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‘Escape from Mogadishu’ (모가디슈) review: A tense, moving story of nationalism vs. humanity [Grade: B+]

Every once in a while, you would hear a story that is so fantastical and incredible, you wouldn’t believe it… Read More

October 24, 2021

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Whether it's critics or the Academy themselves, each of this category (formerly called Foreign Language Film) there seems to be… Read More

February 3, 2020

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)

THE PAINTED BIRD (Czech Republic) The official Oscar shortlist for International Feature Film was released yesterday and with it came… Read More

December 17, 2019

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE (November)

MISSING LINK (LAIKA Studios / Annapurna Pictures) Netflix's Klaus made a big splash last week and it moves up into… Read More

November 25, 2019

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (October)

LES MISÉRABLES (France)AND THEN WE DANCED (Sweden)THE PAINTED BIRD (Czechia)ATLANTICS (Senegal) October marks the first month of official predictions for… Read More

October 18, 2019

South Korea selects ‘Parasite’ for International Feature Film Oscar submission

Parasite (Neon) As expected, South Korea has selected the Cannes Palme d'Or-winning Parasite from director Bong Joon-ho as its submission… Read More

August 21, 2019

2019 Oscars: A Look at Asian Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue this week with a special look at the Asian films in… Read More

October 31, 2018

2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar

Belarus's Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for… Read More

July 4, 2018

2019 Oscars: From Spain’s ‘Everybody Knows’ to South Korea’s ‘Burning’ – 16 Foreign Language Films to Keep an Eye on at Cannes

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] With just 10 days to go until the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, it’s… Read More

April 28, 2018

2018 Oscars: Analyzing FLF contenders from Cambodia, South Korea and China

Our fifth piece on this year’s Foreign Language Oscar race turns to Asia, a region that has been regularly absent… Read More

November 4, 2017

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