By David Pountain Panos Koutras’ Xenia is a funny, organically composed and affecting drama that succeeds on levels both personal and national. Telling the story of two young half-Albanian brothers, Danny (Kostas Nikouli) and Ody […]
By  Weerada P. Sucharitkul FilmDoo Co-founder Over the last few years, China has been catching up rapidly in the technological race with its own versions of search engines, social networking, gaming and e-commerce companies. Major […]
By David Pountain Directed by Jonathan Yi and Michael Haertlein Transcending the limitations of the well-worn rockumentary genre, Jonathan Yi and Michael Haertlein’s Mad Tiger draws you in with its promises of fun, episodic times with a […]
By Francesco Cerniglia Directed by Samuel Kishi There’s so much to love about Somos Mari Pepa (We Are Mari Pepa), the feature film debut of Mexican filmmaker Samuel Kishi, developed off of his award winning short […]
By William Page FilmDoo Co-founder Blockbuster was first to shrink and declare bankruptcy in 2010. The once video rental giant could not cope with the disruption brought about by the growth of online platforms such […]
By David Pountain Yesterday’s Hong Kong Film Awards proved to be something of a culmination point for one of this past year’s biggest underdog stories of national cinema. Produced on a shoestring budget, the five-part […]