An aspiring filmmaker returns home to Washington DC, intending to research a screenplay about the street where he lived – only to find that the past is gone, and for some there is no going back. In a year where … Continue reading REVIEW: Residue (2020)
Let’s talk about Gone in 60 Seconds, Dominic Sena’s 2000 car racing flick loosely inspired by H.B. Halicki’s 1974 cult favourite of the same name. This remake turns 20 years old this year, and is – let us be honest … Continue reading REVIEW: Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
Ng Kau-Sau (Josie Ho) was a champion badminton player, but her poor attitude and aggressive style saw her career shattered. Now she’s overweight, depressed and working in her brother’s restaurant – until a chance encounter involving a meteorite and a … Continue reading REVIEW: Full Strike (2015)
There is a very good argument to be made that I, a white middle-aged Australian man, am not qualified to critique Black is King. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s self-described ‘visual album’ premiered earlier this year on streaming service Disney+. This 85-minute film acts … Continue reading REVIEW: Black is King (2020)
Jay (Maika Monroe) goes out to the movies, where her date Hugh (Jake Weary) freaks out after he sees someone at the back of the cinema that Jay cannot. On their second date, and after having sex, Hugh chloroforms Jay. … Continue reading REVIEW: It Follows (2014)
Ben (David Ralwe) lives on a lighthouse with his father Colin (Brendan Gleeson) and little sister Saoirse. His mother vanished the night she gave birth to Saoirse, who is non-verbal. Ben blames his sister for his mother’s disappearance, while Colin … Continue reading REVIEW: Song of the Sea (2014)
In the 1860s Japan is in a turbulent period of transition as the Americans’ gunboat diplomacy forces the country to interact with a broader world. In a Tokyo brothel a grifter named Saheji (Frankie Sakai) overstays with no money, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate (1957)
Kei (Simon Yam) leads a small band of Hong Kong-based pickpockets, while enjoying his off hours taking pictures of the city with a Rolleiflex camera. While taking photographs one afternoon, he captures the image of a woman (Kelly Lin) seemingly … Continue reading REVIEW: Sparrow (2008)
In December 1941 a group of Chinese railroad workers, led by the station porter Ma Yuan (Jackie Chan) engage in carefully staged raids of Japanese train shipments to disrupt Japan’s military efforts to occupy China and invade other Asian nations … Continue reading REVIEW: Railroad Tigers (2016)
For a while there in the early 2000s Sammi Cheng was one of the biggest stars in Hong Kong cinema. Every year brought about another high profile romantic comedy, more often than not pairing Cheng with superstar Andy Lau. While … Continue reading REVIEW: Magic Kitchen (2004)
