Big city cop meets a small town family. Available online. Approximately 119 minutes. Inspector Lee Young-nam is moving from Seoul to a small coastal town to be the new police chief. Before even getting settled in, she meets … Continue reading WTF ASIA 144: A Girl at My Door (2014)
I have not made a politics thread in years. So…here your go. Erm…please try to avoid violating the McSquirrel Rule (How do other Disqus communities deal with this? Heck, does this not come up in the Open Thread?) and try … Continue reading The Weekend Politics Thread for the 16th and 17th of January, 2021
Political squabbling over a terrorist bomb threat? Who would have guessed? Available in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. It is the dead of night in the middle of nowhere that … Continue reading WTF ASIA 143: Helios (2015)
It is a new year, and with a new year comes new possibilities and hopes. Indeed the future is bright…and beautiful…enticing…and dangerous…like a jellyfish. Available…erm…online. Approximately 115 minutes. 24-year-old Yuji Nimura works part-time in a factory … Continue reading WTF ASIA 142: Bright Future (2002)
One wrong turn and the entire birthday is ruined. Available in the United States and maybe a few other countries. Also on Einthusan if that works. The version that I had watched on Netflix was around 111 minutes, but the one that is available … Continue reading WTF ASIA 141: NH10 (2015)
In this season that has seen families unable to be together as normal and political…uh…complications…WTF ASIA presents a story of a politician’s family that undergoes strife when the daughter goes missing. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 140: The Truth Beneath (2016)
In the so tender morning I rise in search. Yes, it’s lightning time I know I share. Shouldering this, I ask now for darkness. The people behind the show are continuing to make statements regarding its future that … Continue reading Spoil Sports – The Expanse Season 5 Episode 4
The infinity of space lies before us. Where shall destiny take us? Continue reading Spoil Sports – The Expanse Season 5 Episodes 1, 2, 3
And now for a movie about an election that goes more smoothly than the 2020 US Presidential Election. No, there is no Reese Witherspoon here, but there is a scene where a character grinds up a spoon and eats it. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 139: Election (2005)
Bad Boys for Life Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. The site was not cooperating with me, so I may have missed some of ones that I normally include. Approximately 98 minutes. It is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 138: Her Brother (1960)
This week, I present a movie about both the founding of a nation and its reconnection with its religious roots. The nation, by the way, is Pakistan. This is, Khamosh Pani, otherwise known as Silent Waters. Available on Youtube. Approximately 91 … Continue reading WTF ASIA 137: Khamosh Pani (2003)
It is the time of year when big city bigshots return to their small-town roots to bicker with family members about politics and religion and whose kid that really is and what to do with daddy’s corpse. Available in Australia, Canada, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 136: White Sun (2016)
Are we human or are we dancer? Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 144 minutes. Mumtaz has grown up in a Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh with her loving mother and father. Then, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 135: Chandni Bar (2001)
Yes, I am talking to you. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 137 minutes. Mr. Kim works as a taxi driver in Seoul. He is prepared for a fine day of work … Continue reading WTF ASIA 134: A Taxi Driver (2017)
Forget it, Jake. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 136 minutes. For a movie that is well over two hours long, it dispenses with one part of its premise very quickly. Qin … Continue reading WTF ASIA 133: Detective Chinatown (2015)
Small town Japan may have bad customer service, but at least you get extra food sometimes. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 130 minutes. Content warning: depiction of animal cruelty A Yakuza meeting … Continue reading WTF ASIA 132: Gozu (2003)
No, this is not the Vince Vaughn movie. Available on…Facebook (?) as Matir Moina. The video quality is horrible. Approximately 93-98 minutes. Anu is a young boy living in East Pakistan. Though his father, Kazi, is a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 131: The Clay Bird (2002)
Did you see Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies? Did you see the extended versions? If so, then there is no reason why you would not be able to sit through a movie that is three hours and forty-four … Continue reading WTF ASIA 130: Lagaan (2001)
Who knew that protecting a princess would be so violent and unpleasant? Available in the United States and…really? Just the United States? Well, maybe a few other countries. Approximately 158 minutes. The year is 1375. The 7-year-old Ming Dynasty … Continue reading WTF ASIA 129: Musa (2001)
Two brothers on divergent paths and the parents who have to struggle to figure out what to do with them. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and maybe a few other countries. Approximately 156 minutes. It … Continue reading WTF ASIA 128: A Sun (2019)
