Film critic in Hong Kong: South China Morning Post / RTHK Radio 3 / Variety / Deep Dive Movie Reviews / ScreenAnarchy / Fantastic Fest / Beyond Fest / Critics Choice / OFCS - also bits for Arrow / Umbrella / Second Sight / Film Movement / Vinegar Syndromehttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mzi3cuojas2oTonight it’s a big one:04 Nov 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzi3cuojas2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mzfiltv3c22tKEFI: For @variety.com my Tokyo IFF review of Kisin Saito's deliriously off-kilter oddity, in which a grief-stricken family reunion turns into a genre-bending odyssey filled with gender-swapping drugs, dinosaur animatoronics and a pair-of puffer-sporting aliens. https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/kefi-review-1236938211/03 Nov 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzfiltv3c22thttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mzackxk4mk2nToday:01 Nov 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzackxk4mk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3myzf7ofqz226Unfortunately I’m not in Tokyo, but will be filing a few festival reviews remotely for @variety.com First up is Shingo Matsumura’s BETWEEN US, a fitfully successful drama about the lingering impact of grief, starring Anna Kurasawa and an excellent Ririka Kawashima: https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/between-us-review-1236934055/29 Oct 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzf7ofqz226https://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3myytgftjgk2sYOU, LIKE A STAR: It's all about attractive leads Suzu Hirose and Ryusei Yokohama in this polished but aggressively generic romantic weepy, as it barrels past a cavalcade of potentially potent sub-plots, in favour of yet another dreary terminal illness. https://marshattacks.com/2026/10/29/you-like-a-star/29 Oct 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myytgftjgk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3myxz2fsyh22lNew movies out today in Hong Kong: WE ARE BORN GOOD, DUNHUANG WARRIORS, YOU LIKE A STAR , AIKATSU PRIPARA THE MOVIE - MIRACULOUS MEETING29 Oct 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxz2fsyh22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mywjw3clbc22Tonight:28 Oct 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywjw3clbc22https://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mytidgwnnk2fEarlier this month at Busan, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chinese superstar Zhou Xun, together with director Gu You, about their new movie The First Taste of Loneliness, which premiered in competition and took home two prizes including best actress: https://marshattacks.com/2026/10/26/zhou-xun-and-gu-you-discuss-the-first-taste-of-loneliness/27 Oct 2026 05:18 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytidgwnnk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3myepbgkwbk2dToday:21 Oct 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myepbgkwbk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mybkkpqj522t10 of the best films from the 31st Busan International Film Festival, including Majid Majidi's excellent competition winner MIDDAY MEAL, which is now eligible for Oscars consideration: https://marshattacks.com/2026/10/20/10-best-films-from-busan-iff-2026/20 Oct 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybkkpqj522thttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxurkhom7s22New movies out today in Hong Kong: STREET FIGHTER, WHALEFALL, GOOD TRIP, THE INTERN, TRACES OF JUSTICE15 Oct 2026 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxurkhom7s22https://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxqs4xb24k2pMy last film at Busan:13 Oct 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqs4xb24k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxpsttmf5c2oMy last day at Busan looks like this:13 Oct 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpsttmf5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxpqehdxnk2aDID SOMEONE HAPPEN TO MENTION ME? Koji Yakusho stars in Netflix’s meta comedy series, about a superstar actor who returns home to discover that everyone in Japan has forgotten him. The mechanics don’t make much sense but the execution is largely entertaining. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3369868/netflix-drama-did-someone-happen-mention-me-review-koji-yakusho-leads-amnesia-comedy https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3369868/netflix-drama-did-someone-happen-mention-me-review-koji-yakusho-leads-amnesia-comedy?module=top_story&pgtype=subsection13 Oct 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxpqehdxnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxohrfsqmk2yWILD HORSE NINE: undeniably familiar territory for McDonagh - ironic considering the setting - but still hugely satisfying. Laugh out loud funny, punchy political satire, delicately poignant, and ultimately very very sad. As you may have heard, Malkovich is fantastic (as is everyone else).12 Oct 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxohrfsqmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxo7aom5gs2kDIGGER is an insanely big swing and I absolutely loved it. Delighted to have known nothing about it ahead of time, so I could field every curveball with jaw-dropping relish. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxo7aom5gs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxnuv7g6nk24Last minute change of plan. Dashing across town to catch this elusive offering:12 Oct 2026 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnuv7g6nk24https://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxnaxwql222oToday begins with my third k-drama premiere of this year’s Busan, this hotly-anticipated regal romance from Disney+12 Oct 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnaxwql222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxlxcqdalk2lIn my third and final @variety.com review from Busan, Masami Nagasawa stars as an adulterous author with a resistance to motherhood, who invites her husband and girlfriend to conceive a child together in a tantalizing proposition that pulls too many of its punches https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/between-two-lovers-review-1236908080/11 Oct 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxlxcqdalk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxgmrbgxs22tJust had a wonderful chat with the iconic Zhou Xun and director Gu You about their new film THE FIRST TASTE OF LONELINESS, which saw her close to tears one minute, running round the room the next, as she acted out how she manoeuvred through an audacious 20+ minute oner. Interview in SCMP soon.09 Oct 2026 09:07 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgmrbgxs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxd3h663rc2yDay 3 at Busan begins with POSSIBLE LOVE, Lee Chang-dong's Venice Silver Lion winner, in IMAX ahead of its Nov 6 launch on Netflix:07 Oct 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxd3h663rc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxcyvtajac2wSATOKO ALWAYS: Shuichi Okita’s latest is a delightfully inventive celebration of the written word, in which three total strangers, who share the same name, are inspired to take up writing. Kasumi Arimura stars alongside Hikari Ishida and a barnstorming Kashun Himeno. https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/satoko-always-review-1236904433/07 Oct 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcyvtajac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mxankrryjc2lWell this is exciting. Had my first review for @variety.com published this morning - for Kim Jong-Kwan’s frothy Busan opener THE TABLE: DAY AND NIGHT. Many thanks to @guylodge.bsky.social for the opportunity. https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-table-day-and-night-review-1236903693/07 Oct 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxankrryjc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mx6bg4h3ds2xAs the Busan International Film Festival opens for its 31st edition, I asked festival director Jung Han-seok about its newly promoted A-list status, which now provides a pathway to Oscars eligibility. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3369752/what-does-busan-international-film-festivals-new-pathway-oscars-mean-asia06 Oct 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6bg4h3ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mx5bwlhitk2uCatching the red eye to Korea for the 31st Busan International Film Festival. A solid week of movies, bbq, soju and pork soup rice in the company of some damn fine people awaits.05 Oct 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5bwlhitk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mwuzrj66tk2aTonight:02 Oct 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuzrj66tk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mwpp6d34wk24Guess not…good thing I’m heading to Korea next week 🙄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpp6d34wk24https://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mwpio5xjgs2uNever was consent explained better than here: https://youtu.be/pZwvrxVavnQ?feature=shared [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpio5xjgs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/marshy00.bsky.social/post/3mwnjvhrdd223OH MY GHOST! OH MY GOD! Not even the infectious screen presence of Japanese comedienne Naomi Watanabe can save this painfully unfunny Taiwanese horror comedy from getting lost in the fog. https://marshattacks.com/2026/09/29/oh-my-ghost-oh-my-god/29 Sep 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:kyejdedu2djpf4mapmunkixj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnjvhrdd223