Anukkai watches and talks about films from Asia
Want to play a game of Kick the Can? Available in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 109 minutes. A pair of men named Tai and Cat walk go to an apartment and ask for a … Continue reading WTF ASIA 231: Exiled (2006)
If Superman had this childhood… Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 105 minutes. Oh dear… It takes a while for the image to come into focus. It finally does … Continue reading WTF ASIA 230: Kalel, 15 (2019)
What if the 2004’s Crash but in Indonesia? Oh, come on. It’s not like you were going to click on this anyways. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 102 minutes. The … Continue reading WTF ASIA 229: Tanda Tanya (2011)
A movie set in Korea, made in Kazakhstan, and everyone is speaking Russian. All right, let’s do this. Available in Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and perhaps a few other countries. It is also available in the United States and probably Canada. I don’t know why … Continue reading WTF ASIA 228: Revenge (1989)
That’s right, folks. Another movie about a guy who drives a truck, lost his wife, and has a debt to pay. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 98 minutes. Ghalib arrives at the warehouse … Continue reading WTF ASIA 227: Milestone (2020)
Trucking through life as everyone dies. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. I don’t trust those Amazon links, but it does seem to be on Youtube. Approximately 96 minutes. Jung Cheol-min is a truck driver. Because of … Continue reading WTF ASIA 226: 24 Hours to Die (2008)
So…apparently the 25th of September is going to be National Lobster Day in the United States? Okay… Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 93 minutes. The movie starts out … Continue reading WTF ASIA 225: Lobster Cop (2018)
It’s Toshiro Mifune’s FIRST MOVIE! Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 89 minutes. I guess that this movie was so adamant in being under 90 minutes that uses the opening credit sequence to hint at … Continue reading WTF ASIA 224: Snow Trail (1947)
I believe you can get me through the night Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 86 minutes. Well, that is a pretty nice opening shot, right? This is a community of T’boli. We get … Continue reading WTF ASIA 223: K’na, The Dreamweaver (2014)
A small story about a small home and the big measures to keep it. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 83 minutes. So, that is her. Since she … Continue reading WTF ASIA 222: Hers (2017)
When non-Indians think of Indian movies, I am guessing that masala movies are most likely to spring to mind. And, since I have not featured a masala movie in a while, I might as well feature one of the masala-est … Continue reading WTF ASIA 221: Om Shanti Om (2007)
No, this is not the zombie movie, though you may sometimes mistake the main character for the walking dead. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Also on Youtube and AsianCrush. The commonality of this title makes … Continue reading WTF ASIA 220: Alive (2014)
All the world’s a stage and we are merely Party members. Available in Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 155 minutes. The movie starts with a short scene of a group of workingmen gathered around, waiting for the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 219: Platform (2000)
And I would kill anyone for love… Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 143 minutes. Nagasawa Rei takes a taxi to an underground bar/restaurant and walks around and around…how big is … Continue reading WTF ASIA 218: Ride or Die (2021)
The moral of the story is to avoid driving into the water. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. I prefer the Amazon version to the Netflix version, if only for not cutting out the … Continue reading WTF ASIA 217: Talaash – The Answer Lies Within (2012)
What does paradise look like to you? If paradise for you looks like a bunch of stabbings, metal pipe bashings, car crashes, and the occasional shooting, then this movie is paradise. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps … Continue reading WTF ASIA 216: Night in Paradise (2020)
The anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre is upon us, so here is a movie about violence in China. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 130 minutes. Below is maybe the second shot … Continue reading WTF ASIA 215: A Touch of Sin (2013)
Truth, Justice, and the Law can often get in each other’s way. Available in Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 125 minutes. The movie is about ten seconds in when a man starts … Continue reading WTF ASIA 214: The Third Murder (2017)
WTF ASIA’s first Mongolian film forms the second part of the unofficial Dead Father Trilogy. No, the son does not seek vengeance. Available in Australia, Canada, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 115 minutes. I cannot guarantee that these are not … Continue reading WTF ASIA 213: Passer By (2017)
Til Death Do All Relatives Reluctantly Gather Together. Available in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately 113 minutes. We start in the house of Ramprasad and Savitri Bhargava. It is pretty large and pretty quiet, but it … Continue reading WTF ASIA 212: Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2019)
This WTF ASIA entry is brought to you by Lucky Strike Cigarettes. Lucky Strike: when you need to hook a sucker to pay off your debts to loan shark. Available in Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps a few other countries. Approximately … Continue reading WTF ASIA 211: Beasts Clawing at Straws (2020)
