The joys of owning a laptop. On my weekend trip to Philadelphia I checked out Infernal Affairs I,II, and III on the train. Good times. The first is easily the best, but the two sequels are worthwhile in their own … Continue reading
8 Women: An absolutely insane film. Part family drama, part musical, part murder mystery, with a tossed-in Sapphist sub-plot I wouldn’t be surprised if Wong Jing was somehow controlling events from afar during the production of this film. It’s enjoyable … Continue reading
Blade II: I like these films. I like the character. I like the art direction. I like the action. I like everything. I wish Donnie Yen had a larger on-camera role, but other than that no complaints.
The City of Lost Souls. After Audition, I was vary of any Takashi Miike movie. That film was brilliant, but more disturbing than pretty much anything else I’ve ever seen. Still I plowed ahead and watched this dual HK/Japanese production. … Continue reading
Pistol Opera: No amount of writing will ever do this film justice. To call it strange or lurid or bizarre or any of a thousand other adjectives would fail, in a complete and utter way, to describe this Seijun Suzuki … Continue reading
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