" data-large-file="https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/wp-17852787846228812338800388467076-1024x679.png" /> The fourth Big Bad Film Fest kicks off this week and I’m here to help profile most of the shortfilms that were made available to me for this year’s edition. The shorts roster this year includes a few entries that I’ve actually already screened in previous online coverage as well as at least one past […] The post Big Bad IV: Shorts Round-Up For This Year’s Fourth Edition! appeared first on Film Combat Syndicate.

" data-medium-file="https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1752439361879791593261581925295-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://filmcombatsyndicate.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wp-1752439361879791593261581925295-1024x682.jpg" /> Toshiaki Toyoda's "Go Seppuku Yourselves & Other Tales" screened for the 2025 edition of the New York Asian Film Festival. The post NYAFF XXIV Review: Toshiaki Toyoda’s Go Seppuku Yourselves & Other Tales first appeared on Film Combat Syndicate.

The 24th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival is currently underway, and with a line-up that includes several shorts programs. The following is a brisk lookback at the festivals first shorts program featuring a quintet of amazing shorts from various directors. The festival runs through July 27! Better Life (2025) Director: Jessica Liu Starring: Randall Park, Richard Ouyang, Terry Hu A medical procedure promises to help turn underachieving Asians into successful adults and an elderly shop owner tries to convince his daughter to try. A subtle prod at the idiosyncrasies of the American Dream co-existing with the traditionalism of many Asian-American families and the very real effects of tiger parenting and the results. Searching for Sol (2025) Director: Jaime Morados Starring: Francis Magundayao, Felicity Napuli, Soliman Cruz After their father goes missing with their recently deceased mother’s ashes, a brother and sister begin tracking him down using a […] The post NYAFF XXIV Review: Shorts Program #1: The Kids We Were first appeared on Film Combat Syndicate.