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Angulimala (2003) Movie Review
When people think of the hot spots of the Asian film industry, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea comes to mind. However, recent years have seen an increase in output from smaller nations in
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Tattoo (2002) Movie Review
The plot is set in Berlin, where a maniac is preying upon people with intricate tattoos, harvesting their skin and leaving them for dead. The detective assigned to the case, Minks (Christian Redl) is
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Hotet (2004) Movie Review
The Swedish film industry isn’t exactly known for their action movies, but after credible shoot-em-ups such as “Ranarna” (“The Robbers”) and “Executive Protection”, there seems to be an interest in widening the scope of
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Creep (2004) Movie Review
“Creep” comes along at a time when the British horror industry is experiencing a resurgence of sorts, with recent years bringing forth films such as “28 Days Later” and “Dead Man’s Shoes”. In this
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The I Inside (2003) Movie Review
I must shamefully admit that “The I Inside” got me. Using my prodigious movie IQ, which is really quite enormous (just go with it), I thought I had figured out everything there was to
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Kaena: The Prophecy (2003) Movie Review
Truth be told, the only notable thing about “Kaena: The Prophecy”, which is hyped as the first French 3D animated film ever, is that American movie star Kirsten Dunst is the voice of the
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Cyclo (1995) Movie Review
Every bustling city has a forgotten class of people, those that work behind the scenes keeping the machine running. These are also the people that the normal denizens don’t see and don’t want to
Read More »White Noise (2005) Movie Review
As the likelihood of finding an original concept in the horror genre grows increasingly thin, filmmakers are scouring the world of the supernatural for obscure plots and gimmicks. The result of this desperate search
Read More »Broken (2005) Movie Review
Visually impressive but narratively jumbled and ultimately pointless, Alex Ferrari’s short film “Broken” is quite a feat considering it’s purported $8,000 production budget. The first thing that strikes you about the short is how
Read More »Kung Fu Hustle (2005) Movie Review
There hasn’t been a more highly anticipated film in recent years than “Kung Fu Hustle”, the latest action/comedy offering from Hong Kong’s Stephen Chow (“Shaolin Soccer”). Upon release, the movie broke box office records,
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Land of the Dead (2005) Movie Review
George Romero’s “Land of the Dead” is the fourth installment in the legendary filmmaker’s “Dead” series, which began in the ’60s with “Night of the Living Dead”, continued into the ’70s with “Dawn of
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If Only (2004) Movie Review
At the risk of losing my non-existent “cool” credibility with the hipsters who regularly visit the site, let me go ahead and say that I’ve always found Jennifer Love Hewitt, formerly of the TV
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Evil Dead Trap 2 (1991) Movie Review
Shy and sullen Aki Otami (Shoko Nakajima) is a projectionist at a fleabag theatre in a rundown and seedy section of town, where she’s haunted by fleeting visions of a small boy whom she
Read More »Million Dollar Baby (2004) Movie Review
Movies like Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” should come with a caveat: “Warning: This movie will stay with you for weeks and months to come.” It’s an emotional and powerful film, the kind that
Read More »Ab-normal Beauty (2004) Movie Review
Ever since the global success of “The Eye”, the Pang brothers have become an increasingly hot property, and despite having only a few films under their collective belts, are now two of the most
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Santa Sangre (1989) Movie Review
Amongst the innumerable film directors that have come and gone over the roughly 100 years of motion picture history, there have always been a few who have stood out for being mavericks. Directors such
Read More »We’re Going to Eat You (1980) Movie Review
Tsui Hark is one of the all time greats of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, having been responsible for undisputed genre classics such as “Zu Warriors” and “Peking Opera Blues”. Unfortunately, his output in
Read More »In Good Company (2004) Movie Review
Paul Weitz’s “In Good Company” is one of a handful of Hollywood films currently getting a big push for Oscar season. And why not? It’s a good movie, with a sure script, some fine
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The Truth About Love (2004) Movie Review
I don’t usually watch a lot of Romantic Comedies, mostly on the basis that RomComs are so pedantic and uninspiring as to be insulting to one’s intelligence. As such, my intermittent doses of RomComs
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Bride and Prejudice (2004) Movie Review
Gurinder Chadha’s “Bride and Prejudice”, supposedly a modern retelling (Bollywood style) of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”, allows me to break out my favorite line when reviewing movies such as these: It is what
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