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Something is about to go down in The Cursed Lesson (PHOTO: Golden Village Pictures)

[Movie Review] The Cursed Lesson is a lesson in how not to make a film

December 3, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: R21  Length: 93 minutes Director: Kim Ji-han and Juhn Jai-hong Cast: Lee Chae-young (Hyo-jung), Kan Mi-young (Bo Ra), Jo Jung-min (Ga Yeong), Choi Cheol-ho There’s a [Click to read more.]

Kyujurou Rengoku (Satoshi Hino) attacks in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train. (PHOTO: ODEX)

[Movie Review] Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train’s Rengoku has a surprising amount of emotional resonance

November 12, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: NC16  Length: 117 minutes Director: Haruo Sotozaki Writer: Koyoharu Gotouge Voice Cast: Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado), Akari Kitou (Nezuko Kamado), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu Agatsuma), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka [Click to read more.]

Tae-in (Yoo Ah-in) and Chang-bok (Yoo Jae-myung) get new orders in Voice of Silence. (PHOTO: Golden Village Pictures)

[Movie Review] Voice of Silence’s emotional core is masked by a pretentious gimmick

November 8, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: PG13 Length: 100 minutes Director: Hong Eui-jeong Writer: Hong Eui-jeong Cast: Yoo Ah-in (Tae-in), Yoo Jae-myung (Chang-bok), Moon Seung-ah (Cho-hee), La Ga-eun (Moon-ju) With a title like Voice [Click to read more.]

Seok-hwan (Park Sung-woong) and Mi-young (Uhm Jeong-hwa)are tired up in Okay Madam (Golden Village Pictures)

[Movie Review] Okay! Madam would have been much better if it were much shorter

October 13, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: PG13 Length: 100 minutes Director: Lee Cheol-ha Writers: Shin Hyun-Sung Cast: Uhm Jeong-hwa (Mi-young), Park Sung-woong (Seok-hwan), Lee Sang-yun (Cheol-sung), Bae Jung-nam (Hyun-min), Lee Sun-bin (Mysterious [Click to read more.]

Tang Huanting (Jackie Chan) leads the team in Vanguard. (PHOTO: mm2 Entertainment)

[Movie Review] ‘Vanguard’ is a decent popcorn flick

October 10, 2020 marcus goh 0

Should you watch this at weekday movie ticket prices? Yes. Should you watch this at weekend movie ticket prices? No. Secret ending? Sort of. Vanguard [Click to read more.]

Even the school isn't safe in Aku Tahu Kapan Kamu Mati (mm2 Entertainment)

[Movie Review] Aku Tahu Kapan Kamu Mati is celebration of teen friendships with a small dash of horror

October 8, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: PG13 Length: 100 minutes Director: Lee Cheol-ha Writers: Shin Hyun-Sung Cast: Uhm Jeong-hwa (Mi-young), Park Sung-woong (Seok-hwan), Lee Sang-yun (Cheol-sung), Bae Jung-nam (Hyun-min), Lee Sun-bin While [Click to read more.]

This image shows film director Benny Chan Muk-sing regarding the film Call of Heroes, at Emax in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong on August 10, 2016. 10AUG16 [FEATURES FILM] SCMP/K. Y. Cheng (Photo by K. Y. Cheng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images)

[Movies] 9 of the late Benny Chan’s most memorable movies

September 3, 2020 marcus goh 0

Acclaimed Hong Kong film director Benny Chan Muk-sing passed on last Sunday (23 Aug). Best known for his crime films, like the award-winning New Police [Click to read more.]

Jung-seok (Gang Dong-won) in an intense firefight in Train To Busan: Peninsula. (PHOTO: Golden Village Pictures)

[Movie Review] Train To Busan: Peninsula – too many humans, too few zombies

July 24, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: NC16 Length: 116 minutes Director: Yeon Sang-ho Writers: Park Joo-Suk and Yeon Sang-ho Cast: Gang Dong-won (Jung-seok), Lee Jung-hyun (Min-jung), Kwon Hae-hyo (Mr Kim), Kim Min-jae [Click to read more.]

Daniel Radcliffe as Miles in Guns Akimbo. (Golden Village Pictures)

[Movie Review] ‘Guns Akimbo’ has purposeful but hilarious violence

April 2, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: M18 Length: 95 minutes Director: Jason Lei Howden Writers: Jason Lei Howden Cast: Daniel Radcliffe (Miles), Samara Weaving (Nix), Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Nova), Ned [Click to read more.]

Takanori Iwata as Makoto Sakuraba in AI Amok. (Encore Films)

[Movie Review] ‘AI Amok’ gets dragged down by a second Act that runs amok

April 2, 2020 marcus goh 0

Rating: PG13 Length: 131 minutes Director: Yu Irie Writers: Yu Irie Cast: Takao Osawa (Kosuke Kiryu), Takanori Iwata (Makoto Sakuraba), Satoshi Nishimura (Kento Kaku), Kumi [Click to read more.]