Feb 21, 2003 Movies Christmas in August by Hur Jin-Ho (Review) The premise itself, about a man who is slowly dying and the girl that he falls in love with, would seem prone to sappiness.
Feb 18, 2003 Movies Il Mare by Lee Hyun-Seung (Review) “Il Mare“ ‘s simple, well-paced story, honest performances, and heartfelt characters ensure that it’s more than just eye candy.
Jan 20, 2003 Movies Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner by Zacharias Kunuk (Review) You don’t go see a 3-hour-long cinematic adaption of Inuit legends that are thousands of years old, and just immediately know what you think of it.
Jan 18, 2003 Movies Princess Blade by Shinsuke Sato (Review) In a genre that is often too over the top for its own good, Princess Blade offers a nice dose of drama and gravity.
Jan 18, 2003 Movies My Sassy Girl by Kwak Jae-Young (Review) An infectious, lighthearted romp that’s so entertaining you’d have to have a heart of coal to not enjoy it.
Jan 6, 2003 Movies Friend by Kwak Kyung-Taek (Review) A gripping drama that follows four childhood friends throughout the years, ‘Friend’ delivers on nearly every count.
Jan 6, 2003 Movies Enigma by Michael Apted (Review) I can’t speak to its historical accuracy but as far as mysteries and puzzles go, Enigma’s topnotch.
Jan 6, 2003 Movies Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard (Review) It’s easy to see how this was revolutionary in its day as part of the French New Wave.
Dec 14, 2002 Anime His and Her Circumstances, Vol. 2 by Hideaki Anno (Review) That’s what this series has done to me, reducing me to a doe-eyed awkward teenager who gets that gooey feeling in my stomach.
Dec 14, 2002 Anime Grave of the Firelies by Isao Takahata (Review) To be honest, I don’t think I want to meet a person who could watch this film and not be moved by the plight of Seita and Setsuko.
Dec 13, 2002 Anime RahXephon by Yutaka Izubuchi (Review) You certainly can’t fault RahXephon’s creators for not being ambitious, because everything about RahXephon sets high goals for itself.
Nov 4, 2002 Movies CQ by Roman Coppola (Review) I get the sense that the movie’s sole purpose was simply to let the director sum up all of his feelings about cinema.
Nov 2, 2002 Movies The Blade by Tsui Hark (Review) Tsui Hark takes the oldest of kung fu movie clichés — avenging your murdered father — and distills it to its rawest essence.
Oct 22, 2002 Anime His and Her Circumstances, Vol. 1 by Hideaki Anno (Review) To say I completely fell in love with this series is a bit premature, since I’ve only seen the first 6 episodes. But I’ve definitely got a crush.
Oct 19, 2002 Movies Punch-Drunk Love by Paul Thomas Anderson (Review) I went into this with high expectations and more than a little fear that Sandler would be a trainwreck.
Oct 5, 2002 Movies The Vertical Ray of the Sun by Tran Anh Hung (Review) All you want to do is sit and ingest each and every lush image.
Sep 9, 2002 Movies Failan by Hae-Sung Song (Review) In Failan, grace and mercy shine like a searchlight.
Aug 16, 2002 Movies Signs by M. Night Shyamalan (Review) Shyamalan takes a clichéd premise and turns it into one of the creepiest ruminations on faith and God you’re likely to find.
Jul 19, 2002 Movies No Man’s Land by Danis Tanovic (Review) A sometimes humorous, but more often scathing look at the Serb-Bosnian conflict.