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During the warring period of the three kingdoms, ancient China is in turmoil. To unify the country general CAO CAO, the real power behind the emperor, enlists the aid of the greatest warrior in the land GUAN YUN CHANG (Donnie Yen). However, Guan Yun Chang is a loyal friend of CAO CAO’s enemy LIU BEI. [...]
Barefoot Gen or Hadashi no Gen is the 1983 anime classic that plunges audiences worldwide into one fateful day in American and Japanese history. The year was 1945 and planet Earth was about to be rocked by not one but two nuclear bomb blasts. Directed by Mori Masaki ( as Mamoru Shinzaki ) and previously [...]
An ex-special agent Tae-sik Cha’s only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-sik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The [...]
Two men sitting in an office: ”Take this map to Kanemaru” says the boss sitting behind his desk. He then hands the snake skin (or crocodile skin, my skin differentiating skills are not what they used to be) map over to his courier. ”Give this map to Kanemaru and Park Chang-yi (The Bad) will do [...]
Memories of Murder is based on actual events that took place in Korea between the year 1986 and 1991. Be warned…this is not your typical serial killer movie. Memories of Murders has the setup of any number of average police procedurals: a gruesome rape/murder serial crime in a quiet backwater town, and a two cops [...]
In the first big martial-arts sequence in Raging Phoenix, it’s the athletic Kazu who fends off a gang of guys on blade-equipped pogo-stilts. Let that last sentence really sink in before you continue on with this review. This movie is very unique and will surprise the hell out of you. Following her debut as a [...]
An overconfident rookie officer, Sean (Shawn Yue), joins a secret police unit called the ‘Stealth Riders’, which is made up of the best drivers the force has to offer. The Stealth Riders targets illegal racing and fugitives. Sean’s first bust is a lucky strike, he accidentally bumps into Jensen (Anthony Wong) a legendary getaway driver [...]
‘Cold Fish’ is apparently based on a true story and it starts like this: Nobuyuki Shamoto, a tropical fish store owner (Mitsuru Fukikoshi); Taeko, his new wife (Megumi Kagurazaka); and his daughter Mitsuko (Hikari Kajiwara) line up for a cozy little supper. The daughter then goes out to meet her Pontiac-Firebird-driving-boyfriend, the wife turns down [...]
Horror anthologies can make for an anxious viewing experience, especially to fans of the genre. It’s hard enough to make an effectively scary film, let alone a handful’s worth. One small detail or flaw noticed in just one part, whether it be an unoriginal joke or a small continuity gap, can change the viewer’s opinion [...]
The film is a horror anthology that weaves four intertwining tales inspired by the headlines from Thai tabloids that have an affinity for reporting on gruesome deaths. Each segment is directed by a different director. The veteran amongst the group of filmmakers and the film’s producer is Poj Arnon, who is best known for directing [...]