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Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002) Movie Review
“Tomie: Forbidden Fruit” is the fourth in the franchise based on the Japanese manga by popular horror artist Ito Junji, whose unique talent also produced the inspirations for the films “Uzumaki” and “Kakashi”. “Forbidden
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3-Iron (2004) Movie Review
“3-Iron” is the latest offering from Ki-duk Kim, the acclaimed Korean director who has been responsible for a number of nihilistic masterpieces, including “Samaria” and “Bad Guy”. “3-Iron” has been gathering strong reviews and
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Born to Fight (2004) Movie Review
If you’re a normal person like me, you should be thinking these thoughts while watching the Thai action movie “Born to Fight”: “You know, they really shouldn’t be doing that. I mean, that can’t
Read More »Biohazardous (2001) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Jerry White) Make no mistake about it: “Biohazardous” is a bad movie. Luckily, it’s a good bad movie. Filmed entirely in my home state of New Jersey, “Biohazardous” is an old-fashioned,
Read More »A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004) Movie Review
For someone desperate to forge some kind of career using the written word, I must confess that literature has never been my strong suit. In fact, if not for a teacher’s cajoling (re: it
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Trois 3: The Escort (2004) Movie Review
One wonders why director Skav One felt the need to come to the party using a pseudonym, considering that his visual wizardly is a prime reason why “Trois: The Escort” is slightly better than
Read More »Scarlet Letter (2004) Movie Review
Just when you think you’ve seen every type of cop movie South Korea is capable of making, Daniel Byun goes and makes sure you haven’t seen anything yet. Which, in the case of Byun’s
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The Road Warrior (1981) Movie Review
As the scope of special effects technology widens, there really isn’t much that a person can imagine that can’t be replicated on screen. This freedom of expression has had both positive and negative effects
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Ichi the Killer (2002) Movie Review
“Ichi the Killer” is easily one of the most controversial films of the last decade, and its undeniably extreme content has become synonymous with the name of its director, the notorious Takashi Miike. For
Read More »A World Without Thieves (2004) Movie Review
“A World Without Thieves”, the latest from acclaimed Mainland Chinese director Feng Xiaogang, follows the criminal life of Bo (Andy Lau) and Li (Rene Liu), wandering husband and wife grifters, con artists, and whatever
Read More »Sideways (2004) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Donnie Saxton) “Sideways” is the fourth film from writer/director Alexander Payne, who made his feature-film debut with 1996′s “Citizen Ruth”, and followed it up with “Election” in 1999 and the Jack
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Pushing Hands (1992) Movie Review
1992′s “Pushing Hands” is the debut film of director Ang Lee, who co-wrote the script with his familiar partner-in-crime, James Schamus. As with all of Lee’s movies, regardless of genre trappings, the film concerns
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Michael Moore Hates America (2004) Movie Review
As a caveat, let me say that I haven’t seen any of Michael Moore’s documentaries, for two simple reasons: one) high school has taught me to rebel against peer pressure, and the overwhelming peer
Read More »Ring of Darkness (2004) Movie Review
David DeCoteau, the director of the low-budget, cheapie “Ring of Darkness”, is gay and proud of it. And the fact that DeCoteau is unapologetically gay means his movies are filled with hunky young men
Read More »Last Ghost Standing (1999) Movie Review
Horror comedies have always been popular in Hong Kong cinema, and the sub genre has produced a number of classic films such as Sammo Hung’s “Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and the enduring
Read More »Purple Butterfly (2003) Movie Review
“Purple Butterfly” is a movie with the makings of a great film, but is unfortunately marred by a couple of silly decisions that should have been avoided. There is little doubt that Ye Lou
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds (1984) Movie Review
“Nausicaa” (also known by the longer title, “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”) is based on the manga series of the same name, written and drawn by the film’s writer/director Hayao Miyazaki. The
Read More »Trans-American Killer (aka Switch Killer, 2004) Movie Review
Less an actual movie than a reason to film inside a strip club and show a lot of strippers plying their trade, “Trans-American Killer” (known overseas as “Switch Killer”) is pure B-grade Slasher material,
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Nobody Knows (2004) Movie Review
Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda has built somewhat of a cult reputation for off centre, documentary-like dramas, such as his Heaven-set “After Life” and the Dogme style “Distance”, which starred Tadanobu Asano. Although his films
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Sword in the Moon (2003) Movie Review
I’m pretty sure the South Korean martial arts/period movie “Sword in the Moon” is wall-to-wall swordfighting action; I just wish I could see some of it. Granted, since the movie is about assassins, and
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