Martial Arts Royalty: Iko Uwais
Many consider the late Bruce Lee to be the reigning King of action film martial artists. I am among the many. However, today we are living in the era of King Donnie. In my opinion, since the passing of...
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Ryoo Seung-wan’s The Berlin File
Ryoo Seung-wan's The Berlin FileSTORY60%ACTING70%DIRECTING70%VISUALS80%POSITIVESTechnically accomplished, in terms of action scenes and cinematographyGood acting, especially for the genreGood...
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An Interview with Michelle Yeoh : One of Asia’s Biggest Film Stars
Michelle Yeoh has been making movies since 1984, making cameos in a few Sammo Hung movies such as Owl Vs Bumbo and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars. Shortly afterwards see started to show everyone what she...
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The Hong Kong International Film Festival will screen the winners of the...
The organizers of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) announced that the winners of the Berlinale 2016 will be present on this years programme. The programme will include the winners of...
View Article60 Highly Recommended Anime Series Part 2: Mechas and Spaceships
1. Neon Genesis Evangelion In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for mankind’s survival lies in the...
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Jean-Claude Van Damme: Double Impact (1991) Review
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Double Impact (1991) ReviewStory65%Acting68%Action73%Directing72%Van Damage85%Lots of Van DamageVan Damme Times Two is a lot of funTruely early 90s vibe Cheesy as hell (but this...
View ArticleThe Jeonju International Film Festival Introduces New Poster
The organizers for the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) have officially announced the new poster for this year. The new poster uses the consonant ´ㅈ[jieut]´ to emphasizes ´Jeonju´, the host...
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The 70th Mainichi Film Awards : Here are the winners and a brief history of...
The awards were first introduced in 1946 by the Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞) newspaper, which is the oldest daily Japanese one, since it has been on circulation since 1872. Nowadays, it is one of the three...
View ArticleWeeds on Fire : From Hong Kong Government’s ‘First Film’ Initiative
Plot : Inspired by the true story of Hong Kong’s first teenage baseball team, director Chan Chi-fat’s Weeds on Fire proves a surprisingly relevant youth sports drama. In the 1980s, two childhood...
View ArticleHere Are The Key Nominess For The 10th Asian Film Awards
On March 17, at Macau’s Venetian Theater the 10th Asian Film Awards will be underway. Winners from nearly 1,600 submissions from 32 countries will be announced. Since its inauguration in 2007, the...
View Article5 Award Winning Asian Film Classics You Can Stream Right Now
There’s no need to look hard for your favorite Asian movies online these days. The rise of streaming services is a boon to movie-lovers worldwide, especially for those who love hard-to-find Asian...
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Exclusive New Anime Series ‘Perfect Bones ‘ From The Team Behind ‘ Attack On...
On February 24 Netflix and Production I.G. announced that the new anime series titled “Perfect Bones” will screen exclusively on the Internet channel and will debut simulataneously in 190 countries...
View ArticleLee Min-ho Stars in Big Budget Korean-Chinese Movie ‘Bounty Hunters’
Korean actor Lee Min-ho will star in the upcoming movie ‘Bounty Hunters’ alongside Wallace Chung (Monster Hunt), Tiffany Tang (East Meets West), and Karena Ng (Ip Man 3). ‘Bounty Hunters’ is one of a...
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Lee Byung Hun – Memories of the Sword (2015) Movie Review
Park Heung Shik’s Memories of the Sword is a historical film set in the Goryeo period of Korean history starring Lee Byung Hun (Red 2; The Good, the Bad, the Weird) , Jeon Do Yeon (The Shameless), Kim...
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Here Are The Winners From The 2016 Singkuwento International Film Festival (...
We present the list of winners of the 5th Singkuwento International Film Festival that took place from February 19th until the 27th, in the city of Manila (Philippines). Born in 2012 this festival´s...
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The South East-Asian films that won an Oscar
The first successes of Asian films in the Oscars occured during the 50’s, when the award for Foreign-Language Film was not yet introduced and the Academy presented Special/Honorary awards to the best...
View ArticleThe South-East Asian Individuals that won an Oscar
After the films from the area that won an Oscar, it is time to present the individual awards. As you will see, the winners are many since they have begun netting the golden statue since 1954. Haing S....
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The Guardsman (2011) Movie Review
The Guardsman is a Cantonese film about a fierce and loyal guardsman with legendary Kung Fu skills forced to protect the life of a well-meaning emperor masquerading as a commoner for the sake of...
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Lee Byung Hun’s Experience At This Year’s Oscars
Lee Byung Hun presented the award for Best Foreign Language Film along Sofia Vergara and although he didn’t seem like it, he was very nervous according to a source from his agency BH Entertainment....
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Muay Thai Meets Peking Opera Kung Fu In ‘Monkey Twins’– Official Trailer...
Cast : Zozeen Panyanut Jirarottanakasem, Sumret Muengput, Vithaya Pansringarm Not sure how we missed this , but this looks like fun. We are unable to find an official plot summary but from the trailer...
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