Articles in Asian Movie Reviews
My Eleventh Mother (2008) Movie Review
“My Eleventh Mother” sees popular Korean actress Kim Hye Su, best known for playing sexy sirens in the likes of “Tazza: The High Rollers” and “A Day For An Affair”, taking on a very different role. Here, eschewing make up for the most part, she plays a down and out woman who is offered one [...]
March 16th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreLinger (2008) Movie Review
Although current critic and fanboy favourite Johnnie To is best known for his action thrillers and crime dramas, his career, which now spans nearly thirty years, has seen him tackle pretty much every genre imaginable. Given this, and the fact that his Milkyway production company has a tendency to spread itself between quirky and more [...]
March 15th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreAnna and Anna (2007) Movie Review
“Anna and Anna” is the latest from writer and director Aubrey Lam, previously responsible for “Twelve Nights” and “Hidden Track”, and who collaborated with Peter Chan on the scripts of several of his films including “Perhaps Love” and recent blockbuster hit “Warlords”. Here she takes on the ever-popular cinematic theme of the doppelganger, mainly as [...]
March 8th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreMay 18 (2007) Movie Review
“May 18″ deals with the Gwangju Uprising, a dark episode in Korean history when in 1980 the city attempted to stand up against dictator Chun Doo Hwan, who had taken control of the country after his 1979 military coup. Directed by Kim Ji Hoo, who previously gave audiences the popular comedy “Mokpo”, the film revolves [...]
March 1st, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreOur School (2006) Movie Review
“Our School” sees documentary film maker Kim Myung Joon taking on a potentially fascinating and unique subject in deciding to explore and follow the lives of students and staff at a school set up in Japan by Korean immigrants in 1945 to protect their own culture, language and sense of identity. The film itself has [...]
February 23rd, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreBlack Cat (1991) Movie Review
With all the fuss in recent years over Hollywood remakes of Asian films, it is sometimes easy to forget that the process works both ways, and indeed has done for many years. A perfect case in point is “The Black Cat”, from director Stephen Shin, a Hong Kong remake of French auteur Luc Besson’s influential [...]
February 23rd, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Beauty in Dream (2002) Movie Review
“The Beauty in Dream” marked the second directorial outing for popular Korean actor Lee Kyung Young, best known for his roles in the likes of “Run Away”, “The Terrorist” and most recently “The Windmill Palm Grove”. Here, he offers viewers a slice of unashamed, ne plus ultra melodrama with a tale of heartbreaking illness, unrequited [...]
February 23rd, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreMother (2007) Movie Review
“Mother” marks the return of acclaimed actor turned director Ha Myung Joong, whose 1984 effort “The Blazing Sun” was the first Korean film to play at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. For this, his first film since 1990, he has chosen a highly emotive subject by adapting [...]
February 17th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreIn Love With the Dead (2007) Movie Review
Danny Pang returns with “In Love With the Dead”, his latest solo effort away from brother Oxide, and a film which sees him trying something slightly different from the usual ghostly shenanigans for which he is so well known. Of late, the Pangs’ supernatural films, whether working together or separately, have been rather patchy in [...]
February 17th, 2008 | James Mudge | 2 Comments | Read MoreFatal Vacation (1987) Movie Review
Originally released back in 1989 and now re-issued on DVD, “Fatal Vacation” marked a major change of direction for star, writer, director and producer Eric Tsang. Previously known largely as a comedic actor thanks to popular turns in the likes of the hit “Lucky Stars” and “Mad, Mad, Mad World” series as well as in [...]
February 16th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
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