The Soft Power of Quiet Films: How Silence Speaks in Asian Storytelling
These are the quiet films, stories told not through spectacle or speed, but through silences, stillness, and what’s left unsaid.
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"Love is this ancient feeling, this ancient mystery that makes life worth living makes fools of all of us."
You’re Better Off Swiping Left on Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’
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Roshan Sethi and Karan Soni on ‘A Nice Indian Boy’: “I wanted it to feel true more than anything else”
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Ang Lee’s seminal 1993 classic 'The Wedding Banquet' gets a millennial-era refresh in the 2025 reimagining by Andrew Ahn.
‘Asian Persuasion’ Isn’t Persuasive Enough
While the film has its moments, its uneven execution makes it difficult to fully embrace it.
‘Mickey 17’ Has Bong Joon Ho Written All Over It
Far from his strongest work, but any amount of Bong Joon Ho is still a big win for cinema.
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