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April 20, 2010
Dream (Kim Ki-duk, 2008)
Kim Ki-duk has shown he's an art-house auteur to contend with. Here, he adopts an esoteric premise, developing it as a meditation on love and passion.
November 26, 2010
Ip Man 2 (Wilson Yip, 2010)
Watching Ip Man 2, you're left with the feeling that it doesn't have a reason for existing, except to cash in on the success of the first Ip Man.
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.
April 24, 2011
Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, 2010)
Black Swan is marked by Nathalie Portman's grandiose performance, but Aronofsky’s regresive aesthetic hinders the movie’s themes and narrative.
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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