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New, Ridiculously Action-Packed U.S. Trailer for Tai Chi Zero
Still not sold on Stephen Fung’s “Tai Chi Zero”? Check out a new U.S. trailer for the film that really packs on the action. The hero, incidentally, has a horn on his head that...
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New Full Trailer for Chan’s Chinese Zodiac C12
Everyone’s favorite Chinese martial arts guy, Jackie Chan, has released a new trailer for his latest film – Chinese Zodiac C12. Looks like its a little bit Indiana Jones with a dash of National...
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Miss Conspirator (2012) Movie Review
“Miss Conspirator” is a Korean comedy action romance directed by Park Chul Kwan, known for his popular 2001 gangster spoof “Hi Dharma!”. The film is headlined by top actress Ko Hyun Jung, star of...
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Tai Chi Zero (2012) Movie Review
Stephen Fung’s “Tai Chi Zero” is a failed attempt to mix up the martial arts movie genre into something new. The movie revolves around Lu Chen (Jayden Yuan) aka “The Freak”, who is born...
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U.S. Trailer for Donnie Yen’s Dragon (aka Wu Xia)
It feels like it’s been ages since I reviewed Peter Chan’s “Dragon” (known as “Wu Xia” in various other parts of the globe). Well, almost a year, anyway. The film is finally getting a...
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Dangerously Excited (2011) Movie Review
“Dangerously Excited” is another Korean comedy with a musical theme, though this time with more of an indie vibe, following popular character Yoon Je Moon (“Battlefield Heroes”) as a straitlaced civil servant who gets...
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Lacuna (2012) Movie Review
Pang Ho Cheung, arguably most the talented and exciting Hong Kong film maker of the last decade, serves as producer on “Lacuna”, directed by his regular collaborators Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan, who wrote...
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In Another Country (2012) Movie Review
Acclaimed Korean director and international festival favourite Hong Sang Soo returns with “In Another Country”, his 15th outing and another playful meditation on life and relationships, washed down as ever with plenty of alcohol....
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Vulgaria (2012) Movie Review
“Vulgaria,” a new comedy co-written, produced and directed by Pang Ho-Cheung and starring Chapman To as a B-movie producer, opens with a lot of promise. Immediately, a voice over disclaimer warns viewers to be prepared...
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The Thieves (2012) Movie Review
Dong-hoon Choi’s “The Thieves” successfully revisits the heist genre that first brought him to fame. This time around, the production uses an ensemble cast of established, young and veteran actors from Korea and Hong...
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New on Blu-ray: Tetsuo – The Iron Man/Body Hammer
Japanese and cult film fans were given real cause for excitement recently, with the announcement by Third Window that they would be releasing Shinya Tsukamoto’s seminal classics “Tetsuo: the Iron Man” and “Tetsuo II:...
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Kotoko (2011) Movie Review
Japanese auteur and cult favourite Shinya Tsukamoto returns with “Kotoko”, combining the apocalyptic style of his classic “Tetsuo” films with the monstrous and terrifyingly intimate tale of a young single mother losing her mind...
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Thai Action Movie Fighting Fish Cracks Heads In and Out of Water
Not your ordinary fish, fighting or otherwise, in case you were wondering. Check out a trailer for the Thai action movie “Fighting Fish”, starring a couple of former stuntmen who knows how to put...
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The Egoists (2011) Movie Review
Japanese director Hiroki Ryuichi has had a pretty fascinating career, starting off in Pinku films, before being hailed in the mid-2000s as one of the country’s top New Wave indie helmers thanks to acclaimed...
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Hard Romanticker (2011) Movie Review
The excellently titled “Hard Romanticker” takes a (very) violent look at the Zainichi (Korean-Japanese) criminal underworld and youth gang battles, with popular actor Matsuda Shota, known for hit television shows like “Boys over Flowers”...
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A Muse (2012) Movie Review
“Lolita” goes Korean with “A Muse”, the story of a 70 year old poet falling in love with a young high school girl. Based upon the popular and controversial novel “Eun Gyo” by Park...
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The King of Pigs (2011) Movie Review
South Korea isn’t a country traditionally associated with animation, with only a few films like “Wonderful Days” or the recent kiddie flick “Leafie, a Hen into the Wild” having gained widespread releases. As such,...
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As One (2012) Movie Review
“As One” is a Korean drama mixing two of the country’s most popular cinematic themes, North-South reunification and sports. The true life story is based upon the fascinating events surrounding the 1991 World Table...
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Headshot (2011) Movie Review
Director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s (“Last Life in the Universe”) “Headshot” begins in a quiet moment, with a man seated at a desk, gently keying a letter on a typewriter. Nice, right? Only the man has...
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Unfair: The Answer (2011) Movie Review
The popular Japanese “Unfair” franchise continues with “Unfair: The Answer”, the latest big screen outing based upon the popular Fuji Television female police series, adapted from the novels by author Hata Takehiko. Following on...
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