“Movies” Archives

The filmmakers’ concept was slightly bigger than what their budget ultimately allowed for.

A very entertaining and engaging, if somewhat dated, kung fu flick.

A beautiful, if obtuse sci-fi film about memory and lonely people that owes much to Krzysztof Kieślowski’s cinema.

There’s so much that I love about this movie and yet, it left me feeling a bit underwhelmed.

An example of pure genius on display, and one can’t help but be inspired and excited while watching it.

I found myself wondering, if the film is in any way accurate, how in the world these women could survive such pressure and fear on a daily basis.

2004 promises us some great movies, but by year’s end, I doubt we’ll have experienced anything quite like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Battle Royale 2 takes everything that was great about Battle Royale and replaces it with something that’s formulaic, amateurish, and exploitative.

As a result of its small, intimate, and unassuming approach, The Twilight Samurai is simply a masterpiece.

The first Jet Li film I ever watched, and I think it may very well have spoiled all of his other films for me.

A very simple story of two hopeless people meeting and slowly learning to have hope in their lives again.

I wish I could call this movie a guilty pleasure.

A compellingly ambiguous morality play that is Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s unquestioned master work.

Azumi was a huge disappointment, almost a betrayal of sorts, because I know Kitamura is better than this.

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.

The messages and ideas that M conveys will never grow old as long as darkness exists in man’s heart.

Das Boot is a story of humanity struggling to retain dignity and honor while facing the horrors of war.

For all its spectacle, Return of the King is the trilogy’s most flawed movie.

Daniel Lee’s film is a unique and under-appreciated take on the classic wuxia genre from Hong Kong cinema’s golden period.

It’s a rich film, creating a tapestry of imagery, memory, loss, and desire that’s quite captivating and moving.