NYAFF 2024 Review: The Escaping Man
The popularity and critical acclaim that Bong Hoon-Jo’s Parasite received has had a much bigger impact on Asian cinema than I really anticipated. ...
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NYAFF 2024 Review: Carefree Days
It’s been quite some time since I’ve seen a film that could be wholly categorized as a character study. As what seems to ...
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Review: The Goldfinger
In the leadup to The Goldfinger’s release, lead stars Tony Leung and Andy Lau have been giving interviews where the ultimate message can ...
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Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: House of Flying Daggers
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
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Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: Iron Monkey
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
NYAFF 2023 Review: The Empty Nest
There’s a growing concern in China about its elderly population living isolated lives due to mass urbanization. This cultural shift is due to ...
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Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: Golden Swallow
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
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Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: The Bells of Death
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
Movies
Review: Sakra
It’s been nearly 20 years since Donnie Yen last directed a film. If you’re one of the newly converted Yen fans after watching ...
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Review: Ride On
Jackie Chan is maybe the most recognizable Chinese movie star that has ever lived. Fans of this website won’t need me to recap ...
Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: Ip Man
[Welcome to Peter’s Kung Fu Corner: a monthly column dedicated to retrospectives on the martial arts films I grew up watching. We’ll be ...
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Review: Full River Red
Acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou may not have had a stateside hit in a long time, but he hasn’t ever stopped creating films. ...