Mulan (2009)

Mulan (2009)

Easily one of my favorite War dramas, or hell for that matter throw in “Romance Drama”, the story of Mulan in this 2009 version blew me away with the raw emotion that it provoked. Vicki Zhao Wei’s portrayal of the legendary warrior is flawless and commendable. While the source material is a poem that has been speculated on and claimed by different people,...

9 Songs (2004)

9 Songs (2004)

It’s London, England and a glaciologist named Matt (Kieran O’Brien) has met and fallen in love with an American free spirit named Lisa (Margo Stilley). Lisa is slender, graceful and a pretty thing, she can also dance which makes sense since Matt met her at a concert. The two make love twice a day and the sex gets more intense as the days go by until...

Painted Skin (2008)

Painted Skin (2008)

If you love cool demon stories that deal with love and infatuation then Gordon Chan’s Painted Skin is a movie you should check out – if you are strong enough to stop staring at those big beautiful eyes of Zhou Wei that is (pitter patter goes my heart). Fans of Donnie Yen will recognize him as Pang Yong in the film, a demon fighting, legendary...

Let Me In (2010)

Let Me In (2010)

“I need blood… to live…” With the explosion of Vampire lore unto the big screen in more than one adaptation of books, former movies and unique twists, it is a pleasure to see a fresh take on the blood lust. Let Me In as you may or may not know is a remake of Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In, a Swedish movie that I had the pleasure of...

The Switch (2010)

The Switch (2010)

While this movie could have been a great story of a guy fighting his way out of the “Friend Zone” to be with his best friend, it just turned out to be an annoyingly predictable bunch of nothing. Jason Bateman is probably the sole reason for anyone to see this movie but even he is chained down from being the Jason we all know and love in order to play the...

I’m Here (2010)

I’m Here (2010)

With an eerily beautiful soundtrack (Aska), an urban Los Angeles setting and a Sci-Fi twist of old robots walking amongst human beings. I’m Here was a pleasant 30 minute distraction to observe two robots displaying the power of love during the most trying of times. I’m Here is a short film by Spike Jonze about two synthetic people that fall in love. The...