cinemas next week and coming to @netflix @NetflixUK worldwide on 6 November. Interviews coming next week! 👍