Articles Written by James Mudge
James Mudge is BeyondHollywood.com's longest contributing movie reviewer. Based out of Glasgow, James is our go-to guy for Asian movie reviews old and new. He has a forthcoming book about Asian movies set to be released sometime this century. Maybe.
Blood Brothers (2007) Movie Review
“Blood Brothers” marks the debut of Alexi Tan, and has drawn attention not only for its all star cast but for being heralded as a reworking of John Woo’s classic “Bullet in the Head”, with the legendary action director himself acting as co-producer. Managing to score a high profile spot as the closing film of [...]
January 4th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreJames Mudge’s Top 10 Films of 2007
HALLOWEEN
Rob Zombie’s remake of one of the all time classics of horror cinema was always going to have an uphill struggle with fans, and though it performed surprisingly well at the box office, it was largely drubbed and mocked by genre critics. However, for those willing to overlook the fact that “Halloween” didn’t exactly need [...]
The Phantom Carriage (Körkarlen 1921) DVD Review
“The Phantom Carriage” from Swedish director Victor Sjostrom was originally released way back in 1920 and has long been revered as a classic example of early supernatural cinema. Said to have been an early inspiration for Ingmar Bergman, the film is a haunting tale based around a legend that the last person to die on [...]
December 22nd, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Pirate (1973) Movie Review
The pirate themed swashbuckler, though a perennial Hollywood favourite has been rather neglected in Hong Kong cinema, with only a handful of films such as Jackie Chan’s “Project A” tackling the genre. Helping to right this wrong is the re-release of the 1973 Shaw Brothers classic “The Pirate”, a film so epic it took three [...]
December 1st, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreAlone (2007) Movie Review
“Alone” has been causing considerable excitement amongst horror fans as it marks the return of Thai directors Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, whose 2004 debut outing “Shutter” still stands as one of best modern Asian ghost films. Advance word on the film has been very good, with it generating positive buzz on the international horror [...]
November 24th, 2007 | James Mudge | 1 Comment | Read MoreChanging Partners (aka Love Now, 2007) Movie Review
Modern relationships come under scrutiny again in Korean director Jung Yoon Soo’s “Love Now” (also known by the equally appropriate title “Changing Partners”), a romantic comedy which revolves around life, love and infidelity. Boasting a top cast and promising a realistic look at the problems faced by people who have perhaps married unwisely, the film [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 2 Comments | Read MoreSomeone Behind You (2007) Movie Review
“Someone Behind You” sees Korean director Oh Ki Hwan turning his hand to horror after enjoying success with the romantic comedy “The Art Of Seduction”. Based on a popular and critically acclaimed comic by Kang Kyung Ok called “Two People”, while the film looks to all intents and purposes like yet another high school ghost [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 6 Comments | Read MoreHeads for Sale (1970) Movie Review
Does “Heads for Sale” have the best title ever? Quite possibly, and the Shaw Brothers re-release is very likely to sell plenty of copies as a result. This aside, the film should also be of interest to fans as an early effort from “Broken Oath” director Cheng Chang, which was originally released back in 1970, [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Seventh Seal (1957) Blu-Ray DVD Review
Tartan’s 50th digitally re-mastered Anniversary release of Ingmar Bergman’s immortal classic “The Seventh Seal” on Blu-ray format is an interesting proposition, offering a chance to see how an older black and white film holds up on high definition. As well as presenting the film in potentially the best quality it has ever enjoyed, this release [...]
November 23rd, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreBride of Re-Animator (1990) DVD Review
Although the much touted Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez double bill “Grindhouse” unfortunately turned out to be a bit of a box office dud, it did have the knock-on effect of inspiring a flood of re-releases of good old fashioned exploitation fare. One company making the most of the renewed public interest in trash cinema [...]
November 15th, 2007 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
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