Blu-Ray Review: 88 Films’ Human Lanterns (Collector’s Edition)
The folks at 88 Films strike again with Shaw Brothers’ Human Lanterns. The clever martial arts serial killer horror mash-up has beenContinue Reading
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Film Review: Master Cheng (2022)
An unexpected meeting of two cultures – Chinese and Finnish – in a remote Finnish village is the setting forContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s The Monkey King Reborn
The oft-told mythical tale is retold in The Monkey King Reborn. Well Go USA brings the animated feature to Blu-Ray with amazingContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Well Go USA’s The Emperor’s Sword
The Death of an Emperor. Political intrigue. Rebels. Two swords. A Daughter. Wuxia. Wuxia. And more Wuxia. All under 90-minutes. New to Blu-Ray from Well Go USA. Continue Reading
Tiong Bahru Social Club – Fantasia Film Festival 2021
The visual splendor of this gentle comedy belies the stark observations about our increasingly meta-data driven society. Co-Writer/Director Tan BeeContinue Reading
76 Days – AFI Film Festival 2020
76 Days puts us at ground zero for COVID-19 in China’s Wuhan district. It’s one of the most harrowing and arresting DocumentariesContinue Reading
Legally Declared Dead – Fantasia Film Festival 2020
Legally Declared Dead like Double Indemnity before it, showing that the world of Insurance Claims is a dangerous one, even in China. ThisContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Shout Factory’s White Snake (GKIDS)
An often-told Chinese Fairytale gets the lush animated treatment. White Snake is new from Shout Factory on Blu-Ray. The FilmContinue Reading
Marie’s Top Ten Films of 2019
Marie picks her favourites from what’s been a solid, but not outstanding, year for film. 2019 has been a funnyContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Crosscurrent
This beautifully esoteric Chinese film finally makes its debut on home video with a wonderful transfer. The Film The travailsContinue Reading