The most impressive feat with currency I’ve seen since watching my Grandad win 80p from the two pence coin pushers at Cleethorpes Fantasy World.
Villainous Yuan (Fang Mian) is out for vengeance, orchestrating an elaborate ambush and theft to humiliate his former Brother: Chief Yu (Tien Feng). For most of the runtime, it’s unclear whether this is driven by his warped perception of the past or simply his indignation at being forced to wear the worst eye prosthetic ever put…
Bong Joon Ho presents: Duncan Jones’ Moon (2009), if it had been written and filmed by Terry Gilliam.
There are plenty of elements to admire, but as a cohesive film, Mickey 17 is Bong's messiest work to date. Pattinson really does have an impressive range, and there’s a healthy dose of off-kilter yet uncomfortably on-the-nose satire to enjoy. But after a strong first act, the film never quite regains its footing. The pacing is erratic, and while the narrative is…
RIP the late, great Cheng Pei-Pei
With a screening of the 2023 restoration scheduled at my local cinema to celebrate Lunar New Year, having one last chance to see Cheng Pei-Pei on the silver screen was an opportunity too good to miss. Upon arriving just in time, to my surprise I found I had the entire 75 seater screen to myself in what turned into an impromptu private screening.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is maybe the genesis point of my…
Cheesy yet charming for the first hour or so—then the final 25 minutes happen and give us something special.
Mission Impossible begins as yet another Shaw production centred around the theft of a magical (Gold Dragon Sword) MacGuffin. The daughter and acolyte of a murdered martial arts master vow to return the blade to the imperial court but quickly become the target of nearly every bad actor in the martial world.
There’s such a ridiculous amount of undercranking, even outside…
