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My New Partner (2007) Movie Review
Buddy cop dramas have long been a mainstay of the Korean thriller genre, something which industry legend Ahn Sung Ki must be only too aware of. Certainly, the renowned actor has featured in more than his fair share, most notably Lee Myung Se’s classic “Nowhere to Hide” and Kang Woo Suk’s “Two Cops”, in both [...]
July 20th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreGhost of Mae Nak (2005) Movie Review
Thai horror “Ghost of Mae Nak” was originally released back in 2005 when the modern Asian ghost genre was very much still in full swing, and with the country just having scored one of the best efforts of the form to date with the excellent “Shutter”. The film was, and indeed still is of interest [...]
July 20th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreDo Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do (2006) Movie Review
Teen angst raises its head once more with Korean drama “Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do” from helmer Kang Geon Hyang and online novelist Guiyeoni, who also gave the genre “He Was Cool” and “Romance of Their Own”. The film treads a similar path to these earlier efforts, again revolving around a love triangle and packing in plenty of melodrama, [...]
July 20th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Dark Knight (2008) Movie Review
Since 1989, there have been six Batman films: Two starring Michael Keaton, one with Val Kilmer, one with George Clooney, and now two with Christian Bale. In these films, Batman has fought a line-up of villains that includes, we’ll go order: the Joker (Jack Nicholson), the Penguin (Danny DeVito), Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), Harvey Dent/Two-Face (Tommy [...]
July 20th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 6 Comments | Read MoreLet the Right One In (2008) Movie Review
There are special effects that no Hollywood blockbuster can create, and magic that no money can buy. It is the magic of humanity that no CGI can recreate or substitute – the magic of perfectly cast actors whose alchemy transcends (and renders laughable) the puerile “special effects” of the generic horror products. LET THE RIGHT [...]
July 18th, 2008 | Dejan Ognjanovic | 0 Comments | Read MoreG.P. Guard Post 506 (2008) Movie Review
Although Korean horror films have for the most part been an uninspired lot over the last couple of years, there have still been a few flashes of creativity, enough so to keep genre fans hoping, holding out for something truly special. Simply put, “The Guard Post 506”, the second effort from Kong Su Chang, director [...]
July 18th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read MoreHellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) Movie Review
Hellboy is unique in the world of superheroes. He was conjured from hell by the Nazis, but he’s a good guy who watches too much TV, and enjoys a fine cigar, Baby Ruth, and the touch of a soft kitten. His weapons of choice are his rock hard Right Hand of Doom and a great, [...]
July 15th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 3 Comments | Read MoreTaken (2008) Movie Review
Here’s a little sound advice to all you would-be criminals out there: if the guy whose daughter you have just abducted tells you in a calm, cool, and incredibly collected voice that he’s going to find and kill you, then maybe you should listen. Having listened, it’s then time to get the hell away from [...]
July 15th, 2008 | Nix | 16 Comments | Read MoreFighter (2007) Movie Review
Aicha loves kung fu, and has been learning at an all-girls club after school for the last three years, until the instructor “introduces” her to a higher level of kung fu after an altercation with a fellow student. (Aicha also has a bit of a temper.) Alas, this higher level involves co-ed kung fu training. [...]
July 13th, 2008 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreJail House Eros (1990) Movie Review
The excellently titled “Jail House Eros” boasts what may well be the ultimate premise in exploitation cinema, combining the women in prison genre and the wackiest excess of the Hong Kong ghost film. Needless to say, the film was the brainchild of none other than Wong Jing himself, and is every bit as delirious as [...]
July 13th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
It looks like a dud. I saw the trailer. Tom is the only person speaking with an American news network ...
nothing they payed fox.... 
OMG!!!! 
