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4 comments Feb 14, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice – Review

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice – Review

Hanzo is an incorruptible and unorthodox officer in Edo, as famous for his self-discipline and his love shaft as his sword. Against the backdrop of his magistrate's occasional rounding up of vagrants, Hanzo learns that an infamous killer is no longer on his island prison: did he escape or was he never there? Click for the full review...

2 comments Feb 13, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Romancing In Thin Air – Review

Romancing In Thin Air – Review

Romancing in Thin Air welcomes the empathic return of Sammi Cheng since her last film outing in Lady Cop & Papa Crook back in 2008. She plays Sue, a woman who has been holding onto memories of her missing husband, refusing to give in that after 7 years since he's lost in a thick forest that he had simply passed on. Click to read the full review...

Comments Feb 10, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Three Outlaw Samurai – Review

Three Outlaw Samurai – Review

Sakon Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death. Click for the full Criterion review...

Comments Feb 9, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Ocean Heaven – Review

Ocean Heaven – Review

The story of a father's tireless love for his autistic son. A terminally ill father's attempt to teach his autistic son the necessary life skills to survive on his own before he passes away. It is also a poignant tribute to the infinite love that parents have for their children and their unending desire to take care and look after them to their best abilities, no matter the struggle, no matter the effort. Click for the full review...

1 comment Feb 6, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Nana – Review

Nana – Review

At its core, NANA is a story about two very different girls with the same name. Oosaki Nana is a serious punk rocker and Komatsu Nana is a girly girl with a penchant for making horrendous romantic decisions. After coincidentally meeting on a train for Tokyo, the two girls end up renting an apartment together in the city. Click for the full review...

1 comment Feb 3, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Client – Review

The Client – Review

Elite attorney Kang Seong-Hee goes up against a top prosecutor over a case involving a man accused of killing his wife. Click for the full 2011 Korean film review...

1 comment Feb 2, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Lady Snowblood – Review

Lady Snowblood – Review

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an instrument for this revenge by purposefully getting pregnant. Though she dies in childbirth, she makes sure that the child will be raised as an assassin to kill the criminals who destroyed her family. Click for the full review...

1 comment Feb 1, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Review

The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate – Review

Flying Swords of Dragon Gate picks up three years after the infamous Dragon Inn was burnt down in the desert when its innkeeper JADE vanished. A new gang of marauders had taken over: innkeepers by day, and treasure hunters by night. Jet Li stars in this brand new film directed by Tsui Hark. Click for the full review...

Comments Jan 26, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
Mainichi Kaasan – Review

Mainichi Kaasan – Review

Mainichi Kaasan (also called Kaasan, Mom’s Life) is a family movie based the life of Rieko Saibara (Kyoko Koizumi) who is a mangaka and often has to take care of her two children by herself. Her manga and anime shows are funny in a light-hearted way, but somehow carries a sad nostalgia to them. Click for the full review...

Comments Jan 25, 2012  |   Posted by in Movie Reviews
The Viral Factor – Review

The Viral Factor – Review

Two-thirds of the movie is set in and around the streets of Kuala Lumpur, and the gleaming metropolis as well as its grittier outskirts prove to be an impressive backdrop for the unfolding action. From the crowded streets around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) to the bustling KL Sentral railway station, Dante keeps the adrenaline pumping and never lets the pace slip. Click for the full review...




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