James Marsh
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A scathing satire on the modern family and the lack of connection between generations, writer-director Shinobu Yaguchi’s Survival Family also speculates humorously about our technological dependency and inability to fend… Read More
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Far more palatable and slickly handled than its predecessor, Wu Jing directs and stars in this wildly implausible, but thoroughly entertaining action thriller. Packed to the gills with Chinese propaganda,… Read More
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Tom Cruise gives his best performance in quite some time as Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who goes to work for the CIA and Pablo Escobar’s Medellin cartel. (at 10:37) Read More
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Adapted from one of Stephen King’s most successful and popular horror stories, It follows a group of small-town teenagers tormented by a demonic clown. While he has “updated” the story… Read More
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Estranged half-brothers Andrew and Garrett Foster set out to steal a priceless collection of sports cars in director Antonio Negret’s low-rent Fast and Furious knock-off. But the endless parade of… Read More
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When a desperate journalist reopens an unsolved murder case in Gukoroku – Traces of Sin, he exposes a violent world of cutthroat elitism behind the smiling facade of Japanese society.… Read More
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As the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week and with the Venice film festival wrapping up this weekend, Hong Kong cinephiles would be forgiven for feeling a little… Read More
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Adapted from Stephen King’s magnum opus, a young boy is transported to the mythical Mid-World, where he finds himself caught in a mythical battle of good vs evil. Read More
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After attracting recognition for his low-budget debut Koala, writer-director Kim Joo-hwan strides confidently into the commercial arena with Midnight Runners. It’s a fast-paced buddy cop thriller that proves the perfect… Read More
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Tokyo Ghoul is an ambitious adaptation of Sui Ishida’s dark fantasy manga by first-time filmmaker Kentaro Hagiwara. It includes a number of intriguing elements from vampire lore and superhero mythology,… Read More
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Florence Pugh gives an incredible performance as a young bride trapped in a loveless marriage who slowly turns from victim into vengeful villainess in William Oldroyd’s electric debut. (at 26:11) Read More
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The many lives of an inquisitive canine are given the big screen treatment in this schmaltzy but ultimately good-natured adaptation of the best-selling novel that is sure to have dog… Read More
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Ryan Reynolds stars as a down on his luck protection agent who is assigned to escort Jackson’s formidable hitman across Europe to testify against Gary Oldman’s dictator. (at 16:35) Read More
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An A-grade student is drawn into a scheme by her rich classmates to cheat on their STIC university entrance exams in this slick Thai crime caper. Read More
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Louis Koo plays a vengeful cop rampaging through Thailand in Paradox, the third instalment of Hong Kong’s SPL action franchise. Director Wilson Yip returns to the helm, as does action… Read More
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Samurai warriors and alien invaders exist side-by-side on the streets of Edo period Japan in Yuichi Fukuda’s big-screen adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi’s bestselling manga. While this chaotic mash-up of sci-fi… Read More
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Adopting a back-to-basics approach to the horror genre, the first English language film from Norwegian director Andre Øvredal (Trollhunter) is an effectively atmospheric tale, in which the body of an… Read More
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Like his predecessors, Pierce Brosnan has struggled to find legitimate success since retiring as James Bond. Occasionally he stumbles into a good role (The Matador, Love Is All You Need)… Read More
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