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Well-known director Jang Jin reached a milestone in 2011 with the production of his 10th feature film. Having been active in both film and theatre circles since his debut in 1998, Jang is known for a particular style of comedy: a distinctive blend of understated wit and melodramatic pathos, of reflective calm followed by madcap [...]
Strawberry Cliff means well and that’s probably the nicest thing you can say about it. From director Chris Chow, a screenwriter on Blood: The Last Vampire andFearless, Strawberry Cliff is a supernatural thriller/existential drama filled to bursting with metaphysical plot devices and film school sentimentality. Waitress Kate (Leslie-Anne Huff) possesses the power to predict the exact time of a person’s [...]
Tang Wei and Hyun Bin impress in Late Autumn, director Kim Tae-Yong’s involving if unremarkable update of a thrice filmed tale (twice by prolific director Lee Man-Hee) about two dubious individuals who find a chance connection. Kim moves the location from Korea to Seattle and sets the story among the Asian diaspora. Somber prison inmate Anna [...]
Man, Rest on Your Shoulder is one strange movie. A combination of family fantasy, cautionary environmental tale, pandemic thriller and harem romance, this bizarre concoction alternately charms and alienates. Director Jacob Cheung shows care and thought, and his characters and situations do manage some positive emotions. Also, the film’s colors and locations are brilliant, the music (by [...]