Edited, Written & Directed by Gareth Huw Evans Produced by Ario Sagantoro Released by Sony Pictures Classics Indonesian with English subtitles Indonesia/USA. 100 min. Rated R With Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan, Eka Rahmadia & Verdi Solaiman The stupefying, pulpy excess of Gareth Huw Evans’s […]

Directed by Jiang Wen Produced by Ma Ke, Albert Lee, Barbie Tung,Yin  Homber Yin & Zhao Haicheng Written by Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao & Li Bukong, based on  novel Ye Tan Shi Ji by Ma Shitu Released by Well Go USA/Variance Films Mandarin with English subtitles China/Hong Kong. 132 […]

Directed by Hun Jang Written by Park Sang-yeon Produced by Robert Lee & Kim Hyun-chol Released by Well Go USA Entertainment South Korea. 133 min. Not rated With Shin Ha-kyun, Ko Soo, Lee Je-hun, Lee David, Ko Chang-seok & Ryu Seung-soo War is hell. Yes, yes, we know, we’ve seen it in movies so many […]

Written & Directed by Tran Anh Hung, based on the novel by Haruki Murakami Produced by Shinji Ogawa Released by Soda Pictures/Red Flag Releasing Japanese, with English subtitles. Japan. 133 min. Not rated With Kenichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Reika Kirishima, Kengo Kora, Eriko Hatsune & Tetsuji Tamayama (Nagasawa) Eighteen years ago, Tran Anh […]

We all know that countless titles are released for the home video market every year—in the genre category alone there’s too much for any individual to track, including me. Or should I say “especially me” as I tend to focus my energies on theatrical releases. So just in case you’re like me, here are some […]

Directed by Zhang Li & Jackie Chan Produced by Wang Zhebin & Chan Written by Wang Xingdong & Chen Baoguang Released by Well Go USA/Variance Films Mandarin with English subtitles China/Hong Kong. 125 min. Rated R With Jackie Chan, Joan Chen, Lee Bing Bing, Winston Chao & Jaycee Chan A historical Chinese epic about the […]