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Comments Nov 18, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Magic and Loss – Review

Magic and Loss – Review

Our writer Victoria continues her TIFF coverage with Magic and Loss. A new type Asian mystery, set on a strange resort island. Click for the full review...

1 comment Nov 17, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Warring States – Review

The Warring States – Review

This is definitely a film that history buff will enjoy moreso as the name Warring States Period was derived from the Record of the Warring States, a work compiled early in the Han Dynasty. The date for the beginning of the Warring States Period is disputed. Click to read the full review...

Comments Nov 16, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Memories of Matsuko – Review

Memories of Matsuko – Review

Shou's father Norio finds his son in a rather meaningless existence in Tokyo dominated by alcohol and porn videos. Having left home two years earlier to pursue life as a musician, Shou has left his band and his girlfriend has left him. His father asks a favor, that Shou clean out the apartment of his aunt Matsuko, who he says led a meaningless life until her murder at the age of 53. Click for the full review...

Comments Nov 14, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Story of a Prostitute – Review

Story of a Prostitute – Review

It's certainly Suzuki's most tragically realistic character studies and arguably his greatest and most mature film. Shot in stark black and white, the isolation and hopelessness felt by the characters is clearly communicated to the audience with the gritty harshness of a Haneke film. Click for the full review...

1 comment Nov 11, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Sector 7 – Review

Sector 7 – Review

'Sector 7', is the first 3-D movie to be released in South Korea. This could've been a legit monster movie. The setting was pretty good; it's an oil mine in the middle of a vast ocean. And also there are some moral issues incorporated into the monster (not spoiling anything). Click to read the full review...

Comments Nov 10, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
About the Pink Sky – Review

About the Pink Sky – Review

With its rough editing, abrupt scene changes and nearly nonexistent transitions, About the Pink Sky is an indie film that manages to straddle the fine line between being ridiculously pretentious and artfully epic, despite the fact that the entire film — save for the credits — is in black and white. Click for the full review...

Comments Nov 8, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Heat-Haze Theatre – Review

Heat-Haze Theatre – Review

The films story is about man confronted by one man (a rich business-man) and two women (a Japanese Geisha and a European, who dresses like a Japanese women). Besides the 'narrative' distorted uniqueness, which allows the characters to jump from one location to the next or pop up (even within the same shot), the other interesting aspects of the film are the locations. Click for the full review...

Comments Nov 7, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade – Review

Tajomaru: Avenging Blade – Review

Tajomaru is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from Rashomon. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way. Click for the full review...

Comments Nov 4, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
A Better Tomorrow – Review

A Better Tomorrow – Review

The 2010 remake of the Hong Kong action classic A Better Tomorrow brings the bullets, brotherhood, and heroic bloodshed to South Korea. Directed by Song Hae Sung and executive produced by John Woo himself, the updated version changes the setting to the gritty Korean port city of Busan, but stays true to the familiar hardboiled story of brotherhood, betrayal, and revenge. Click for the full review...

1 comment Nov 3, 2011  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Sunny – Review

Sunny – Review

Director of the comedic Scandal Makers (2008), Kang Hyung-Chul returns with the humorous albeit more dramatic film Sunny, this time focusing on the enduring relationships that are shared between a group of high school friends. Click for the full review...



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