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2 comments Oct 1, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
TIFF10 Review: 13 Assassins

TIFF10 Review: 13 Assassins

13 Assassins is not only the most accomplished and polished film of Takashi Miike's career, it is also the best film I have watched so far at the Fantastic Film Festival. As this film closed out the festival in Austin, TX I couldn't help but leave with a smile on my face. Click to read the full exclusive review...

2 comments Sep 28, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Fantastic Fest 2010: The Man From Nowhere – Review

Fantastic Fest 2010: The Man From Nowhere – Review

Continuing my coverage at the Festival, today bring The Man From Nowhere. The story doesn’t hold any big surprises, but it is still a pretty cool ride. The director, who is fairly new at making films still needs to tighten up his focus and camera placements but I see progress in his work and all is forgiven. Click to read the full review...

Comments Sep 27, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
TIFF10 Review: Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

TIFF10 Review: Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Director Andrew Lau and action star Donnie Yen mark the official beginning of my Fantastic Fest week in review. I am having a great time here checking out all the celebs and film screenings. One of the great things about TIFF is that in addition to the heavier, Oscar worthy titles premiering at the fest, ...

8 comments Sep 22, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The King of Fighters – Review

The King of Fighters – Review

I'm usually very forgiving of movies and understanding of their flaws, but this movie was an epic fail. The whole reason being, is The King of Fighter's actually takes itself seriously. I am sure that the director had the best of intentions at heart, but there is no need to make a movie out of a fighting game that has long gone out of date. Click for the full review...

Comments Sep 21, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Reign of Assassins – Review

Reign of Assassins – Review

Reign of Assassins is quite similar to Mr. & Mrs. Smith in which Michelle Yeoh and Jung Woo-Sung play a married couple, each unaware the spouse is a world-class assassin. Without heavy resort to visual effects, and without going too far down any one stylistic road, the film gives new life to the genre. Click to read the full review...

2 comments Sep 17, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
True Legend – Review

True Legend – Review

Imagine having the likes of Gordon Liu, the late David Carradine and Michelle Yeoh all in one film! This movie is everything you’d expect from Woo Ping, including that extra little thing he puts in each movie that you’ve never quite seen before. Click to see if this movie lived up to the hype or fell flat on its face, in the full review...

2 comments Sep 16, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man – Review

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man – Review

The Legend Is Born: Ip Man is a multidimensional film dealing with Ip Man’s personal life as much with his martial arts skills. That's not to say this film in necessarily inferior to Ip Man 1 & 2, just different. Donnie Yen absent, it is still worthy to be on your shelf next to these films. Click to read the full review to see if it hits the mark or not...

1 comment Sep 15, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Man of Vendetta – Review

Man of Vendetta – Review

This film reminded me a lot of Denzel Washington's character in Man on Fire. Where a character starts out fairly content, after the kidnapping the actor must go through a convincing and poignant transformation in his acting. Man of Vendetta, on the surface, may sound too cliche, but it is definitely interesting. Click to read the full review...

Comments Sep 14, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Chaw – Review

Chaw – Review

The plot is basically about a huge over-sized boar that is terrorizing and killing the people in the country size, and it has some Korean humor thrown in as well. More so than 'The Host', Chaw is much more comedy than horror. Click to read the full movie review and see if this film makes the grade or falls short and ends up another generic monster movie...

Comments Sep 10, 2010  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan – Review

The Accidental Gangster and the Mistaken Courtesan – Review

Already from the first scene you will notice that this isn't your typical historic piece. Certain to be enjoyed by viewers looking for a fast paced slice of action comedy, Chun-doong meets a beautiful woman and it is love at first sight. You can see that the actors had a lot of fun making this movie. Click to read the full review to see if it makes the grade...



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