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5 Great Asian Christmas Films You Haven’t Seen

5 Great Asian Christmas Films You Haven’t Seen

Christmas films are inevitale, even in countries that don't celebrate Christmas all that much. This season, put aside the re-watches of Elf and A Christmas Story and put on one of these five great films from around Asia

Posted on 9 Dec 20259 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Karl Maka, Zhang Ziyi. Leave a comment

5 Great Animated Films NOT from Japan

5 Great Animated Films NOT from Japan

Asian animated films have a longstanding association with top Japanese studios - Colorido, Ghibli and the rest - but as Chinese animation picks up in the western mainstream I look at some excellent animated movies from around the world

Posted on 1 Dec 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoLeave a comment

5 of the worst Godzilla Films (that Aren’t the 1998 one)

5 of the worst Godzilla Films (that Aren’t the 1998 one)

Godzilla has had a very storeyed career, from the highs of his 54 original and last year's Minus One, but it's not always been the case. Here are 5 of his worst films.

Posted on 11 Nov 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Godzilla. Leave a comment

5 Scary Movies You Haven’t Seen

5 Scary Movies You Haven’t Seen

Chances are some of your first ever experiences of Asian films were horrors, with classics like Ringu, The Grudge and modern greats like Train to Busan. In this video I look at 5 great horrors you might missed!

Posted on 28 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Takashi Miike. Leave a comment

5 Times Jackie Chan Almost DIED Filming Stunts

5 Times Jackie Chan Almost DIED Filming Stunts

Jackie Chan is ... was arguably the undisputed GOAT of Hong Kong action comedies. His dedication to the craft is matched only by his willingness to face death in the eyes and not flinch. In this video we highlight five times he's defied death in pursuit of a great stunt.

Posted on 21 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Jackie Chan. Leave a comment

5 Times Asian Directors Couldn’t Quite Break Hollywood

5 Times Asian Directors Couldn’t Quite Break Hollywood

We've all seen terrible American remakes of Asian films, but what happens when the directors themselves are the ones lured in by Hollywood?

Posted on 30 Sep 202521 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Youtube. Leave a comment

5 Awful Film Adaptations Almost as Bad as Dragonball Evolution

5 Awful Film Adaptations Almost as Bad as Dragonball Evolution

Manga and anime series have seen countless adaptations into live action over the past few decades. We've seen our share of awful American remakes, but Japan is no stranger to bad live action films as well. Here are five such films

Posted on 16 Sep 20251 Oct 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in VideoTagged Youtube. Leave a comment

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