Blades of Blood (Lee Joon-ik, 2010)

14 years ago

Blades of Blood is a Korean wuxia, a sword-fighting martial arts film set in the 16th century, during the Japanese…

Brass Knuckle Boys (Kankuro Kudo, 2008)

14 years ago

Brass Knuckle Boys is a Japanese comedy about an old Japanese punk-rock music band from the ’70s and ’80s looking…

Sell Out! (Joon Han Yeo, 2008)

14 years ago

The only showing of the Singapore film, Sell Out, is, oddly enough, sold out. It’s my first Singaporean film, a…

Kuroneko (Kaneto Shindo, 1968)

14 years ago

in its new restoration, Kuroneko (Kaneto Shindo, 1968) is one of those gems, a ‘60s Japanese horror film with a…

Ip Man 2 (Wilson Yip, 2010)

14 years ago

Watching Ip Man 2, you're left with the feeling that it doesn't have a reason for existing, except to cash…

Secret Reunion (Hun Jang, 2010)

14 years ago

A federal agent meets a spy, Ji-won, who had escaped from North Korea, they play a game of cat-and-mouse, keeping…

The Naked Kitchen (Ji-yeong Hong, 2009)

14 years ago

The Naked Kitchen is disappointing, even with the presence of Ji-hun Ju (Kim from last year’s Antique) and its appealing…

Crows Zero 2 (Takashi Miike, 2009)

14 years ago

In Crows Zero 2, the Miike cool is in full display in the characters,modern day warriors haunting the streets of…

A Frozen Flower (Ha Yu, 2008)

14 years ago

I’ve heard good things about the Korean film, A Frozen Flower. Outside from the gorgeous production value and box-office success,…

My Fantasia 2010: Preamble

14 years ago

I look forward to Fantasia every year. I am one of those who check the festival’s website daily hoping to…