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Xiu chun dao / Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Complex conspiracies during a dying Ming dynasty - 8/10 (12/05/18)

Xiu chun dao / Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Complex conspiracies during a dying Ming dynasty - 8/10 (12/05/18)

Brotherhood of Blades is a very entertaining wu xia movie. It combines dynamic martial arts and sword fights with historical costumes and settings and a dramatic dose of suspense in form of complex conspiracies. The greatest thing about the movie is that...

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Xiu chun dao / Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Complex conspiracies during a dying Ming dynasty - 8/10 (12/05/18)

Xiu chun dao / Brotherhood of Blades (2014) - Complex conspiracies during a dying Ming dynasty - 8/10 (12/05/18)

Brotherhood of Blades is a very entertaining wu xia movie. It combines dynamic martial arts and sword fights with historical costumes and settings and a dramatic dose of suspense in form of complex conspiracies. The greatest thing about the movie is that...

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Koroshiya 1 / Ichi the Killer (2001) - Stimulating your brain, guts and heart - 8/10 (06/05/18)

Koroshiya 1 / Ichi the Killer (2001) - Stimulating your brain, guts and heart - 8/10 (06/05/18)

Ichi the Killer is a brutal yakuza movie by renowned director Takashi Miike. If you haven't watched any of his movies yet, let me tell you that this film isn't for lighthearted audiences. In the first five minutes alone, we see illegal gambling in a shady...

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Peurizeun / The Prison (2017) - Prisoners of their own obsessions - 7/10 (03/05/18)

Peurizeun / The Prison (2017) - Prisoners of their own obsessions - 7/10 (03/05/18)

The Prison is a South Korean thriller that convinces with great acting performances, profound characters and sinister settings. It tells the story of a former detective who ends up in a prison controlled by an influential criminal who organizes blackmail,...

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Gintama (2017) - A crazy ride - 7/10 (17/04/18)

Gintama (2017) - A crazy ride - 7/10 (17/04/18)

Gintama is a so-called jidaigeki action comedy film based upon the popular manga series of the same name. I would rather categorize the movie as steampunk comedy. It combines elements of feudal Japan such as clothing and dwellings of that era as well...

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Tôkyô gûru / Tokyo Ghoul (2017) - A fascinating universe - 7/10 (17/04/18)

Tôkyô gûru / Tokyo Ghoul (2017) - A fascinating universe - 7/10 (17/04/18)

Tokyo Ghoul is an action-horror movie based upon the manga series of the same name. I haven't read the manga series or watched the anime television series because I usually find myself unable to empathisze with drawn sketches of figures reminding me of...

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Chai dan zhuan jia / Shock Wave (2017) - Die Hard in Hong Kong - 7/10 (16/04/18)

Chai dan zhuan jia / Shock Wave (2017) - Die Hard in Hong Kong - 7/10 (16/04/18)

Shock Wave is a quite intense action-thriller starring Hong Kong star actor Andy Lau. It tells the story of an undercover police officers who arrests the brother of a ruthless terrorist who is specialized in using explosives. About a year later, the terrorist...

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Chongtian huo / Sky on Fire (2016) - Wasted potential - 5/10 (16/04/18)

Chongtian huo / Sky on Fire (2016) - Wasted potential - 5/10 (16/04/18)

Sky on Fire has just as many weaknesses as strengths and makes for an entertaining but ultimately underwhelming experience. On the positive side, you have a quite complex and intriguing story which is though at times hard to follow with its numerous characters...

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Ni shi ying jiu / Reset (2017) - Profound Chinese science-fiction movie filled with action and emotions - 8/10 (29/03/18)

Ni shi ying jiu / Reset (2017) - Profound Chinese science-fiction movie filled with action and emotions - 8/10 (29/03/18)

Reset is an emotional, entertaining and stylish Chinese science-fiction thriller that is much better than its reputation. The movie tells the story of single mother and scientist Xia Tian who is working on wormhole technology to allow people to travel...

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Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri / Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) - An average finale of a great franchise - 7/10 (25/03/18)

Shin Zatôichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri / Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973) - An average finale of a great franchise - 7/10 (25/03/18)

Zatoichi's Conspiracy is the twenty-fifth and last entry in the classic Japanese franchise about the blind masseur, skilled swordsman and lowly yakuza with the strong moral compass. This movie was followed by a television series consisting of four seasons...

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