Rating: 3.5
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Tai Chi Chun
Dec 22, 2024There are some excellent action scenes here and though the choreography gets a little too familiar, it does throw in a few unusual moves.
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Tai Chi II
Jun 7, 2015‘Tai Chi II’ features an average plot and some unnecessary over-the-top moments, but is a decent effort that usually earns little attention from Hong Kong film fans.
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Tai Chi Zero
Jun 8, 2015Despite being as absurdly hyperactive as a coffee junkie with St. Vitus’ Dance, ‘Tai Chi Zero’ is fun and snappy for most of its running time.
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Tamami: The Baby’s Curse
Jun 9, 2015It may not be as intensely gory as say ‘Machine Girl’ or ‘Tokyo Gore Police’ but it is still a delightfully mad slice of Japanese comic book horror.
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Temporary Family
Jun 9, 2015As pleasing as ‘Temporary Family’ proves to be – and it balances comedy, drama and a scintilla of satire – it could have been even better with a few tweaks here and there.
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Ten Tigers Of Kwantung
Jun 10, 2015The final word is that this is highly recommended for the teaming of fifteen or so of the top stars of the Shaw Brothers era. As a stand-alone production though, ‘Ten Tigers Of Kwantung’ is not Chang Cheh’s best.
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Teppanyaki
Jun 10, 2015The slightly uncomfortable storyline which casts Hui as a potentially cheating husband is turned gradually into another morality comedy with Hui and his initially unpleasant wife learning the error of their ways.
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Thank You, Sir
Jun 10, 2015Despite a storyline that is as old as the hills, there’s something refreshingly simple about the execution of Ivan Lai’s version of events.
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The 8th Night
Aug 10, 2021For two thirds of its running time, ‘The 8th Night’ is a satisfyingly low key supernatural thriller that explores themes of shamanism, redemption and even friendship as the two monks grapple with a dangerous evil.
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The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Jun 20, 2015‘Roaring Currents’ is either a fascinating piece of edutainment or a tiresome trawl through 16th-century warfare, depending on your interest in the subject matter.
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The Assassins
Feb 18, 2015It hasn’t got the sheer confidence and brash brilliance of ‘Red Cliff’, yet it is a welcome addition to the crowded sub-genre of Three Kingdoms movies.
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The Berlin File
Feb 22, 2015Ryoo Seung-Wan’s film is still compelling and stringently efficient like its two protagonists, a fact that outweighs the negatives that poke through.