Tokyo Film Festival

‘Double Happiness’ Review: Messy Taiwanese Comedy-Drama Struggles to Reconcile Its Tones

November 1, 2025

[ad_1] In Chinese culture, “double happiness” refers to an ornamental design commonly found festooned across wedding ceremonies, formed by placing two copies of the Chinese character for joy next to...

‘We Are the Fruits of the Forest’ Review: Rithy Panh Insightfully Captures Another Facet of Cambodia’s Marginalized Peoples

November 1, 2025

[ad_1] Rithy Panh can credibly hold the title of both Cambodia’s most important film director and one of the greatest documentarians alive. A survivor of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime...

‘ChaO’ Review: Mermaids and Humans Try to Coexist in Singularly Stylized Anime Romantic Comedy

October 29, 2025

[ad_1] Without having to give up her voice to a sea witch, the titular mermaid princess in the Japanese animated dramedy “ChaO” gets the husband of her dreams. Still, their...