MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Fresh Fruit
Somehow, Da Peng has made what might be the world’s first fruit thriller in The Lychee Road.
Sand Blasted
Zhang Qi’s neo-western noir-thriller Trapped comes really close to greatness.
Billion Dollar Baby
Well, there’s certainly more movie in Jiaozi’s billion-dollar grossing Ne Zha 2.
Zero Sum Filmmaking
You think you know what you’ll get in Detective Chinatown 1900, but you’d be wrong.
The Empire Strikes Again
Wuershan is two-for-two with Creation of the Gods Ii: Demon Force and damn, did he just promise zombies?
Very Vincible
Invincible Swordsman is indeed a movie, with, like, actors and stuff, and Zzzzz…
Let the Game Begin
Huzzah! It’s a new SEA Hellhole Thriller, Octopus with Broken Arms. Brace for impact.
Setting the Bar
Donnie Yen positions himself as more than just an ass-kicker in The Prosecutor.
On Your ‘Mark’
Here’s something you don’t see everyday: the Canuck immigration tale. Behold, Fresh Off Markham.
Burn Baby, Burn
Looking for a new career? Check out Cesium Fallout and consider the civil service.
A Boy and his Dog
The black dog and Eddie Peng are a pleasure in Guan Hu's Black Dog. The rest not so much.
Silent Torment
A Place Called Silence once again takes us to an anonymous SEA hellhole. I’m tired.
Legally Dead
It might be time for Mr Zhang to hang up his VF. Article 20 is another misfire.