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Grimm by Alex Van Warmerdam (Review)
Although I loved parts of the film, overall Grimm just didn’t do too much for me.Purple Butterfly by Lou Ye (Review)
Purple Butterfly is often an arresting and breathtaking film but also a frustrating film to watch as well.Goodbye, Dragon Inn by Tsai Ming-Liang (Review)
If I’m being unduly harsh on the movie, it’s because I found it so incredibly disappointing.Jeux D’Enfants by Yann Samuell (Review)
I found it very hard to feel for characters so completely dense and mean-spirited.Save the Green Planet by Jang Jun-Hwan (Review)
Gems like this one are the whole reason why I watch and review movies in the first place.9 Souls by Toshiaki Toyoda (Review)
There’s a moment when 9 Souls ceases being an entertaining film about bumbling ex-cons and becomes something far deeper.The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung (Review)
The Scent of Green Papaya concerns itself with being realistic, with finding the beauty in the ordinary.The Tesseract by Oxide Pang (Review)
One instance where an abundance of style actually hinders the film more than helps it.Maqbool by Vishal Bhardwaj (Review)
This brilliant adaptation gives a classic Western text an exotic twist that could easily open people’s eyes to a whole new realm of world cinema.Cheeky by David Thewlis (Review)
A film about death and mourning that’s filled with warmth and a wonderful sense of humor.Ju-on: The Grudge by Takashi Shimizu (Review)
There are certain things in this movie that I’ll never get out of my head.Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi (Review)
This may not be as famous as Kurosawa and Mifune’s samurai pictures, but it’s a great one nonetheless.