Reviews

Train To Busan

4.0

Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller • South Korea
Jun 19

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.
Duckweed

4.0

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi • China
Jun 13

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

4.0

Drama • Japan
Jun 2

‘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

3.0

Action, Drama, History, War • South Korea
May 31

‘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

4.0

Comedy, Drama • Japan
May 2

‘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.
Sword Master

4.0

Action, Drama, Martial Arts • China
Apr 20

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.
Ghost In The Shell

3.5

Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller • USA
Apr 14

Those who give it a chance will be rewarded with a well made, at times thought provoking and overall entertaining version of a Japanese classic.
Bloodfist V: Human Target

1.5

Action, Martial Arts • USA
Apr 14

I guess it will pass the time if you appreciate the works of Don Wilson or have a hankering for a few more hammy fight scenes, but it’s clear that the series was really running out of ideas.
Return To A Better Tomorrow

2.5

Action, Crime, Drama, Triad • Hong Kong
Apr 5

Despite the tantalising title, this flick has nothing to do with John Woo’s genre defining classics but is rather a cheap cash in from the relentless Wong Jing conveyor belt.
Saving Mr. Wu

3.5

Action, Crime, Thriller • China
Mar 28

Despite eschewing all the trappings of a big budget thriller, ‘Saving Mr. Wu’ is still a tense and perhaps even thought-provoking production.
Dragon Ball Z: Tree Of Might

2.5

Action, Adventure, Animation, Martial Arts • Japan
Mar 28

‘Dragon Ball Z: Tree Of Might’ is probably the weakest of the movies up until this point, simply because it feels like a case of going through the motions.
My Best Friend’s Wedding

3.0

Comedy, Romance • China
Mar 15

This may not be revolutionary film-making, but ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ is ninety minutes of entertainment that will keep a smile on your face.
She Remembers, He Forgets

4.5

Comedy, Drama, Romance • Hong Kong
Mar 6

It is heartfelt, but never cloying, sentimental, but never to the point of being overly orchestrated and the kind of gentle tear-jerker that stirs the mind as much as the heart.
The Great Wall

3.5

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller • China, USA
Feb 28

‘The Great Wall’ packs in a monster amount of large scale action as Damon, Jing et al take on the horde of monsters in ever increasingly elaborate ways.
Outcast

3.0

Action, Adventure, Thriller • Canada, China, USA
Feb 24

Often exciting, action packed and reminiscent of something one would happily rent during the 90s heyday of never-ending-video-store-action-film-releases.
Kung Fu Yoga

2.0

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Martial Arts • China, India
Feb 20

It gives me no pleasure to say that I would even consider, if heavily medicated, watching ‘The Spy Next Door’ again rather than this.
Master Of The Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying

2.0

Action, Martial Arts • China
Feb 16

A few fight scenes pull one back from catatonia, but mostly this is a failure without the luxury of budget constraints to blame its incompetence on.
Master Of The Drunken Fist: Beggar So

2.0

Action, Martial Arts • China
Feb 14

A ho-hum attempt at old school martial arts that succumbs to plodding pacing and dull storytelling.
Three

2.0

Action, Drama, Thriller • China, Hong Kong
Feb 7

‘Three’ could be the least involving, least exciting action thriller in recent memory. That it has Johnnie To behind it is a particularly sad thing to report.
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying

2.5

Action, Martial Arts • USA
Feb 7

If you’re just looking for a quick burst of schlocky, action-packed fun then this will certainly make the grade.