Reviews of films
Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, … Continue reading WTF ASIA 100: Heneral Luna (2015)
Uh…so…you know about Narendra Modi, right? The current Prime Minister of India? Quite controversial? Considered very anti-Muslim? Thought to have helped instigate and encourage the Gujarat Riots on 2002? Well, this movie is about that last part. Well, it is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 99: Parzania (2005)
Watch Peter Parker learn that “with great power comes no responsibility” in the vapid, overstuffed blockbuster that killed Sony’s Spider-Man franchise! Continue reading The Discount Spinner Rack: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (2014)
What would you do when faced with impending death? Would you cower in terror? Or would you kick death in the nuts, steal its gun, and demand its money? Also known as Grandma Gangsters. Available online. Approximately 109 minutes. Jung-Ja, Young-Hee, and … Continue reading WTF ASIA 98: Twilight Gangsters (2010)
A friend sent me a package in the mail. When I opened it, it was the DVD of Jennifer 8. She raved about the movie and wanted me to watch it. Last Saturday, I popped the 1992 crime thriller into … Continue reading Movie Review – Jennifer 8 (1992)
I was maybe fifteen or so when I came across a book called Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head . Not only did it have some sexy ladies on the cover, it also had a picture of two men pointing … Continue reading WTF ASIA 97: A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A Bostonian bartender in Los Angeles, Troy Duffy sold a film script for $300 grand, with several other lucrative deals immediately subsequent, and in all his pride and excitement, asked two film student friends and bar regulars to start documenting … Continue reading Succinct Cinema: Ugly Truths of Indie Film
A beach party movie. Available in the United States and…uh…is that it? Well, maybe some other countries. Approximately 94 minutes. Murakawa is the leader of a Yakuza branch. He has been running a successful loan shark operation in his … Continue reading WTF ASIA 96: Sonatine (1993)
Get your kicks. Available in Canada, the United Kingdom (I think?), the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 93 minutes. The movie starts with a man speaking in Japanese…eh? Is this the right movie? Well, anyways, he is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 95: Chocolate (2008)
Last week’s movie was about how the rich and poor suck the life out of each other. This week’s movie is about how everyone who comes into the life of a wealthy woman ends up dead. Continue reading WTF ASIA 94: 7 Khoon Maaf (2011)
DC’s latest superhero team-up adds much-needed sparkle to an ultimately flawed formula. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to the Birds of Prey Spoil Sports. Birds of Prey is funny. It’s colorful and stylish. Its violence … Continue reading Review: Birds of Prey
As ushering in the Year of the Metaphorical Rat comes to a close, WTF ASIA presents Elon Musk’s favorite film of 2019. Oh, and the Oscar Winner for Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Film, Best Director, and BEST PICTURE! RESPECT! In … Continue reading WTF ASIA 93: Parasite (2019)
Between the Museum of Chinese in America catching fire and the whole Coronavirus, this has been a rather nasty Lunar New Year. So, how about something a little nice this week? A movie about…uh…accepting one’s mortality? Available in Canada, the United … Continue reading WTF ASIA 92: A Simple Life (2011)
Richard Stanley returns with a clunky, campy Lovecraft adaptation. This is a spoiler-free review. In 1990 South African director Richard Stanley made a name for himself with the cyberpunk slasher Hardware, a delightfully trashy yet frequently beautiful woman-vs-murderbot flick. Several … Continue reading Review: Color Out of Space
TV series have made the leap from the small screen to the big screen in recent years with some modicum of success, while others have fallen flat. A lot of people credit Wayne’s World and The Brady Bunch Movie for … Continue reading Movie Review – ‘Dragnet’ (1987)
This Lunar New Year, I present a Lunar New Year Miracle…from a country that no longer celebrates it at this time. Available in Canada, the United States, and maybe some other countries. Approximately 118 minutes. So, if the title of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 91: Death By Hanging (1968)
Small village values don’t change easily. Available in Canada and the United States. Approximately 117 minutes. Rani had left her village at age 14 to marry a man from another village. Her husband was unfaithful and abusive until he died … Continue reading WTF ASIA 90: Parched (2015)
Welcome to my weekly discussion of the animated films of the Walt Disney Studio. I’m proceeding mostly chronologically. The title comes from a quote from Walt, “I never called my work an ‘art’ It’s part of show business, the business … Continue reading Building Entertainment: The Animated Films of the Walt Disney Studio. Live-action edition. Cool Runnings
Allie Loukas’ freshman film, which she also wrote and stars in, has shades of John Waters mixed with John Hughes, with a good emotional heart at its center. Loukas’ Kathryn is a disaffected, cynical young woman who reacts to any … Continue reading Movie Review: Kathryn Upside Down
Genre films have formulas. A story might stick to the template or attempt to subvert it. The following are a collection of genre films with LGBT characters. I started with Biography and Mystery. Then the mysteries started spilling into other … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Biography and Mystery
In Which The End is Something Like a Dream There is a feeling among those entrenched with art and media that is both rare and elusive; evocative and powerful. It is the moment where something thought long gone fully comes … Continue reading Millennial Malaise 48: Until the End of the World
