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Comments Jan 13, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Perfect Education: Maid for You – Review

Perfect Education: Maid for You – Review

There are two ways to watch Perfect Education: Maid for You. One is to get angry at the overt misogyny and promotion of this idea that women can be kidnapped and socialized into perfect lovers. After several real-life incidents in Japan that mirror the storyline, Maid for You does seem to be made in pretty bad taste. Nonetheless, Constantine breaks down the film. Click for the full review...

Comments Jan 9, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Review

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan – Review

In 19th-century China, seven year old girls Snow Flower and Lily are matched as laotong - or "old sames" - bound together for eternity. They develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women. Click for the full movie review...

2 comments Jan 5, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Lady – Review

The Lady – Review

The Lady is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. Click for the full review...

Comments Jan 4, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Lan Kwai Fong – Review

Lan Kwai Fong – Review

Lan Kwai Fong is a well-known party location in Hong Kong with loads of nightclubs and bars. Everyone likes to go to LKF for fun, one night stands or even true love. LKF has captured the joys and sorrows of many. It’s really quite easy to see why “Lan Kwai Fong” has gone down so well with audiences, as it delivers exactly as promised, about good looking people and couples having sex. Miguel has another take however, click for the full review...

1 comment Dec 30, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Flowers of War – Review

The Flowers of War – Review

Budgeted at $100 million US, Flowers of War stars Oscar-winner Christian Bale as John Miller, an opportunist mortician on the run in 1937 as the Japanese are invading the province of Nan-king, now known as Nanjing. The Japanese occupation led to the deaths of thousands of Chinese citizens and came to be known by some as the Rape of Nanking or the Nanjing Massacre. Click for the full review...

Comments Dec 28, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Review

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Review

Johnnie To and Wai Ka Fai's Don't Go Breaking My Heart is a somewhat entertaining but ultimately quite predictable romantic comedy that could earn serious points for guys who want to impress their future girlfriends. An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own. Click for the full movie review...

Comments Dec 27, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Ghost of Yotsuya – Review

The Ghost of Yotsuya – Review

This classic Japanese horror movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa is based on an 18th-century masterpiece written by Nanboku Tsuruya. It is about a woman who haunts her husband after she dies a miserable death. The story has terrified the Japanese people for ages. Click for the full review...

Comments Dec 26, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
1911 – Review

1911 – Review

Being billed as Jackie Chan's centennial film - 1911 is a historical drama based on the founding of the Republic of China when nationalist forces led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew the Qing Dynasty. This film also marks the 100th film Jackie Chan has starred in! Click to read the full review...

Comments Dec 20, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Kabei: Our Mother – Review

Kabei: Our Mother – Review

"Kabei" depicts the hardship of a woman in pre and during WWII, raising her kids alone after her husband imprisoned for "thought crime". This movie was directed by Yamada Youji, and as expected the atmosphere of this movie is really wonderful. Although the historical correctness of some scenes, most notably the beach scene, is a suspect. Click for the full review...

Comments Dec 16, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
City Under Siege – Review

City Under Siege – Review

Aaron and Collin (and his buddies) went down a mine shaft and got infected with a bio weapon virus that turns them into super humans, sort of like the Hulk, just not that big. It is all rather cheesy. They fight Kung Fu! Boom. Click for the full movie review...



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