Reviews
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Iceman
‘Iceman’ is more of a lame comedy with a little bit a decent action rather than the fantasy blockbuster if could have been.
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Ip Man And Four Kings
‘Ip Man And Four Kings’ leaves gaping holes in an already threadbare plot while taking even the simplest of character development as an ordeal.
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Shadow
Zhang Yimou’s black, white and blood red opus mixes political intrigue, wuxia action and enough twists and turns to fill several mysteries.
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Send Me To The Clouds
The two most striking things about ‘Send Me To The Clouds’ are the photography and the performance of actress Yao Chen.
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Paradox
The third instalment in the ‘SPL’ franchise sees original director Wilson Yip return for another dark crime tale that doesn’t skimp on the nihilism or the hard edged fight action.
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A Lifetime Treasure
It’s almost as if director Andrew Lam just got a few mates together for an exercise in tedium to prove how willing we are to forgive anything for a hit of nostalgia.
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Death Fighter
It’s nice to see Wilson and Rothrock back in action and there are some flashes of talent in amongst the fight scenes, but none of it is ever quite enough to overcome the film’s obvious faults.
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Competently directed by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping and utilising a decent budget, ‘Master Z’ is pleasingly straight-forward, action soaked entertainment.
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Dead Mine
This Indonesian B-movie horror never quite lives up to its awesome high-concept but has enough going for it to make it a swift, slick shocker.
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Lost In The Pacific
Much like ‘Last Flight’, the pace is just too static and there isn’t enough fun or silly action to recommend it to even B-movie aficionados.
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Last Flight
This should have been some silly, slick fun but is instead just a slog with far too much exposition and unnecessary melodrama clogging up proceedings.
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Despite doing some things right in terms of the look and feel of the franchise, it never quite seems to re-capture the atmosphere or the magical abilities to the point where they truly captivate.
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Kill ‘Em All
‘Kill ’Em All’ has a gem of an idea at its core but squanders it with needless flashbacks, unnecessary characters and terrible editing.
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The Witness
The characters are realistic and have sympathetic worries to consider, the twists keep the viewer guessing throughout and it benefits from Kim Sang-ho at his very best.
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May The Devil Take You
Groovy, gory, good time from ‘The Night Comes for Us’ director Timo Tjahjanto, ‘May the Devil Take You’ ramps up the craziness when the devil decides to collect his dues.
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Canola
Sentimental, yet never schmaltzy, inspiring though certainly not preachy, ‘Canola’ strikes a beautiful balance between its elements that makes for a hugely admirable whole.
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
While the animation and action are definitely well handled, the numerous anime movie clichés prevent it from ever progressing beyond anything other than filler.
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Eerie
‘Eerie’ may adhere to cliché and an over-reliance on jump scares but thanks to an effective sense of dread conjures up a worthwhile watch in the long-haired-scary-ghost-girl genre.
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Dying To Survive
While ‘Dying To Survive’ offers an important message, it is, at its heart, an excellent comic drama.
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Simply Actors
‘Simply Actors’ represents a modest enough cinematic diversion, even superficially entertaining in passages, for modern Hong Kong cinema aficionados.
Best New Films
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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
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Canola
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Dying To Survive
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Shoplifters
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Parasite
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The Way Home
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Survival Family
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Sweet Bean
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The Night Comes For Us
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Unlucky Stars
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Phobia 2
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Till The End Of The World
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The Debt Collector
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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
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Dersu Uzala
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Harmonium
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New Blood
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Mad World
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Cure
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Accident Man
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Love Education
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The Great Passage
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Re:Born
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Midnight Runners
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The Lady Is The Boss
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The Age Of Shadows
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Our Time Will Come
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New World
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Will You Be There?
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The Foreigner
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A Violent Prosecutor
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Boyka: Undisputed