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A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews.

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A regular magazine programme about East Asian film, with the latest news, reviews and interviews.

    Episode 57 - ek Picks for March 2024

    Episode 57 - ek Picks for March 2024

    James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for March.
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:00:32 - Introduction. 00:02:20 - The Oscars! 00:11:35 - Shudder, with a sudden appearance of 2000's Uzumaki. 00:15:48 - Amazon Prime, including Suddenly in Dark Night, Doctor (2013) and KKN di Desa Penari: Luwih Dowo, Luwih Medeni. 00:25:04 - Netflix, including Officer Black Belt, Indigo, Shake, Rattle and Roll Extreme, The Parades and The Pig, The Snake and the Pigeon. 00:50:28 - Cinema picks, including Monster, Drift and Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus. 01:00:56 - Outro. 

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Episode 56 - ek Picks for February 2024

    Episode 56 - ek Picks for February 2024

    James and Andy are back with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for February.
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:19 - Introduction02:33 - Shudder, with Dain Said's Blood Flower06:53 - Netflix, including Badland Hunters, Home for Rent, The Last Wife, Past Lives, The Bridge Curse – Ritual26:08 - Amazon Prime, including Expats, Zu Warriors, The Fallen Bridge36:57 - Cinema picks, including The Moon Thieves, Perfect Days, Evil Does Not Exist47:46 - Outro

    • 48 min
    Episode 55 - easternKicks Picks for January 2024

    Episode 55 - easternKicks Picks for January 2024

    James and Andy ring in the New Year with another look at the latest releases on streamers and in cinemas for this month.
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:33 - Introduction01:41 - Special announcement: Focus Hong Kong's Chinese New Year screenings06:34 - Amazon Prime, including The Long Walk, Chasing the Dragon, Sakra, The Tiger, and Derailed27:46 - Netflix, including Bad Lands, Badland Hunters, The Abandoned, A Very Good Girl, and The Brothers Sun41:56 - iPlayer, Decision to Leave48:46 - Cinema picks, including In Broad Daylight, Ping Pong, and The Scent of Green Papaya56: 00 - Teaser for future episodes...58:53 - Outro

    • 59 min
    Episode 54 - easternKicks Picks for December

    Episode 54 - easternKicks Picks for December

    James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and more. 
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:19 - Introduction02:29 - Streaming picks...03:43 - Netflix, including Sweet Home Season 2, Believer 2 and Hard Days16:27 - Amazon Prime, including Ashiap Man, The Family, Kwaidan and Third Window24:08 - Cinema picks, including Godzilla Minus One, Yoshiki: Under The Sky and Raging Grace 21:52 - Outro

    • 33 min
    Episode 53 - easternKicks Picks for November

    Episode 53 - easternKicks Picks for November

    In the first of a new format, James and Andy curate a selection of new and recent releases from streaming platforms, cinema and festivals. Plus Andy catches up with Geran and Walid director Areel Abu Bakar in trendy Hackney Wick. 
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:00:19 - Introduction00:02:36 - But first, what easternKicks Picks IS, and what it ISN'T00:06:24 - Streaming picks, including Ballerina, Yellow Door 90’s Lo-Fi Film Club and In my Mother’s Skin.00:39:44 - Cinema picks, including Back Home, Past lives and Where the Wind Blows.00:46:49 - Areel Abu Bakar interview01:03:16 - Festival roundup, including BFI London Film Festival and London Korean Film Festival.01:21:52 - Outro

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Episode 52 - Halloween Special: Visible Secret

    Episode 52 - Halloween Special: Visible Secret

    James and Andy look back on Ann Hui's unsung ghost comedy Visible Secret, newly released by Radiance Films and screening in London, as well as more Hong Kong horror in the form of new cinema release Back Home. 
    This episode’s handy timecodes
    00:35 - Introduction01:38 - Visible Secret introduction06:40 - Great talent in front and behind the camera14:09 - The plot16:57 - Lost in the crowd - why was it overlooked?36:20 - Back Home44:51 - Outro

    • 45 min

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