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Exiled (2006) Movie Review
How can you call yourself a Hong Kong cinema enthusiast and not enjoy Johnnie To’s latest crime drama “Exiled”? It’s filled to the brim with unspoken pathos, tough men who let their action speak...
Read More »Sweet Land (2005) Movie Review
Don’t be surprised if you’ve never heard of Ali Selim’s “Sweet Land”. Although an independent film made outside the Hollywood system, it is not a cheap movie shot on a shoestring budget. There are...
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Deaden (aka Pain Killer, 2006) Movie Review
Originally titled “Pain Killer” (before a certain TV show got greenlit by the Sci Fi Channel), “Deaden” stars John Fallon as a former undercover cop who goes apeshit when his former bike gang invades...
Read More »Featured Movie Trailer: Blood & Chocolate
‘Blood and Chocolate’ stars Agnes Bruckner (’24′), Hugh Dancy (‘Basic Instinct 2′) and Olivier Martinez (‘Taking Lives’) and is directed by German independent film director Katja von Garnier (‘Bandits’). The story takes place in...
Read More »DVD Giveaway: HBO’s Angel Rodriguez
“From HBO Films. Rachel Griffiths and new comer Jonan Everett star in the story of a counselor and the troubled inner-city teenager she is trying to help, both of who are at turning points...
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The Deal (2006) Movie Review
“The Deal” was shot mainly (if not entirely) in Spain with, in all likelihood, Spanish money, but stars a couple of somewhat well-known American actors in order to sell the film to American cable...
Read More »DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) Movie Review
In his latest movie, the videogame to movie feature “DOA: Dead or Alive”, Hong Kong action choreographer turned director Corey Yuen (“The Transporter”) gives us ass shots out the ass — literally. The film...
Read More »Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law Vol. 2 DVD Box Set
Fans of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim will no doubt already know who Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, is. Noobs will never look at superheroes the same way again. So who exactly is Harvey Birdman?...
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Stormbreaker (2006) Movie Review
Hollywood has cornered the market on teen spy movies for a while, and now the British are getting in on the action with their own version. Enter Alex Rider, junior secret agent. Or, actually,...
Read More »Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) Movie Review
Gore Verbinki’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” is what every big Hollywood sequel aspires to be — faster, louder, longer, grander, and of course, it just wouldn’t be a major Hollywood-produced sequel...
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Feast (2005) Movie Review
“Feast” started life as the winner of 2005′s “Project Greenlight”, the Reality TV show where Hollywood actors and kinda screenwriters Matt Damon and Ben Affleck offers a nobody the chance to win a screenwriting...
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Check It Out, Yo! (aka Chekeraccho!, 2006) Movie Review
“Check it Out, Yo!” is nothing you haven’t seen before, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying it. A mostly innocuous teen comedy about three directionless male high school chums who decide to...
Read More »Miami Vice (2006) Movie Review
Besides the names of the main characters and the city where they ply their trade, Michael Mann’s big screen version of his ’80s TV show “Miami Vice” has no real relation to the latter....
Read More »Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil (2006) Movie Review
“Behind Enemy Lines: Axis of Evil” gets the top prize for Most Timely Movie Ever, scheduled to hit DVD shelves October 17th, 2006, just a week after North Korea’s midget of a dictator revealed...
Read More »The Banquet (2006) Movie Review
Over two hours of running time, the most extravagant costumes, eye-catching opulent sets, elaborate fight choreography, and currently the most famous Chinese actress in the world as your star. And yet, director Xiaogang Feng’s...
Read More »Left in Darkness (2006) Movie Review
“Monica Keena has big boobies.” As unprofessional as it sounds, that’s the thought that kept running through my head as I watched Steven Monroe’s “Left in Darkness” (not to be confused with the “God...
Read More »Dragon Tiger Gate (2006) Movie Review
Movies based on comic books aren’t expected to be deep on any level, but the extent to which “Dragon Tiger Gate” goes to excising any semblance of respectable storyline borders on impressive. Of course,...
Read More »Mission Impossible 3 (2006) Movie Review
Say what you will about Tom Cruise (he’s kind of nutty around couches, he is way too into Scientology, etc) but there is no denying that the guy makes a damn good action hero....
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Kokoda (2006) Movie Review
I consider movies like the Australian World War II film “Kokoda” a gem. The treat of such a movie lies in the opportunity to experience the war, of which I am unendingly fascinated with,...
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