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Tag: 2021

The Four Monkeys: The Return of Sun Wukong

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?

Posted on 6 Jan 20256 Jan 2025 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, China, Period, WuxiaTagged 2021, Chai Wei, Chau Pak-ho, Du Hong Jun, Journey to the West, Kingdom Yuen, Li Shuai, Lu Chun Sheng, Lu Weiji, Review, Zina Blahusova. Leave a comment

Inu-Oh

Inu-Oh

Music gives new life to the deceased in Masaaki Yuasa’s tribute to history, performance arts and hair metal.

Posted on 9 Apr 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Animated, Fantasy, Historical, Japan, MusicalTagged 2021, Avu-chan, Kenjiro Tsuda, Masaaki Yuasa, Mirai Moriyama, Review, Tatsuku Emoto, Yutaka Matsushige. Leave a comment

The Journey to the West: Demon’s Child

The Journey to the West: Demon’s Child

The first family of demons take centre stage in Xiong Chen’s retelling of Princess Iron Fan.

Posted on 11 Jan 202412 Mar 2024 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, China, FantasyTagged 2021, Hu Dongqing, Hui Siu-Hung, Ji Hao, Journey to the West, Liu Zhan Ling, Mai Er-dan, Raquel Xu, Review, Sun Yi-ping, Wu Xiao-long, Ximen Piaopiao, Xiong Chen, Xu Huang, Zhang Feng-jun, Zhuang Qiqian. Leave a comment

Photocopier

Photocopier

A young woman suffers a hangover from hell in Wregas Bhanuteja’s mystery thriller.

Posted on 24 Aug 202324 Aug 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Indonesia, Mystery, ThrillerTagged 2021, Chicco Kurniawan, Dea Panendra, Giulio Parengkuan, Jerome Kurnia, Landung Simatupang, Lukman Sardi, Lutesha, Mian Tiara, Review, Rukman Rosadi, Ruth Marini, Shenina Cinnamon, Wregas Bhanuteja, Yayan Ruhian. Leave a comment

Monkey King: Reborn

Monkey King: Reborn

The monks face off against the most ancient of evils in this fun animated adaptation

Posted on 10 Jan 202310 Jan 2023 by siibillamlawPosted in Action, Animated, China, FantasyTagged 2021, Jiang Biang, Journey to the West, Lei Zhang, Lin Qiang, Review, Shangqing Su, Wang Yunfei, Xuecan Bai, Zhang He, Zhongyang Baomu. Leave a comment

Seire

Seire

As if raising a child wasn’t stressful enough without ghosts wrecking everything.

Posted on 15 Nov 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Horror, KoreaTagged 2021, Go Eun-min, Kim Woo-kyum, LKFF, Park Kang, Review, Ryu Abel, Seo Hyun-Woo, Shim Eun-woo. Leave a comment

Pretty Heart

Pretty Heart

Terry Ng’s sickly sweet education-themed romantic melodrama might quote high literature, but certainly hasn’t learnt from it.

Posted on 26 Oct 202226 Oct 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Hong Kong, RomanticTagged 2021, Astrid Chan, Hugo Ng, Jennifer Yu, Law Kar-ying, LEAFF, Leila Chow, Review, Terry Ng, Vincent Wong. Leave a comment

Goddamned Asura

Goddamned Asura

In Lou Yi-an’s bleak drama, even save spamming won’t get you a happy ending.

Posted on 25 Oct 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, TaiwanTagged 2021, Chen Chia-kuei, Chou Ming-yu, Devin Pan, Huang Pei-jia, Joseph Huang, Kass Tsai, Lai Hao-che, LEAFF, Lin Chih-ju, Lou Yi-an, Mo Tzu-yi, Ning Ding, Review, Wang Yu-xuan, Winnie Chang. Leave a comment

Anita

Anita

Longman Leung puts on his rosiest lens and delivers a superficial but sweet retelling of Anita Mui’s life.

Posted on 11 Jul 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Biography, Drama, Hong KongTagged 2021, Ayumu Nakajima, David Siu, Fish Liew, Focus Hong Kong, Gordon Lam, Longman Leung, Louis Koo, Louise Wong, Miriam Yeung, Review, Terrance Lau, Tony Yang, Waise Lee. Leave a comment

24

24

A deceased boom mic operator visits old haunts in Royston Tan’s meditative drama.

Posted on 25 May 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Drama, Singapore, ThailandTagged 2021, James Choong, Queer East, Review, Royston Tan. Leave a comment

Time

Time

First-time director Ricky Ko leads a talented cast in a so-so comedy action drama mishmash.

Posted on 26 Apr 202226 Apr 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Comedy, Drama, Hong KongTagged 2021, Bo-Bo Fung, Chung Suet-Ying, JJ Jia, Lam Suet, Patrick Tse, Review, Ricky Ko, Sam Lee. Leave a comment

Child of Kamiari Month

Child of Kamiari Month

In Takana Shirai’s directorial debut a young girl must travel about 500 miles on foot in order to feed some gods.

Posted on 14 Mar 2022 by siibillamlawPosted in Adventure, Animated, Fantasy, JapanTagged 2021, Aju Makita, Akira Kamiya, Chafurin, Ko Shibasaki, Maaya Sakamoto, Minako Kotobuki, Miyu Irino, Review, Riko Nagase, Takana Shirai, Wataru Takagi. Leave a comment

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