Among B-Boys (United States, 2011)
If you make a b-boy film, I’ll likely watch it regardless of how good it is. (Yes, I’ve even seen Step-Up (2006) and Breakin’ 2:...
One Moment of Asia: Mikio Naruse’s Final Resting Place
Mikio Naruse (1905-1969), director of When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Floating Clouds (1955)...
Enter The Phoenix (Hong Kong, 2004)
“Subtlety, thy name is not Enter The Phoenix.” This 2004 Hong Kong comedy, whose Chinese title literally translates as “Big Brother Loves Beauty” is an...
The VCinema Show Episode 39: Dynamite Warrior
In this episode, the VCinema gang return to the Southeast of Asia to review one of the more recent actionfests out of Thai production house...
K-20: The Legend of the Black Mask (Japan, 2008)
It’s 1941 and Japan has just signed a peace treaty with the U.S. and the United Kingdom. A mysterious thief – a ‘man of many...
One Moment of Asia: The Red and The Gold
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam...
Funeral Parade of Roses (Japan, 1969)
Funeral Parade of Roses was the seventh film to be produced – rather than just distributed – by the Art Theatre Guild of Japan and...
Scorpio Nights (Philippines, 1985)
The 1980’s were a harsh time in Philippine history. Not to say that the previous decades weren’t difficult for the country and its people, but...
Floating Weeds: Yasujiro Ozu’s Own Remake
One of the best Japanese directors you may or may not have heard of, Yasujiro Ozu began his career in 1927 working as an assistant...
One Moment of Asia: Tokyo Nights
Kudanshita, Tokyo...