Scribbles and Ramblings

Wonders in the Dark is having a poll to determine the best 15 films from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is tough to narrow down just 15 fi...

A quick four film spotlight on Hong Kong Crime films which focus on informers and undercover operatives. Hard Boiled (1992, John Woo) I...

Just a brief mention of some worthy newer films from around the world. Some of these films will surely end up in my year end best list. No...

Final spotlight of the year shines on Hong Kong. Divergence (2005, Benny Chan) Triangle (2007, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, Hark Tsui) Who...

United 93 (Writer, Director: Paul Greengrass): Rating 9/10 I had avoided seeing this movie until now because I didn’t see a need for making...

There is something to be said for continuity. A trip to Asia marked the end of 2006 and the final film I saw as the year ended was the Korea...

The idea of pitting different movies from a country/region against each other was quite enjoyable so here’s a second and final installment f...

I am tired of people saying that there are no good movies being made currently and that the best cinema was back in the 50’s & 60’s. Ok,...