While the hype machine surrounding the film may damper some viewers overall enjoyment, there is no doubting ‘Train to Busan’ is an exhilarating zombie thrill ride, crafted with care and a commitment to carnage.
There aren’t any surprises in ‘Duckweed’, but for a well made feel-good film it’s about as good as we’ll see this year.
‘After The Storm’ doesn’t quite hit the heights of ‘Our Little Sister’, but it is another world class contribution to cinema by one of the modern masters.
‘Operation Chromite’ isn’t much different from any other recent big budget Korean war epic but on its own well produced terms and commitment to delivering spectacle, certainly entertains.
‘Our Little Sister’ is another beautiful work to add to one of the most impressive canons in world cinema, a sincerely-acted, thoughtful meditation on family and the relationship between very different sisters.
In a relatively short time Yee creates a fascinating martial world every bit as involving as the visions that Chor Yuen used to put together years before.
‘Midnight Runners’ is a South Korean action comedy directed by Kim Joo-Hwan (‘Koala’).
‘Colour of the Game’ is a Hong Kong crime thriller produced by Wong Jing and directed by Kam Ka-Wai.
‘Secret Fruit’ is a Chinese youth romance directed by Lien Yi-Chi (‘Sweet Alibis’).
Eureka Entertainment will release ‘Harmonium’, Koji Fukada’s subtle, slow-burning thriller steeped in tragedy, as part of the Masters of Cinema Series on June 19, 2017.
‘Wished’ is a Chinese fantasy comedy directed by Dayyan Eng (‘Inseparable’).
‘Monster Hunt’, China’s highest-grossing movie of all time until just recently, is coming to DVD via FilmRise and MVD Entertainment Group on June 13, 2017.
‘The Third Murder’ is a Japanese crime drama written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda (‘After the Storm’).
Kurando Mitsutake’s martial arts actioner, ‘Karate Kill’ will be released on US DVD and Blu-ray on July 18, 2017.
