Tony Rayns Movies

An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

Two former cops start investigating the series of murders that tanked their careers when the killings begin again.

Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing...

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

Prominent film critic Tony Rayns has long been a supporter of Korean cinema. This film illustrates Rayns’ affection for Korean cinema through...

A BBC Arena profile of the Director from the time of the release of his film, The Garden, featuring interviews with Jarman, his collaborators and...

Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his...

Tony Rayns presents the work of the 'Fifth Generation' and other innovative filmmakers who emerged during the 1980s in China.

After the film screening, five people hold a meeting. Director Jeong asserts that a film should move the heart. Actress Soo-yeon emphasizes on the...

Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out."

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will...

Tragical lives of Qing Yu, a woman lives in late Qing Dynasty and Gui Hua, a woman lives in modern time.

A documentary looking at the samurai traditions and films that helped shape Kurosawa's masterpiece.

In this interview, conducted in 2013, Asian-film critic Tony Rayns offers his thoughts on the popularity of the ZATOICHI series, its main character,...

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

In this short documentary, film critic Tony Rayns discusses director King Hu and A Touch of Zen.