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What could have been a biting satire pitting small-town conservatism against big-city liberalism, How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town plays its suburban sexploits so safely it threatens… Read More
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TVB’s 2014 hit drama series Line Walker gets an expensive spin-off, adding A-list stars and exotic South American locations around Charmaine Sheh Sze-man’s CIB officer Ding, an undercover cop who… Read More
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After learning he has only one day to live, a young man enters into a Faustian pact, bartering his most treasured possessions for more time on earth. Read my review Read More
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For what was only ever a one-joke premise, Yuichi Fukada gets a surprising amount of mileage from the crime-fighting antics of teenager Kyosuke (Ryohei Suzuki), who draws his superpowers from… Read More
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Susanne Bier ventures into the chilly realm of Nordic noir for this dark morality tale, first premiered in September 2014 and anchored by a riveting turn by Game of Thrones… Read More
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Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart team up in this fast paced action comedy that proves far funnier than anyone expected. Listen to my review Read More
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Issue-based films will always court controversy, whether intentionally or otherwise. Regardless of which avenue the plot takes, it will face criticism for the choices it doesn’t make, as well as… Read More
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Pixar delivers one of its best sequels, as Ellen DeGeneres’ absent-minded blue tang goes in search of her family. Listen to my review Read More
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Four years after their debut feature Cold War became the most successful local release of 2012, writer-directors Longman Leung and Sunny Luk deliver a second round of tense confrontations and… Read More
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Since first appearing in 1912, Tarzan has featured in 26 official novels and more than 200 films, making him one of the most ubiquitous action heroes of the 20th century.… Read More
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Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman lead a starry cast in this taught British military thriller about an impending drone strike. Listen to my review Read More
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The team behind Despicable Me and Minions reworks the central concept of Toy Story for a host of pets in New York City. Listen to my review Read More
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Thirty-five years after teen idol Hiroko Yakushimaru upended the yakuza genre by spraying a room full of bullets with a shrill cry of “Kaikan!”, schoolgirl mob boss Izumi makes her… Read More
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Park Chan-wook returns to his homeland with this deliciously knowing and ridiculously camp tale of deception and seduction. Listen to my review (at 29:55) Read More
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20 years on, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman must defend the Earth once again from a massive alien invasion. Listen to my review Read More
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Retooling last year’s erotic blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey as a gratingly unfunny sex comedy, Fifty Shades of Black stars Marlon Wayans as tortured young businessman Christian Black, who invites… Read More
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Tackling the salacious subject of sexual fantasies on screen can be a tricky business, as past cinematic efforts will attest. Read my review Read More
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A desperate cop and dutiful surgeon clash over the fate of a seriously wounded criminal in Johnnie To’s latest thriller, staged within the claustrophobic confines of a single hospital location.… Read More
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