William Schwartz has worked for HanCinema as a movie critic and reporter specializing in South Korean film since 2012. He also writes for Book and Film Globe, and currently lives in Incheon.
Eight kung fu classics from Taiwanese director Joseph Kuo are scheduled for screening this week as part of the 9th Old School Kung Fu Fest in New York. The films have been restored in 2K.
Herman Yau's blockbuster begins with a mini-nuke blowing up the Hong Kong airport. In case you weren't aware what you were watching, this is a film about explosions: either those that happen or those that threaten to.
'Found' offers an on-the-ground, humanistic look at China through the eyes of three teenage adoptees.
Censored and pulled from the Berlin International Film Festival in 2019, Zhang Yimou's "One Second" recently closed the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews.
Dan Wei's documentary, filmed during the pandemic, doesn't put the coronavirus front and center. Instead, it's an up-close look at Chinese healthcare, as experienced by an elderly patient and her family.
The Hong Kong protest documentaries "Taking Back the Legislature" and "Inside the Red Brick Wall" played at this year’s Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) in South Korea, which concluded on May 8.