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Ninja: The Final Duel by Robert Tai (Review)
This is one of those “Dude, you won’t believe what I just saw” sort of movies.Tampopo by Jûzô Itami (Review)
It looks at all of the ways that something as necessary as food can hold such importance in people’s lives and culture.The Tai Chi Master by Yuen Woo-Ping (Review)
After stuff like ‘The One’ and ‘Kiss of the Dragon,’ it was nice to see something as outrageous as ‘The Tai Chi Master.’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.Musa by Kim Sung-Su (Review)
As a martial arts epic, Musa has it all: beautiful cinematography, solid performances, thrilling action, and a moving storyline.Failan by Hae-Sung Song (Review)
In Failan, grace and mercy shine like a searchlight.Versus by Ryûhei Kitamura (Review)
Most would dismiss “Versus” as mindless action or sickening gore, and that may very well be the case. Actually, that is the case.Escaflowne: The Movie by Kazuki Akane (Review)
The series’ melodrama is almost offset by the movie’s visual style. Almost.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.