Mao’s Last Dancer – Review
Mao's last Dancer tells the true story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who grew up in rural poverty in Mao's communist before being given the opportunity to dance in the West in the early 80s. It is a remarkable biopic that I can't help but recommend. Click for the full review...
First Squad: The Moment of Truth – Review
First Squad: The Moment of Truth addresses history and a lot of Soviet era archetypes, as well as spiritual side of life. A lot of people in Soviet Union was up-brought on the idea of spiritual strength of Motherland defenders and readiness to sacrifice own life defending Motherland. This makes them comparable to Japanese fighters. Click to read the full review...
Bedevilled – Review
Bedevilled is a Korean horror film from new director Jang-cheol-so. However director Jang-cheol-so is a new but obviously talented director and while the message and tone of the movie may falter, what IS there is solidly handled. Click now to read the full review of this horror flick...
Top 10 Asian Death Scenes
The victim's death may be well-deserved, accidental, expected, sudden, or intentional. Some effective death scenes even occur off-screen. All that matters is if it was effective in distilling some sort or strong emotion in you while adding to the story. Click to read the definitive list of the Top 10 Asian Death Scenes compiled by the staff...
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Gantz [Complete Series] – Review
Off the heels of watching the live-action adaptation, and as time goes by and I learn more and more about Gantz, and I have to say that I don't like too much about it. It's like they released this anime to us that looks amazing with a very hard and unique story but the anime goes nowhere. Click to read the full 26 episode anime series review...
Creative Spotlight: Episode #15 – Jeff Staple
Jeffrey C. Ng aka jeffstaple, is one of the hardest working people I have had the pleasure of coming across. Working as a designer, he made a couple shirts, someone saw them, loved them and things exploded. But Jeff honed his career in a different direction than most. He is the man behind Staple Design ...
The Neighbor Zombie – Review
The Zombie plague reaches Korea with The Neighbor Zombie, a film which is the very definition of a labour of love, having been directed by four highly dedicated individuals using a digital camera and a starting budget of just of Us$17,000. Click to read our full review...
Dragon Ball Z: Broly the Legendary Super Saiyan – Review
This film marks the longest of all the Dragonball Z movies. Over an hour in length and could actually pass as a full feature film. It also has one of the most complex storylines of all the rest of the movies. Click to read the full DBZ: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan anime film review...
9 Souls – Review
Clocking in at over two hours, 9 Souls requires viewer involvement. Close attention needs to be paid to follow back-stories, and the symbolism may escape the less thoughtful. Those that stick with it are rewarded with a highly memorable cinematic experience. Click to read the full review...
Shisei: The Tattooer – Review
Seizou, a Japanese tattoo artist with a patchy goatee, lives in a make believe submarine and kidnaps the perfect Girl to create the most perfect tattoo, all while wearing a pair of night vision goggles circa 1993. Sounds like your typical art school dropout heartthrob psychopath right? Click to read the full review...
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