Entries Tagged as 'Asian Movies'

Friday, September 14th, 2007

THE CITY OF VIOLENCE Movie Review

THE CITY OF VIOLENCE (2006)When retired gang leader Wang-Jae is murdered, detective Tae-Soo returns to his hometown for the first time in ten years after leaving to become a detective in Seoul. Tae-Soo reunites with his old high school friends to say farewell to Wang-Jae, but feels that something is not right about his death. […]

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

ALONE Review - Spooky Horror from Thailand

ALONE (2007) When Pim’s mother falls fatally ill, she is forced to return to Thailand from Korea to oversee her care. Along with her is her Thai boyfriend Wee. Pim (Masha Wattanapanich), who is the sole survivor of conjoined twins, is thrown face first into her old life as both painful and beautiful memories resurface […]

Monday, August 27th, 2007

THE UNTOLD STORY Review

THE UNTOLD STORY (1993) In Macau, the discovery of some severed limbs in the bay begin an investigation by the local inept police department. Through sheer luck, they discover clues that lead them to the Eight Immortals Restaurant, and the cook/owner Wong Chi-Hang (Anthony Wong). They believe that Wong may be guilty of killing the […]

Friday, August 24th, 2007

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF SACHIKO HANAI Review

THE GLAMOROUS LIFE OF SACHIKO HANAI (2003)After being shot in the head, prostitute Sachiko awakens to find herself consumed to learn and digest the works of the great philosophers and thinkers from Socrates to Nietzsche. And on top of that, whenever she begins to explore these thoughts in her head, she becomes compelled to have […]

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Johnnie To’s EXILED Review

EXILED (2006)When Wo is discovered to be living in Macao, Boss Fay orders Blaze to kill him. Wo once attempted to assassinate Fay, and now he must pay the price. But Blaze and Wo were once friends, and Blaze is unable to pull off the job. Even more so, his friend Tai has pleaded for […]

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

MYSTICS IN BALI Review

I’ve been waiting for a chance to write about this movie for sometime, but the inavailability stateside has always held me back. But with Mondo Macabro’s US DVDebut coming up on October 2nd, it is finally time to talk about…

MYSTICS IN BALI (1981) American student Cathy has come to Indonesia to investigate and learn the […]

Friday, July 20th, 2007

SODOM THE KILLER Review on Gorezone.net

Today I claim a small victory for myself as I am now officially a writer for one of my favorite sites, Gorezone.net! Gorezone is a great one stop shop to get all sorts of daily horror news tidbits, with proper source notation for further information.
SODOM THE KILLER (2004) Three hundred years ago, Sodomu fell from […]

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

SEX AND FURY on Movies At Midnight

SEX AND FURY (1973)  It is the turn of the twentieth century. Legendary gambler and master thief Ocho (Reiko Ike) has been wandering and hunting for the unknown killers of her detective father for twenty years now. When a request by a dying card dealer brings her back to Tokyo, she finds herself partnering with […]

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS: WORTHLESS TO CONFESS Review

DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS:
WORTHLESS TO CONFESS (1971)

When Rika is finally released from reform school, she tracks down Midori’s home to visit the girl she shared a room with. She learns that Midori and her father are on the outs, and Midori’s father offers Rika a room and a job. Rika gladly accepts, as she has nowhere […]

Friday, June 1st, 2007

THE LAST SUPPER Review

THE LAST SUPPER (2005) Doctor Yuji Kotorida is a charming and chanting plastic surgeon, who is known as “God’s hand” for his work he does on celebrities, and has recently been the subject of a TV expose. The expose coincidently enough, is even done by Saki, a former patient of his. But life wasn’t […]