James Balmont

Writer

Tampopo 1985

Design & LivingCelebrating Cinema’s Tastiest On-Screen Food Moments

Return to Dust, 2022

Design & Living12 East Asian Films That Defined 2022

Infernal Affairs, 2002 (Film still)

Design & LivingWhy Infernal Affairs Is Still Hong Kong’s Greatest Crime Saga

Japanese prog-rock group Flower Travellin’ Band’s 1970 album

Design & LivingBōsōzoku: The Rebellious Film Legacy of Japan’s Unruly Biker Gangs

In Front of Your Face, 2021

Design & LivingA Guide to the Quiet, Low-Budget Cinema of Korea’s Hong Sang-soo

Triangle of Sadness, 2022

Design & LivingGreat Things to Watch at This Year’s BFI London Film Festival

Jackie Brown (1)

Design & LivingA Guide to the Films of Blaxploitation Icon Pam Grier

The Wandering Princess, 1960

Design & LivingWhy Japanese Director Kinuyo Tanaka’s Films Are Criminally Overlooked

A Touch of Sin, 2013

Design & LivingA Brief Guide to Jia Zhangke, China’s Master of Social Realist Film

Sean Nicholas Savage - Ain't What It Used To Be -

Design & LivingSean Nicholas Savage: “I Lost a Big Piece of Myself, I’m Still Recovering”

Running Out of Time, 1999

Design & LivingA Guide to the Intricate Cinema of Hong Kong’s Crime Auteur Johnnie To