Bombshell: film on sexual harassment bombs out for its superficiality
Jay Roach, “Bombshell” (2019) The plot is very basic enough: a female television personality employee
Slut: a highly accomplished student film on teenage sexual awareness and the danger it attracts
Chloe Okuno, “Slut” (2014) Set in the 1970s, this cheesy morality tale is a meeting
Carnivore: American Psycho meets Agatha Christie in an elegant and minimalist thriller
Constance Tsang, “Carnivore” (2018) Elegant in style and minimalist and understated in its narrative, this
Future Boyfriend: a sweet sci-fi romantic comedy offering a second chance of life
Ben Rock, “Future Boyfriend” (2016) Adapted from a play written by A Vincent Ularich for
Psychosis: character study of techno-paranoia under computer surveillance
Ben Feldman, “Psychosis” (2019) The shorter of two films based on the short story of
Bad Peter: the panopticon police state controlling an individual life to an astonishing degree
Zach Strauss, “Bad Peter” (2017) At first rather amusing but then quickly becoming sinister and
British Films | Italian and Italian-language Films
Don’t Look Now: an eerie and profound Gothic horror film of grief, trauma and misperceptions
Nicolas Roeg, “Don’t Look Now” (1973) Adapted from the short story with the same title
Metta Via: a story of personal transformation with a strange power and attraction
Warren Flanagan, “Metta Via” (2017) Visually stunning and ambitious in its concept, this Canadian short
Chinese and Chinese-language Films | Southeast Asian Films
The Masseuse: how to be human and to have free will in an oppressive society and culture
Tan Ce Ding, “The Masseuse” (2018) An intriguing film set in a not-too distant dystopian
What if Wendy: a sparse and painful character study of denial and grief
James A Sims, “What if Wendy” (2017) Here is a sparse and minimalist character study