A film that was never made for Western audiences now expects a western bailout from a massive financial failure. … More Mulan (2020) Review: Disney’s Boring Love Letter To The Chinese Government
In a world that needs to celebrate the bravery and resilience of selfless men, this film couldn’t have come at a better time. … More The Bravest (Lie huo ying xiong) Review: The Perfect Film To Debunk The Myth Of ‘Toxic Masculinity’
Savage (Xue Boao) intense storytelling and stylish camera work delivers a film that accomplishes more than most Chinese big budget films. … More Savage (Xue Bao) Review: A Visually Appealing Siberian Thriller
When it is discovered that corrupt prison officers, including the warden on his payroll, Luk must obtain the evidence he needs to close the case before his cover is blown by an old rival he put in the prison. … More P Storm (2019) P Feng bao Review: A Prison Film That Stumbles Across The Finish Line
Crazy Alien is a mixed bag that may admittedly play much better for local audiences. However, it’s a sluggish and confusing 1st act that prevents the film from really hitting its mark. … More Crazy Alien Review: Are You Guys Mocking Us?
The sun was dying out, people all around the world built giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and to sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500 years journey came with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth came out boldly and fought hard for everyone’s survival. … More The Wandering Earth (Liu Lang Di Qiu) Review: All Hype…No Bite
The Dayton 500 is right around the corner so what better way to celebrate the racing season than with a racing movie…from China. Despite the fact that this film is advertised as a comedy, don’t expect a Talladega Nights film or else you will be very disappointed. Pegasus isn’t a film about laughs but a film about redemption. … More Pegasus (Feichi rensheng) Review: Surprisingly Boring For A Racing Film
Last month, I reviewed the South Korean Comedy Intimate Strangers and when I saw the trailer for Kill Mobile, I literally thought it was the exact same movie…and I was right. The 2016 Italian film Perfect Strangers is currently spouting remakes all across the globe. So since I’ve already watched the South Korean version, let’s see how the Chinese version holds up. … More Kill Mobile Review: Didn’t I Just Watch This Movie Like 6 Weeks Ago?
Maybe there is a reason that the Communist Chinese government is cracking down on tax fraud in the country because how the hell is Chow Yun-fat worth 700 million dollars? Chinese actors seem to make bank in their home country and for good reason because if it wasn’t for Chow Yun-fat, Project Gutenberg would be a confusing unwatchable dumpster fire (with subtitles). … More Project Gutenberg Review
It has been a while since I’ve reviewed a movie from China, the trailer for The Liquidator was enough to get me off my ass and check it out during this holiday dead zone for film. The Liquidator is a story about a criminal psychologist (Deng Chao) and a forensic fingerprint expert(Cecilia Liu) who work together to take down a serial killer known as ‘The Light Of The City” (Ethan Juan). Our lead character, Fang Mu discovers the closer he gets to finding the killer, the closer the killer is to him personally. … More The Liquidator Review