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Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu, internationally known as Come Back Home or Polar Rescue, is an intense family drama from the People's Republic of China. It shows legendary martial artist Donnie Yen in a completely new role as this film doesn't feature any fight sequences at...

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Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu, internationally known as Come Back Home or Polar Rescue, is an intense family drama from the People's Republic of China. It shows legendary martial artist Donnie Yen in a completely new role as this film doesn't feature any fight sequences at...

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Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu, internationally known as Come Back Home or Polar Rescue, is an intense family drama from the People's Republic of China. It shows legendary martial artist Donnie Yen in a completely new role as this film doesn't feature any fight sequences at...

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Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu / Polar Rescue (2022) - Sinister Family Drama in Snowy Landscapes - 8/10 (08/05/24)

Sou Jiu, internationally known as Come Back Home or Polar Rescue, is an intense family drama from the People's Republic of China. It shows legendary martial artist Donnie Yen in a completely new role as this film doesn't feature any fight sequences at...

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Pamyo / Exhuma (2024) - Supernatural Horror Movie Harmed by Unnecessary Racism - 7/10 (23/04/24)

Pamyo / Exhuma (2024) - Supernatural Horror Movie Harmed by Unnecessary Racism - 7/10 (23/04/24)

Exhuma is a supernatural horror movie from South Korea by director Jang Jae-hyun and starring one of the country's greatest actors ever with versatile Choi Min-sik. In a globalized world, I was more than happy to enjoy this film at the cinema of my neighbouring...

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Neugdaesanyang / Project Wolf Hunting (2022) - Violent Bloodshed without any Compromises - 7/10 (22/04/24)

Neugdaesanyang / Project Wolf Hunting (2022) - Violent Bloodshed without any Compromises - 7/10 (22/04/24)

Project Wolf Hunting, originally known as Neugdaesanyang, is one of the most brutal movies I have ever watched in my life. This South Korean film of two hours and two minutes is best described as gory action thriller. The story revolves around a group...

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Yumeji (1991) - The End of the Dream is the Start of the Journey - 6/10 (19/04/24)

Yumeji (1991) - The End of the Dream is the Start of the Journey - 6/10 (19/04/24)

Yumeji is the third and final part of director Suzuki Seijun's Taisho Roman Trilogy. It comes around a whopping ten years after its predecessor Kagerô-za that didn't achieve the same critical and financial success as first instalment Zigeunerweisen. Just...

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Kagerô-za (1981) - The Temptation of Bladder Cherries in a Time When Tradition and Modernization Clash - 6/10 (18/04/24)

Kagerô-za (1981) - The Temptation of Bladder Cherries in a Time When Tradition and Modernization Clash - 6/10 (18/04/24)

Kagerô-za, which roughly translates to Heat-Haze Theatre and references this movie's unique finale, is the second part of director Suzuki Seijun's Taisho Roman Trilogy and comes around only one year after the unconventional comeback success of Zigeunerweisen....

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Tsigoineruwaizen / Zigeunerweisen (1980) - Gypsy Ways - 7/10 (20/03/24)

Tsigoineruwaizen / Zigeunerweisen (1980) - Gypsy Ways - 7/10 (20/03/24)

Zigeunerweisen, which translates to Gypsy Airs from German and refers to a recording by Spanish violinist Pablo de Sarasate, is the first part of director Suzuki Seijun's Taisho Roman Trilogy. Let me explain these elements a little bit further. The movie...

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Di Er Shi Tiao / Article Twenty (2024) - A Serious Legal Drama Meets Absurd Situation Comedy - 7/10 (19/03/24)

Di Er Shi Tiao / Article Twenty (2024) - A Serious Legal Drama Meets Absurd Situation Comedy - 7/10 (19/03/24)

Di er shi tiao, internationally known as Article Twenty, is a Chinese courtroom drama directed by renowned veteran Zhang Yimou. This is the first legal-themed Chinese movie that focuses on the issue of justifiable defence. The movie aims to prove the...

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