Savage (Xue Bao) Review: A Visually Appealing Siberian Thriller
Savage (Xue Boao) intense storytelling and stylish camera work delivers a film that accomplishes more than most Chinese big budget films.
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Tag: Drama
Teen Spirit Review: A Textbook Story Of How Fame Corrupts The Soul
“Be careful what you wish for” and “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” are some of the oldest sayings out there and they are statements that never fail the test of time.
Back Fork Review: A Great Story Not Everyone Can Stomach
The story isn’t groundbreaking by any means, but it’s simple and forward delivery is makes it an early pick for the best drama of the year.
The Best of Enemies Review: A Film That Tells A Story Without Showing It
The Best of Enemies is a film with good acting, but largely no sense of direction with the performances they were given.
Unplanned Review: An Empathic Yet Eye Opening Look At Planned Parenthood
Whenever you take a stand against’s one of Hollywood’s biggest cash cows and America’s leading abortion provider Planned Parenthood, you can expect some roadblocks along the way.
Five Feet Apart Review: An Unconventional Teen Love Story That Actually Works
It’s like someone got the memo that Twilight isn’t a good love story and actually tried to do something different.
We Die Young Review: A Van Damme Film That Needs More Van Damme
Who would have thought a film where Jean-Claude Van Damme doesn’t say a word would be so gripping? Well, believe it or not, he is not even the main focus of the film despite the poster and promos.
The Upside Review/Discussion (The Media’s Attempted Sabotage Of The Film)
Critics have a hard enough time these days maintaining credibility in the face of being called shills for certain studios or even being criticized for being the wrong race and gender to review a movie in the first place. Fair or unfair, it is a bad look for the industry to turn into attack dogs that serve push the agenda of ideologues and I’m saying this as an openly biased critic. Is The Upside a great film? No, but it is a very good one but if you are waiting for mainstream critics to tell you that, you may be dealing with people who decided to sink the movie before it ever had a chance.
Kill Mobile Review: Didn’t I Just Watch This Movie Like 6 Weeks Ago?
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.
Leave No Trace Review: The Troubling Line Between Independence And Endangerment
I guess I should give credit to Victor Morton, the Rightwing Film Geek for this film recommendation…but I won’t. I can already tell you that my Best & Worst films of 2018 will be VASTLY different from the Academy and the Foreign Press because as the 2019 Golden Globes nominations have been announced, sadly the film Leave No Trace is nowhere to be found, but they found a spot for Black Panther so no one could excuse them of being racist (this year).
