Film review - May 16, 2023

GO (2001) review by Asian Movie Pulse

With the forthcoming Third Window Films blu ray release of GO (2001) directed by Isao Yukisada, Panos Kotzathanasis from Asian Movie Pulse reviews this Japanese delinquents high-school drama.

Punk Samurai in the Telegraph

Legendary punk director Gakuryu Ishii (ex Sogo Ishii) adapts the famously “unfilmable” Ko Machida novel Punk Samurai Slash Down, telling the story of Junoshin Kake (Go Ayano), a ronin with ambitions to be a part of the Kuroae clan.

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Arrow, Editorial, Film Review - December 21, 2022

Toxic Masculinity in East Asian Cinema

Criticism of toxic masculinity has permeated throughout world cinema over the past decade. In Indonesia, writer-director Edwin’s Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is a recent example of a film that challenges gender stereotypes and traditional male values.

The Place for All Your Asian Cinema Needs!

Hong-Kong BluRays is a channel that exists to give Hong Kong movie lovers a place to see reviews of Hong Kong movies released on the Bluray format. Reviews will be short and sweet, spoiler free and will cover the quality of the disc release itself.

REVIEW - Black Cat (1991)

Luc Besson’s 1990 action thriller La Femme Nikita remains one of the most enduringly influential movies throughout the years and has spawned its fair share of remakes. Before any of those though, Hong Kong was first out of the gates to remake the material, with 1991’s Black Cat