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Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999) - Another unique gangster movie from Takashi Miike's V-cinema years - 8/10 (18/06/17)

19.06.2017 …

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Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha (1999) - Another unique gangster movie from Takashi Miike's V-cinema years - 8/10 (18/06/17)

Dead or Alive is another classic gangster movie from Takashi Miike's early years which includes the following ingredients: 1. a brave cop as lonesome protagonist who has to take enormous risks in order to face three different groups of pitiless gangsters...

Jiu ceng yao ta / Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) - Atmosphere, pace and special effects compensate for a predictable story and average acting performances - 7/10 (30/05/17)

01.06.2017 …

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Jiu ceng yao ta / Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) - Atmosphere, pace and special effects compensate for a predictable story and average acting performances - 7/10 (30/05/17)

Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe is a fantasy movie based upon Tianxia Bachang's novels about a nurse and a soldier that team up to raid tombs. It's interesting to note that another movie about the novels entitled Mojin: The Lost Legend was released less...

Tang Shan Da Di Zhen / Aftershock (2010) - An intellectual tearjerker - 7/10 (09/05/17)

10.05.2017 …

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Tang Shan Da Di Zhen / Aftershock (2010) - An intellectual tearjerker - 7/10 (09/05/17)

Aftershock is a highly emotional drama about the Tangshan earthquake. It tells the story of a simple but happy family consisting of a father, a mother and two twins, a daughter and a son. When the earthquake hits, the father dies when he tries to rescue...

Mo Gong Mei Ying / Phantom of the Theatre (2016) - Darkly romantic drama that unfolds its true magic after a weaker opening third - 8/10 (08/05/17)

10.05.2017 …

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Mo Gong Mei Ying / Phantom of the Theatre (2016) - Darkly romantic drama that unfolds its true magic after a weaker opening third - 8/10 (08/05/17)

Phantom of the Theatre is a movie that mixes many genre elements. There are some minor spooky horror influences, a few inspirations from the fantasy genre and some hints at the crime thriller cinema. Despite all these influences, this film is first and...

Nihon kuroshakai / Ley Lines (1999) - Caught between divergent attitudes and emotions - 6/10 (29/04/17)

01.05.2017 …

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Nihon kuroshakai / Ley Lines (1999) - Caught between divergent attitudes and emotions - 6/10 (29/04/17)

Ley Lines is the third and last instalment in Takashi Miike's Black Society Trilogy that focuses on foreign gangsters with inner struggles trying to find a purpose in life. Ley Lines both shares similarities and differences with Shinjuku Triad Society...