REVIEW: The Monkey King 3 (2018)
The Monkey King Sun Wukong is big business, and nowhere has he been bigger in recent years than in Chean Pou-soi’s trilogy of lush, Hollywood-style Monkey King films. This third episode was released back in 2018, and followed the hugely successful Monkey … Continue reading REVIEW: The Monkey King 3 (2018)
REVIEW: Namiya (2017)
Keigo Higashino has carved a considerable reputation as one of Japan’s premier authors of crime novels and thrillers, via popular books like The Devotion of Suspect X and The Salvation of a Saint. His 2012 novel Miracles of the Namiya General Store is markedly … Continue reading REVIEW: Namiya (2017)
REVIEW: Immortals (2011)
Popular cinema is littered with underrated films. The creators of the 2011 fantasy Immortals probably cannot complain. Their Greek myth-inspired epic was a commercial success at least, although it only grossed a little more than half that of Clash of the … Continue reading REVIEW: Immortals (2011)
REVIEW: The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra (2018)
The peaceful kingdom of Ramthep has been invaded by the armies of Asura. Ott, the son of a resistance leader, is trained in the martial art of muay thai and dispatched to deliver the magical weapon 9 Satra to the … Continue reading REVIEW: The Legend of Muay Thai: 9 Satra (2018)
REVIEW: My Friend Dahmer (2017)
Jeffrey Dahmer was an American serial killer who, between 1978 and his arrest in 1991, raped, murdered and dismembered at least seventeen young men. He is now the protagonist of a dramatic feature film, My Friend Dahmer, directed by Marc Meyers … Continue reading REVIEW: My Friend Dahmer (2017)
REVIEW: The Light of the Moon (2017)
Bonnie (Stephanie Beatriz) is a successful New York architect who lives with her boyfriend Matt (Michael Stahl-David) in an upscale Bushwick apartment. One night she is sexually assaulted just three blocks from her home. Over the following four weeks she … Continue reading REVIEW: The Light of the Moon (2017)
REVIEW: Gamera vs Barugon (1966)
With the commercial success of their 1965 film Gamera the Giant Monster, the Daiei studio were quick to commission a sequel. This second Gamera film benefitted from a slightly bigger budget and a colour presentation, as well as what was seen as … Continue reading REVIEW: Gamera vs Barugon (1966)
REVIEW: Mirai (2018)
Kun (Moka Kamishiraishi) is a four-year-old boy living in Japan. When his parents bring home a babysister named Mirai, he is hurt and resentful. Hating the loss of attention, he begins to misbehave until he is visited by a teenage … Continue reading REVIEW: Mirai (2018)
REVIEW: Return to Neverland (2002)
In 1994, in an attempt to better profit from its intellectual property, Walt Disney Pictures released a direct-to-video sequel to their hit 1992 animation Aladdin. The Return of Jafar was a low-budget production but also a runaway hit, grossing US$300 million from … Continue reading REVIEW: Return to Neverland (2002)
REVIEW: The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
Reiji Kikukawa (Toma Ikuta), Tokyo’s worst police officer, was rehired as an undercover mole sent to infiltrate Japan’s most powerful yakuza syndicate. Now accidentally installed near the very head of the clan, he is tasked with taking down the Dragon … Continue reading REVIEW: The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
