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House of Flying Daggers is at the pinnacle of wuxia cinema
Director Zhang Yimou best known for his colossal accomplishments with the 2008 Olympic ceremonies and his movie Hero, creates a gorgeous masterpiece that places his film at the pinnacle of Chinese...
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Reservoir Dogs understands less is more
Quentin Tarantino’s debut film, Reservoir Dogs is one of those rare films that redefines the way audiences understand cinema. His independent film featuring an all star cast of fresh and seasoned...
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Haywire
Haywire is a fast paced action thriller that follows a betrayed covert operator that wants to exact revenge on her former employers. Director Steven Soderberg’s film features Hollywood’s next big...
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Iron Sky crashes like the Hindenburg
Every once in a while a critic wants to give readers a one sentence response to a film, or even, a one-word review. I will refrain from my adolescent urges and say a couple nice things about the...
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake
The Sorcerer and the White Snake is a Chinese fantasy film based on a story that has been passed down for generations. Although, some of the cultural references will be lost on domestic audiences, the...
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Only God Forgives is a polarizing acid trip
Nicolas Winding Refn’s follow-up to Drive felt like a polarizing acid trip. You either love or hate his approach to filmmaking. It is stylistic with substance to back it up. Only God Forgives is no...
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The Grandmaster is a delicate and deliberate work of art
Wong Kar-Wai is one of China’s most celebrated and respected directors because his aesthetic eye is unmatched, much like his the title of his latest film, The Grandmaster starring Tony Leung as Ip...
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THE MAN OF TAI CHI is stopped by Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves does many things right in his directorial debut. He hires Woo-ping Yuen as his Action Director and he casts Tiger Hu Chen as the lead character, as well as using martial art legend Yu Hai...
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47 RONIN are turning over in their graves
The film’s director, Carl Erik Rinsch is probably kneeling before a room of executives at Universal and offering to perform seppuku for the dismal 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves. Everyone knew the...
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THE WRATH OF VAJRA
The Wrath of Vajra is…different. Anti-Japanese films are nothing new from the Chinese, but this film is about a rogue WWII martial art master that began a cult of warriors that worshiped the God,...
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