Jan 25, 2004 Fist of Legend by Gordon Chan (Review) The first Jet Li film I ever watched, and I think it may very well have spoiled all of his other films for me.
Jan 25, 2004 Last Life in the Universe by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Review) A very simple story of two hopeless people meeting and slowly learning to have hope in their lives again.
Jan 21, 2004 Cure by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Review) A compellingly ambiguous morality play that is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s unquestioned master work.
Jan 3, 2004 Azumi by Ryûhei Kitamura (Review) Azumi was a huge disappointment, almost a betrayal of sorts, because I know Kitamura is better than this.
Jan 3, 2004 Ong-Bak by Prachya Pinkaew (Review) If you thought these sorts of mind-blowing acrobatics could exist only in the Matrix, then “Ong-Bak” is bound to be an awe-inspiring eye-opener.
Jan 2, 2004 M by Fritz Lang (Review) The messages and ideas that M conveys will never grow old as long as darkness exists in man’s heart.
Jan 2, 2004 The Tin Drum by Volker Schlöndorff (Review) A disturbing movie because we expect to see innocence and childhood, but instead find corruption and sin.
Jan 2, 2004 Das Boot by Wolfgang Petersen (Review) Das Boot is a story of humanity struggling to retain dignity and honor while facing the horrors of war.
Dec 19, 2003 Return of the King Reprise For all its spectacle, Return of the King is the trilogy’s most flawed movie.
Dec 16, 2003 What Price Survival by Daniel Lee (Review) What Price Survival is truly an unsung and under-appreciated movie from Hong Kong cinema’s golden period.
Dec 16, 2003 Millennium Actress by Satoshi Kon (Review) It’s a rich film, creating a tapestry of imagery, memory, loss, and desire that’s quite captivating and moving.
Dec 13, 2003 The Last Samurai by Edward Zwick (Review) My greatest hope for The Last Samurai is that encourages people to seek out the real thing.