Ryan STrans/Gender Grief in “The Legend of the Swordsman”Warning: contains spoiler and violenceJun 22
InText + ColorbyJohnnie Yu‘Happy Together’ — The Aesthetics of Exile, Loneliness, and Suffocation.Many of Wong Kar-wai’s films has to do with an “attitude” conveyed through his films, and the moment one tries to rationalize it through…May 27, 2020
Colin Edwards‘The Seventh Curse’ or — Pure Cinematic Dopamine?You don’t really need to know the story of ‘The Seventh Curse’ (1986) but I’ll briefly outline it anyway. After rescuing a young woman…Jun 5Jun 5
audreyNotes on “Happy Together” (1997)All Wong Kar-wai’s films are imbued with a predictable longing that permeates like humidity over a city, unwanted, sticky, irresistible as…Sep 7, 20231Sep 7, 20231
Colin Edwards‘The Inspector Wears Skirts’ or — Rothrock Makes Everything Better?If you’re a Cynthia Rothrock fan and are going into ‘The Inspector Wears Skirts’ (1988) expecting a load of Rothrock action you’re…Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
Ryan STrans/Gender Grief in “The Legend of the Swordsman”Warning: contains spoiler and violenceJun 22
InText + ColorbyJohnnie Yu‘Happy Together’ — The Aesthetics of Exile, Loneliness, and Suffocation.Many of Wong Kar-wai’s films has to do with an “attitude” conveyed through his films, and the moment one tries to rationalize it through…May 27, 2020
Colin Edwards‘The Seventh Curse’ or — Pure Cinematic Dopamine?You don’t really need to know the story of ‘The Seventh Curse’ (1986) but I’ll briefly outline it anyway. After rescuing a young woman…Jun 5
audreyNotes on “Happy Together” (1997)All Wong Kar-wai’s films are imbued with a predictable longing that permeates like humidity over a city, unwanted, sticky, irresistible as…Sep 7, 20231
Colin Edwards‘The Inspector Wears Skirts’ or — Rothrock Makes Everything Better?If you’re a Cynthia Rothrock fan and are going into ‘The Inspector Wears Skirts’ (1988) expecting a load of Rothrock action you’re…Dec 8, 2023
Valentine HoGod of Gamblers 賭神In which I’m dealt a full deck of crazy tricks, wacky laughs, and bloody action as Chow Yun-fat 周潤發 dives into yet another iconic role.May 6, 2020
Colin Edwards‘Long Arm of the Law’ or — Nightmare Alley?A group of criminals from China’s ‘Big Circle Gang’, all ex-army, illegally enter Hong Kong in order to carry out a jewel store robbery…Nov 21, 2023
Valentine HoGod of Gamblers II 賭俠Andy Lau 劉德華 and Stephen Chow 周星馳 follow suit with a sequel to both God of Gamblers 賭神 and its parody, All For The Winner 賭聖.Jul 20, 2020
