James Marsh
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Spurred on by the imminent arrival of Ridley Scott’s sword and sandal sequel, Steve and I jump ahead in our Every Best Picture series to this glorious throwback to bygone… Read More
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Gwei Lun-mei and Luke Evans fail to make sparks fly in this sluggish action effort from writer-producer Luc Besson. Read More
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Arriving more than 35 years after the cult classic from 1988, the long-gestating sequel to Beetlejuice finally arrives. Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder all return, together with a host… Read More
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Andy Lau and Karen mock lock horns over the fate of the city in Hong Kong’s first radiation disaster movie. Read More
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One of my long-running goals for our YouTube channel is to get my co-host Steve to watch more horror movies. This year has been especially strong, but no film more… Read More
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KIm Go-eun and Steve Sanghyun Noh star in E.oni’s mould-breaking romcom. Read More
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The on-screen coupling of Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, known collectively as “FreenBecky” to their legions of adoring fans, transitions to the big screen in Uranus 2324, a sprawling… Read More
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Jackie Chan’s latest family-oriented action caper, Panda Plan, closes with a title card stating that “no animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture” before clarifying that “all the animal… Read More
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For our Every Best Picture series, Steve and I welcome Sara Greenfield, host of the “Talk Classic to Me” podcast, onto the show to discuss this little film that could… Read More
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The 29th Busan International Film Festival opened last week with the world premiere of the period action epic Uprising, written by Park Chan-wook and Shin Chul, and starring Gang Dong-won. Questions… Read More
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Nick Cheung Ka-fai plays a former soldier on a quest to take down a Golden Triangle drug cartel in Go for Broke, a ludicrous action thriller from actor-turned-director Marc Ma Yuhe.… Read More
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Rising Korean stars Hong Kyung and Roh Yoon-seo are gifted a romantic vehicle seemingly tailor-made for their inimitable charms in Hear Me: Our Summer. A beat-for-beat remake of the 2009 Taiwanese… Read More
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Pachinko star Kim Minha is accused of murder in Chun Sun-young’s psychological thriller. Read More
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Korean superstar Song Joong-ki jets off on his latest international adventure in director Kim Seong-je’s exasperating Bogota: City of the Lost. The film chronicles the transformation of an impoverished Korean immigrant… Read More
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The heart continues to yearn for its beloved even after death. At least, this is the notion put forward by Beyond Goodbye, a new Japanese drama series starring Kasumi Arimura and… Read More
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Show business is portrayed as a hostile work environment for women yet again in Born for the Spotlight, Netflix’s latest prestige drama series from Taiwan. Written and directed by actress Yen… Read More
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Korean superstar Gang Dong-won plays a former slave who becomes the leader of a rebellion in Uprising, a lavish period epic from Kim Sang-man (Midnight FM). The film opened the 29th… Read More
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Wu Kang-ren reveals a new side to his talents as he bares all in erotic drama The Chronicles of Libidoists. Wu plays one of four lonely souls living in present-day Taipei who… Read More
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