A man really struggles to sell a diamond in Ly Hai’s first of countless Face Off films.
Category: Action
The Prosecutor
A jaded cop-turned-lawyer finds the legal system difficult to navigate in Donnie Yen’s sophomore directorial effort.
Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki's timeless tale of man versus nature feels like a classic fairy tale, with a few more decapitations.
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
The Lucky Stars begin to wear out their welcome in their third outing.
Demon City
Revenge is a dish best served a decade too late in Seiji Tanaka’s so-so thriller.
Fire Ball
Taiwan’s short king Wukong faces off against Red Boy, a wheelchair-bound Princess, and a weird frog guy in this messy, but fun retelling of Princess Iron Fan.
Heavenly Legend
Distinctly 90s, and very much for kids, how does this cheesy Taiwanese Journey hold up?
The Four Monkeys: The Return of Sun Wukong
We’re reaching the bottom of the Journey to the West barrel. Is this the end of Journuary?
Escape
A deserter finds that getting out is even harder than expected in Lee Jong-pil’s taut thriller.
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Story doesn’t suffer nearly as much as I’d have expected in Gisaburo Sugii's animated retelling of the iconic videogame.
Officer Black Belt
A delivery boy learns that kicking people in the throat can help society, in Jason Kim’s buddy cop film.
Mission: Cross
An expert detective can’t quite figure out her husband’s secret life in Lee Myeong-hun’s spy action comedy.
The Asian Cinema Critic 