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November 28, 2010
Accident (Pou-soi Cheang, 2009)
Accident devolves into a too simplistic whodunit, where the director tries to dazzle us with his technical mastery and film knowledge.
March 28, 2013
Sunny (Hyeong-Cheol Kang, 2011)
Sunny is at once a coming-of-age film, with detective elements, feminine-pop aesthetics, fleshed-out characters and intricate narrative elements.
September 7, 2011
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Tsui Hark, 2010)
Although Hark makes good use of his limited budget, Dectective Dee’s script feels convoluted, while the actors perform as if they’re in a campy picture.
November 26, 2010
Secret Reunion (Hun Jang, 2010)
A federal agent meets a spy, Ji-won, who had escaped from North Korea, they play a game of cat-and-mouse, keeping an eye on one another.
November 28, 2010
Blades of Blood (Lee Joon-ik, 2010)
Blades of Blood is a Korean wuxia, a sword-fighting martial arts film set in the 16th century, during the Japanese invasion.
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