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Directed and co-written by Linda Palmer, Turnover follows the story of Peter (Paul Guilfoyle), a middle-aged man who has been advised to go on a two-week sabbatical. Unbeknownst to him, his frustrated manager Henry (Riker Lynch) takes on a…

Coming-of-age stories tend to revolve around unrequited love, popping one’s cherry or the big journey of self-discovery. However, Hillary Shakespeare’s directorial debut, Soundtrack to Sixteen, offers a different perspective that all teens…

Directed by Li Shaohong, A City Called Macau follows casino broker Xiao-Ou (Bai Baihe) working in Macau after its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1999. Amid financial and medical outbreaks, she encounters developer Duan Keiwen (Wu Gang)…

Directed by Tracy Choi, Sisterhood follows thirtysomething Sei (Gigi Leung), a struggling alcoholic who runs an inn with her husband in Taiwan. When she spots a newspaper ad informing her that her former best friend Ling (Jennifer Yu) has…

In these uncertain times, films offer a perfect piece of escapism. But the latest feature from Ugandan filmmaker Nabwana I.G.G delivers something that will divide audiences. Crazy World focuses on a Ugandan commando who is trying to…

Marking his feature film debut, Oliver Purches stars in I Am The Prize, which revolves Martin (Purches) and his futile attempts to find a girlfriend. When his best friend Laura (Charlotte Ellis) promises that she’ll help him find someone…

The sequel to 2014 film Viy, The Iron Mask (also known as Viy 2: Journey to China) sees Jason Flemyng reprise his role as explorer Jonathan Green. Set in the early 1700s, the film follows Green as he goes on an action-packed adventure from…

This year, Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-Ho received the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his latest feature, Parasite. It not only is a frontrunner for the 2020 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar and has already earned more than $118 million…

Marking the directorial debut of Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim focuses on the eponymous couple, attorney Queen (Jodie Turner-Smith) and her Tinder date Slim (Daniel Kaluuya), as they go on the run after shooting a cop in self-defence.…

The latest film by Belgian directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Bad Boys for Life had been in development hell for more than 15 years. Amid continual production issues, changing directors and mounting costs, there was a chance that…