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Comments Aug 10, 2009   |   Domestic Film Reviews
Redbelt – Review

Redbelt – Review

Those of you expecting Enter the Dragon to spark a revolution in Jiu Jitsu enrollment, Redbelt is not that movie. Redbelt is essentially a drama with large amount of the back and forth dialogue. Redbelt focuses on a Brazilian Jui-Jitsu instructor who takes his art seriously and sees it as a way to a better ...

11 comments Aug 7, 2009   |   Anime Reviews
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea – Review

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea – Review

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is more Totoro than Princess Mononoke. It’s aimed more towards the younger crowd, but still so visually amazing and mindblowing because Ponyo was done completely with traditional hand-drawn animation. Miyazaki proves that 3D animation is never a replacement for 2D, just an alternative. Miyazaki’s consistence as a director ...

Comments Aug 6, 2009   |   Movie Reviews
High Kick Girl – Review

High Kick Girl – Review

This showcase for then 17 year-old karate wunderkind Rina Takeda plays almost like a training manual for the sport. No wires. No stuntmen. Just pure, undiluted, high-kicking action. That’s more or less the promise of Fuyuhiko Nishi’s stripped down action flick, a modestly budgeted affair in which special effects are replaced by actual, eye-watering combat. ...

Comments Aug 5, 2009   |   Movie Reviews
Chungking Express – Review

Chungking Express – Review

Quentin Tarantino introduced a screening of Chungking Express some time ago and confessed that while watching it on video, “I just started crying.” He cried not because the movie was sad, he said, but because “I’m just so happy to love a movie this much.” Chungking Express is largely a movie for people who love ...

6 comments Aug 4, 2009   |   Horror Reviews
Thirst – Review

Thirst – Review

Forget teenage girl Twilight fad bullcrap, think more: pain, lacerations, more pain, dark grave humor, and eroticized violence. Oh yes, and Thirst deservedly won the Jury Prize at Cannes this year.   Thirst is directed by Park Chan-Wook who directed my favorite movie of all-time [Oldboy] and he doesn’t dissapoint with this film. It is a ...

Comments Aug 3, 2009   |   Domestic Film Reviews
The Matrix – Review

The Matrix – Review

The Matrix is another great movie that is heavily influenced by asian culture. Japanese director Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell was a strong influence. Producer Joel Silver has stated that the Wachowski brothers first described their intentions for The Matrix by showing him that anime and saying, “We wanna do that for real”. He ...

Comments Aug 3, 2009   |   Movie Reviews
The Tiger Blade – Review

The Tiger Blade – Review

The Tiger Blade is the latest attempt by Thai filmmakers to capitalize on the sudden success of Thai action films, made popular by Tony Jaa’s exhilarating Ong Bak. All of the usual staples are thrown in — the maverick cop, the menacing villain, the comic relief sidekick, hot cars, scantily-clad babes, high-tech gadgetry, and high-flying ...