I have been doing this for around three and a half years and some of you may have noticed that I have never discussed an anime film. It just seemed that plenty of others have spilled plenty of internet ink … Continue reading WTF ASIA 186: The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)

Halloween may be over, but that does not mean that I am done with movies about motherhood and kids in mortal danger. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Also on Einthusan in Tamil and Telugu, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 185: Penguin (2020)

The past…several episodes have had storylines featuring kids and kids in danger and…well, here is another movie. I am not sure if this supernatural film is spooky enough to watch Halloween, but it may be creepy enough to ruin your … Continue reading WTF ASIA 184: The Uninvited (2003)

Yet another movie where Mifune Toshirō does not wield a sword. Except this time, it is because it takes place before the age of the Samurai, not after. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 121 minutes. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 183: Princess From The Moon (1987)

A woman gets pregnant by a man who runs off with her money, and the only people who can help her is her ex-boyfriend and his boyfriend. Okay, so…the poster below is a bit misleading. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 182: The Third Party (2016)

Let’s take a break from talking about children being in danger in society to MEN PROTECTING SOCIETY FROM THREATS BOTH INTERNAL AND INTERNATIONAL. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 115 minutes.       … Continue reading WTF ASIA 181: PASKAL The Movie (2018)

I swear that it was not my intention to have three movies in a row be centered around unfeminine behavior and the danger of street life, but here we are. This time, it is about a cop. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 180: Mardaani (2014)

Perhaps the real locker is family. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 110 minutes.             A teenage girl is lying in pain on the floor. A blood-splattered older woman stands above … Continue reading WTF ASIA 179: Coin Locker Girl (2015)

Even in the 1930s, masking up was important. Available in the United States and…seriously? That’s it? Well, perhaps a few other countries.     Wang lives on a boat, which on the river by the city. In his sixties, he is all alone, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 178: The King of Masks (1996)

Married man unhappy with his life has an affair with a widow. Tale as old as time. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 98 minutes.     Just another day in Hamajima Yukio’s life. He is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 177: The Shadow Within (1970)

I’m on a boat. I’m on a boat. Everybody look at me. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 95 minutes.         The movie starts out with a group of men carrying … Continue reading WTF ASIA 176: Komola Rocket (2018)

I never thought that I would see Mickey Mouse in an Indian movie, but here we are. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 94 minutes.         It is late at night. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 175: Zoo (2018)

The grasshoppers are a metaphor. Available in Canada, France, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 90 minutes. Lee Jin is at school hard at work, writing on a paper about…something. The teacher is telling the class about time and clocks. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 174: Treeless Mountain (2008)

To celebrate Karate being introduced to the Olympics, here is a movie about…erm…not Karate… Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 87 minutes.     It is the 25th Interschool Wushu Championship and 20-year-old Nancy … Continue reading WTF ASIA 173: Kung Fu Angels (2014)

From a movie about the search for a killer to a movie about a killer. Yes, I totally did this on purpose. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 141 minutes.   It is the fourth of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 172: Vengeance is Mine (1979)

  As the United States prepares to pull its military out of one country, how about a movie set in a time when the American military was in another country?   Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. … Continue reading WTF ASIA 170: Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005)

Once upon a time in occupied Hong Kong… Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 131 minutes.       It is 1942 and Hong Kong is under Japanese control. At some hideout in nearby Dongguan, captain … Continue reading WTF ASIA 169: Our Time Will Come (2017)