TRANSSIBERIAN (2008)

RATING: 3/5Brad Anderson's eagerly-awaited return to the big screen since his 2004's critically-acclaimed THE MACHINIST sees him again in fine, if not groundbreaking form with his latest thriller, TRANSSIBERIAN. Obviously paying a tribute to the great...

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SESSION 9 (2001)

RATING: 4/5One of the creepiest psychological chillers since THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1998), writer-director Brad Anderson's SESSION 9 is an astonishing follow-up to his breakthrough, refreshingly romantic comedy NEXT STOP, WONDERLAND. Small-town asbestos-abatement...

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THE WRESTLER (2008)

RATING: 4/5Mention the name of Darren Aronofsky and one thing that comes immediately in mind that he's the director who always remembered for thought-provoking, stylistic excesses ranging from his debut of 1998's Pi to 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM and...

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THE FOUNTAIN (2006)

RATING: 3/5Writer-director Darren Aronofsky's long-awaited third feature, THE FOUNTAIN has been long raised numerous curiosity among critics and genre fans alike to see whether this promising wunderkind of PI (1998) snd REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) is...

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FATAL CONTACT (2006)

RATING: 2/5After the phenomenal success of 2005's SPL, Wu Jing has quickly becomes among the most hot-on-demand martial arts actors destined for superstardom. In his first starring role since the ill-fated TAI CHI 2 way back in 1996, Dennis S.Y. Law's...

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LADY COP & PAPA CROOK (2009)

RATING: 2/5When LADY COP & PAPA CROOK was first announced for September 2008 release, this highly-anticipated action comedy has fast generating enormous hype on the big-screen return of Hong Kong's former box-office darling, Sammi Cheng after three-year...

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BIG BULLET (1996)

RATING: 3/5After the underrated effort in 1995's MAN WANTED, Benny Chan is finally back for good in this highly-entertaining action blockbuster, BIG BULLET, that puts him straight into the Hong Kong cinematic route as one of the best on-demand action...

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MAN WANTED (1995)

RATING: 3/5Years after exploring into different territories including wuxia genre (1993's THE MAGIC CRANE) and Gen-X dramedy (1995's HAPPY HOUR), acclaimed director Benny Chan attempts to bank in the current popularity of Hong Kong's action sub-genre...

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THE GREEN HORNET (2011)

RATING: 2/5Based on the characters created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, THE GREEN HORNET originally began life as a radio show in the 1930s before eventually being adapted into two movie serials in the 1940s. But it's not until the arrival...

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I SAW THE DEVIL (2010)

RATING: 4/5Revenge has never been this grisly and mean-spirited in I SAW THE DEVIL, the highly-anticipated fifth feature by extraordinary filmmaker Kim Ji-Woon (2008's THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD). Although revenge genre is nothing new and has been...

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE WEIRD (2008)

RATING: 3/5From sports comedy (THE FOUL KING) to horror (A TALE OF TWO SISTERS) and gangster (A BITTERSWEET LIFE), director Kim Ji-Woon is certainly the particular rare breed who has easily slipped from different genre after genre with relative ease...

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BLUE VALENTINE (2010)

RATING: 2.5/5Derek Cianfrance's romance drama BLUE VALENTINE first gained headline for its notorious NC-17 rating due to the movie's explicit sexual material, in which the studio (Weinstein Company) has aggressively appealed to the MPAA to cut the rating...

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SEASON OF THE WITCH (2011)

RATING: 1/52011 kicks off with this year's first major motion picture released in the dead zone of January month, and the (stinking) honor goes to none others than SEASON OF THE WITCH. Not surprisingly, just about everything involving this train wreck...

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LOVE & OTHER DRUGS (2010)

RATING: 2.5/5After spending decade helming dramatic movies (2008's DEFIANCE, 2006's BLOOD DIAMOND and 1998's THE SIEGE), writer-director Edward Zwick's latest directing effort is certainly a refreshing change of pace. At the first glance, LOVE &...

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CATFISH (2010)

RATING: 1/5One word: PATHETIC. That is pretty much sum up for this much-hyped "documentary" cryptically titled as CATFISH. You have to applaud the way how Universal studio has manipulated (most) of the viewers with their effective, yet highly-deceptive...

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TRUE GRIT (2010)

RATING: 2.5/5When the remake of the 1969's TRUE GRIT was first announced, the ideal combination of the Coen brothers (who previously won multiple Oscars for 2007's NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) and Jeff Bridges (who recently won a long-overdue Best Actor Oscar...

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127 HOURS (2010)

RATING: 3.5/5After scoring an astonishing 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for the critically-acclaimed SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (2008), director Danny Boyle is suddenly on top of the world. Naturally his...

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