Too much computer graphics for its own good
"The Sorcerer and the White Snake" brings the old Chinese fable Madam White Snake to the big screen once more. The...
REVIEWS
Dunst not ‘bothered by negative reviews’
The 29-year-old actress has revealed that she doesn't mind receiving negative reactions from critics, as she would rather her work be...
Movie Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Quite a few films have been made over the years about the deep intensity of young female friendship. When I think...
Taut Indonesian Thriller Hits the Spot: Film Review
Recent Indonesian horror films have not been satisfying. Despite that, the genre, which is awash with ghosts and erotica, is winning...
Indonesian Action Film The Raid Gets An Utterly Explosive First Trailer, Images, Synopsis, And A Mike Shinoda Score
Asian cinema is probably best known, at least internationally, for being especially good at making three types of films: cute cuddly...
New World
Story: Beijing, December 2010. After hearing interesting thinks about Osaka, Coco (Coco Shi) tells her businessman boyfriend Jimmy (Liu Dunlin) that...
Toronto Review: ‘The Raid’ – One of the Best Action Movies in Years!
Holy shit I haven't seen an action movie this good in years! I felt that way only 30 minutes in, but...
ELEGY TO THE VISITOR FROM THE REVOLUTION REVIEW
Originally planned as a one minute short for Nikalexis.MOV, a program of short films dedicated to the memory of slain critics...
Review of Tibet: In the Land of the Brave
Anyone who followed the Dalai Lama's visit to Montreal this week "“ and for that matter, anyone interested in aboriginal affairs...
Could ‘Contagion’ Really Happen?
Steven Soderbergh's new thriller, Contagion, boasts plenty of big names - Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Marion Cotillard,...
Stories without end
IT was set to be Slumdog Millionaire in running shoes, with a hero whose prodigious athletic ability was just as bizarre...
Hearts and Minds
John Sayles is the dean of American independent film, writing, directing and editing a series of 17 tough films, the most...