Oct 13, 2001 Movies Hana-Bi by Takeshi Kitano (Review) At times brilliant and interesting, I often found it slow and just barely limping along.
Oct 10, 2001 Movies La Jétee by Chris Marker (Review) When the film reaches its conclusion, it’s both a genuine shock and fitting resolution — and all the more tragic.
Oct 6, 2001 Movies The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by John Ford (Review) All in all, a so-called classic that misses out on all of the aspects that make a classic western.
Oct 6, 2001 Movies The Outlaw Josey Wales by Clint Eastwood (Review) One wonders if this is the greatest western ever made.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Temptation of a Monk by Clara Law (Review) After watching the film, and thinking about it in more detail, I simply feel cheated.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Supercop 2 by Stanley Tong (Review) A muddled, fairly uninvolving mess of a movie.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Bullet in the Head by John Woo (Review) A very powerful movie that shows, in often brutal detail, the effects of war on the friendship of three young men.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies The Hitman by Wei Tung (Review) I wouldn’t call this one a “must-see,” but if you have a chance to see it, and would like to see more of Jet Li, you certainly can’t go wrong.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Armour of God by Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang (Review) Plenty of kung fu hijinks abound but Armour of God never makes up for all of the crap you have to sit through.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Galaxy Express 999 by Rintaro (Review) I’ve heard many people describe this as a serious, “adult” anime, but I don’t buy it.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Kwaidan by Masaki Kobayashi (Review) As a visual expression, it’s quite captivating and beautiful to behold.
Oct 3, 2001 Movies Full Metal Jacket by Stanley Kubrick (Review) I often describe this film as disturbing, but not for the normal reasons.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Vampire Hunter D by Toyoo Ashida (Review) Compared to much of the anime coming out today, it seems pallid and stale.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Macross Plus: The Movie by Shōji Kawamori (Review) It successfully combines high-tech action sequences with some interesting, if not moving human interest stories.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki (Review) I find it very easy to get caught up in Miyazaki’s films, mainly because his films often resemble how I remember seeing the world as a child.
Sep 14, 2001 Movies Heller in Pink Tights by George Cukor (Review) The cast was an excellent choice, and set the tone for the 1960s, which became an incredible decade for westerns.
Sep 14, 2001 Movies The Wild Bunch by Sam Peckinpah (Review) It’s that age-old argument; is it the world’s violence that corrupts man, or does man’s violence corrupt the world?
Sep 3, 2001 Movies Three Seasons by Tony Bui (Review) Bui’s view of Vietnam is not of a wartorn country, but of a country full of life and energy.
Sep 2, 2001 Movies Butterfly and Sword by Michael Mak (Review) I think there was a period of 20 – 30 minutes where my mind shut down, most likely due to some sort of built-in self-defense mechanism.
Sep 2, 2001 Anime Movies Macross II: The Movie by Kenichi Yatsuya, Kenichi Yatagai (Review) If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.