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March 11, 2013
Fists of The White Lotus (Lieh Lo, 1980)
After Executioners from Shaolin, Fists of the White Lotus confronts our heroes with Pai-Mei’s brother hell-bent on exacting revenge for Pai-Mei’s death.
September 21, 2011
The Unjust (Seung-wan Ryoo, 2010)
The most interesting feature of The Unjust is its main actor and star, Jeong-min Hwang. I discovered him in Private Detective (2009) at Fantasia.
October 23, 2013
Key of Life (Kenji Uchida, 2012)
Key of Life’s premise is very close to Rough Cut’s (Hun Jang, 2008). It effectively mixes comedy and drama, resulting in a striking aesthetic blend.
November 28, 2010
The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971)
Legend goes that The Devils was considered so extreme in its time that it was banned in North America and never distributed on home video here.
August 12, 2011
Petty Romance (Jeong-Hoon-Il Kim, 2010)
With its raunchy premise, Petty Romance begins with strong comedic elements. The most interesting part of the movie is its odd first half.
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