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Just One Look by Yip Kam-Hung (Review)
A gently nostalgic, bittersweet look at how Asian films of yore shape the characters’ memories and actions.Truck Turner by Jonathan Kaplan (Review)
The movie is so over-the-top, so full of itself, that it’s really hard to be offended by its more backwards views and scenes.Water by Deepa Mehta (Review)
Like the best “message” films, Water does not preach or cram its agenda down one’s throat.The Secret Rivals by James Nam, See-Yuen Ng (Review)
The movie became less a piece of entertainment, and more a tattered, browning, fading document from an alternate kung fu universe.Superman Returns by Bryan Singer (Review)
Superman Returns feels lacking in so much of the spirit that I long for in any movie featuring costumed do-gooders.Battle Royale Gets the Remake Treatment
Whatever the case, it’ll be a steaming pile of mediocrity that completely and totally misses the point of the original.