MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
The Empire Strikes Again
Wuershan is two-for-two with Creation of the Gods Ii: Demon Force and damn, did he just promise zombies?
I’m With Her
Drew Hancock’s very not-AI thriller Companion isn’t about the companion you think it is.
Very Vincible
Invincible Swordsman is indeed a movie, with, like, actors and stuff, and Zzzzz…
Mostly Bearable
Maybe the thin air got to the creatives behind Paddington in Peru and left them a touch lightheaded.
A Bit Mangy
If you’ve been waiting for a quiet, contemplative, un-howly werewolf flick, Wolf Man is for you.
Still Waiting…
Italy’s 2023 box office champ There’s Still Tomorrow and director Paola Cortellesi have a few things to say. Sit down, Barbie.
Great Showmen
Better Man takes its central metaphor to extremes and turns the biopic on its head.
Hong Kong in Film: 2024
Let’s turn our attention to the good, the bad, and the baffling in Hong Kong cinema in 2024.
Let the Game Begin
Huzzah! It’s a new SEA Hellhole Thriller, Octopus with Broken Arms. Brace for impact.
Shopping Bad
Kiyoshi Kurosawa almost gets there in his grey market, online mob screed Cloud. Almost.
In the Moment
We Live in Time is standard romantic tearjerker fare. But at least it has Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.
Rough Ride
Well, at least The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is just one film.
Setting the Bar
Donnie Yen positions himself as more than just an ass-kicker in The Prosecutor.