Asian Bucket List

An off-kilter Singaporean romantic comedy written, directed by and starring Jason Chan, Perfect Girl taps into all the bumps and bruises experienced by people navigating love and dating in the modern world. While it feels tiresome at some points, it succeeds at giving us bits of romantic wisdom in...

A portrayal of both growing pleasures and pains based on the Taiwanese illustrated novel of the same name, Starry Starry Night is a movie that will rouse even the hardest of hearts. Tom Shu-Yu Lin complements varied visuals with a carefully chosen soundtrack, rendering his movie a captivating spectacle...

With a stellar cast and a fantastically absurd concept at its heart, The Beauty Inside seems promising. But Baek Jong-yul’s use of romantic clichés, while enjoyable to a degree, leaves you with a bad aftertaste. What could well have been an avant-garde piece of film is played out in...

A film split into two halves, each with little connection to the other, Tropical Malady is definitely a frustrating watch. But it’s only when you stop trying to rationalise it that you can finally take something from it. Tropical Malady begins with a group of Thai soldiers posing with...