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名劍 The Sword (1980) – Nihilistic, Modern and a Truly Refreshing Take on a Traditional Genre
名劍 The Sword (1980) Director: 譚家明 Patrick Tam Kar Ming Li Mak-yin is a swordsman who has wandered for a number of years searching for the...
Nicholas Lee
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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拳精 Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) – A Unique Plot and Subpar Execution Gives Birth to this Peculiar Film
拳精 Spiritual Kung Fu (1978) Director: 羅維 Lo Wei In this martial arts adventure, an orphaned acolyte must guard the spiritual heart of the...
Nicholas Lee
Jun 19, 20202 min read
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Gretel & Hansel (2020) – Be wary of gifts that come too easily, nothing is ever really free
Gretel & Hansel (2020) Director: Oz Perkins When their mother descends into madness, siblings Gretel and Hansel must fend for themselves...
Nicholas Lee
Mar 8, 20203 min read
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他人の顔 The Face of Another (1966) – We All Wear Masks, and Sometimes We Forget Who We Are Beneath Them
他人の顔 The Face of Another (1966) Director: 勅使河原 宏 Hiroshi Teshigahara Okuyama (Yojimbo's Tatsuya Nakadai), after being burned and...
Nicholas Lee
Dec 31, 20195 min read
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三少爺的劍 Death Duel (1977) & 三少爺的劍 Sword Master (2016) Double Feature Review
三少爺的劍 Death Duel (1977) Director: 楚原 Chor Yuen The Third Master is considered to be the greatest sword master of the day. His displays of...
Nicholas Lee
Dec 15, 20196 min read
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我的拳王男友 Chasing Dream (2019) – My dreams are nothing without you by my side
Following the crime thriller “Three” in 2016, “Chasing Dream (我的拳王男友)” is the latest film by director-writer duo Johnnie To and Wai...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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Who You Think I Am (2019) - Your biggest rival is who you expect yourself to be in people's eyes
Juliette Binoche plays a 50-year-old divorced professor Claire Millaud, who creates a fake Facebook account to stalk her ex-lover Ludovic...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 15, 20192 min read
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少年的你 Better Days (2019) – I just want to protect you from the world
Walking into this film, I had no clue what the story was about. I just wanted to watch Zhou Dongyu’s performance, and she did not...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 13, 20193 min read
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악인전 The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (2019) – Enemy of my enemy becomes my brother
Intense, suspenseful, and filled with heart-pounding action sequences, “The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil” is a Korean action thriller...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 13, 20192 min read
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My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018) – Accepting differences, though difficult, is possible with love
Miracles do exist, especially in this film. Unfortunately, this is not a compliment, which is such a shame, because this film could have...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 11, 20193 min read
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One Hour to Daylight (2016) – How can we understand each other better?
After a Chinese construction worker dies in a worksite accident, his wife travels from China to collect his remains. When an...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 9, 20193 min read
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犯罪現場 A Witness out of the Blue (2019) – About this world, we are all a little confused
At first glance, “A Witness out of the blue (犯罪現場)” is just a typical murder mystery thriller. When a robber is found murdered, his...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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Gladiator (2000) – WrestleMania with swords, but a lot sadder
After decimating his foes swiftly and ruthlessly, a victorious Maximus (Russell Crowe) shouts to the silent crowd in the arena, “Are you...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 4, 20193 min read
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Pain and Glory (2019) – A love letter to cinema, subtle yet heart wrenching
In one of the scenes in the movie, Salvador Mallo (played brilliantly by Antonio Banderas) explains, “The better actor isn’t the one who...
Nicholas Lee
Nov 2, 20193 min read
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