Asian Reviews

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The Jangsan Tiger, who mimics human voices to lure them close, encounters a family affected by the creature. REVIEW: Tigers have been associated with Korean people and culture since the birth of the nation of Korea. In fact, tiger is one of the key characters in Korean foundation mythology. It is traditionally considered as a guardian …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A royal descendant of an ancient winged tribe embarks on a quest to find magical pearls. When they fall into the hands of a human, he joins a team of unlikely heroes in a race against time to prevent the destruction of his people. REVIEW: As you will already know, or will do by the end …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Two people, a man and a woman enters a warehouse that will change their life and minds forever. REVIEW: Over the years I have seen my fair share of weird films and avant-garde cinema. I can even consider myself a fan of such filmmakers as Kenneth Anger and Shinya Tsukamoto, both of whose film catalogues are …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem REVIEW: This film caught me completely off guard. Usually a film with so much to offer and such visual appeal would be high on my radar (and 2011 no less!!!). “The Sorcerer and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A supernatural story about a mystic events occurring on the train, which had the route similar to the train which crashed many years ago REVIEW: Red Eye is a 2005 Korean horror directed by Dong-bin Kim.  Not be confused be the American film by the same name and release year, it’s a poorly constructed story about …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After the co-host of a shopping channel TV show loses her job to a younger rival, she enrolls in an intensive yoga course. The very strict trainer informs her students that there will be serious consequences if they do not follow her rules. REVIEW: Yoga, also known as Yoga Class, Yoga Institute and Yoga Academy, is …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Zebraman awakens fifteen years in the future, unclear on what has happened to him, and quickly discovers that the evil Zebra Queen has a hold on Tokyo. REVIEW: In 2004 Takashi Miike tried his hand in directing a film suitable for the whole family and so, Zebraman, a tale of an ordinary school teacher turned superhero, …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A woman, who believes she has murdered her abusive husband, then sees him return as a vengeful ghost. REVIEW: If you happen to be fan of martial arts cinema you have most likely heard about the Shaw Brothers. Their production company Shaw Brothers Ltd. is one the most significant film production companies in South China and …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A young girl learns of the urban legend of Teke Teke after her friend is killed in a gruesome way. The legend tells of a female ghost that has no legs. When she visits the spot where her friend died she comes into contact with it REVIEW: Teketeke is based on the eponymous Japanese urban legend. …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A plasticine demon devours the denizens of a rural art school. REVIEW: How innocent the fun is in being a kid. Especially those times when you had Play-Doh in your hands and could create. For most kids, like me for example, the end results showed little promise of becoming the next great sculptor. It was a …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across. REVIEW: Master of the Flying Guillotine, which is a sequel to the One Armed Boxer, takes …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: This summer, legendary stuntman Van Dine, seeking his way out of life around “Exit No.6”, involves in a series of mysterious missing events with buddies Vance, Fion, Vivian. During Van Dine’s investigation, all evidence leads to a new Blog “Autumn Leaves Club” The terrifying truth that lies beneath will soon be exposed REVIEW: It’s only fair …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Until they lose their baby to a miscarriage, a young couple were happily settling into their new life in their spacious home. After the tragedy, Thao is inconsolable and won’t let her baby’s body leave the house. Normal life eludes her as terrifying visions undermine her sanity. Her husband, Thanh, experiences strange phenomena around their home …

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: What’s scary is being a human being, and what’s scary is being myself. Truly horrifying things reside inside oneself. The work asks if you can stand the inescapable terror. REVIEW: God’s Left Hand, Devil’s Right Hand is a film adaptation of the comic book artists Kazuo Umezu’s manga by the same name. I personally came across …