Detention Of The Dead (USA, 2012)

What sucks more than detention? When everyone you know has turned into Zombies! For our 6 eclectic cast of characters - this is the predicament they face. But in true zombie movie style, there is one sure fire way to get through the horde - they just need to find it!! Watch my review of this funny ZOMCOM and leave a comment below

Yakuza Weapon (Japan, 2011)

Can you think of a movie where a man has a gun attached to his arm and rocket launcher in his knee, where he fights a girl that can shoot rockets from between her legs and man with a nuclear detonator in his groin?

Well you won’t need to think too hard – because Yakuza Weapon is the movie I am talking about.

This is another crazy new-wave Japanese action movie along the lines of Gothic and Lolita Psycho. It’s stylish, it’s gory and it’s non-stop. Enjoy all the Yakuza Weapon content below:

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BINGE REVIEWS: Wine War (China, 2017) and The Torture Club (Japan, 2014)

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Wine War - China | 2017 | D: Leon Lai

I present to you "Wine War" - easily and without a doubt the WORST CHINESE MOVIE EVER MADE - and do you know how long that list is? There's thousands of movies on that list, and this is the worst. I am not lying to you, I have no reason to. But still watch this review, and leave a comment if you think there could be a worse movie than this!

Brutal - Japan | 2018 | D: Takashi Hirose

Again, Japan proving to the world that no matter how violent or gory a movie others can make, they can do one better! And this movie is no exception - this is BRUTAL, literally. Find out in 73 seconds how brutal it is. 

Walk With Me (Malaysia, 2019)

Sam work in a garment factory and is subjected to terrible bullying everyday. Her home life isn't any better. But Sam takes solace in a doll that has a sinister secret - and it's a doll that's more than happy to do her bidding.

Director: Ryon Lee
Stars: Alex Lam, Anna Ng, Richard Ng

BINGE REVIEWS: Hit and Run Squad (Korea, 2019) and Xiangxi Legend (China, 2019)

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Hit and Run Squad - Korea | 2019 | D: Jun-hee Han

A popular Korean movie from 2019 starring Jung Suk-jo from Exit - widely praised, but is it good? it starts off as a comedy then veers into action thriller territory, something which some people might not like. Check out my binge review of this film

Xiangxi Legend - China | 2019 | D: Lui Xuandi
 
Wildly whimsical Chinese fantasy movie with elaborate sets, bad CGI and too much wirework - I could be describing about 1000 Chinese movies!! So what makes this one any different?

The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale (Korea, 2019)

What would you do if you found a zombie whose bite seems to grant youthful looks? You'd exploit him too! And thats exactly what the Park's do in this awesome zom-com from Korea.

Directed by Lee Min-jae

10 Best Asian films of 2019

Want to know what the best Asian movies of 2019 were? Well wait no longer! With the help of two other Asian film fanatics, Brian from asianfilmfans.com and Oliver from watching-asia.blogspot.com, we explore the 10 best Asian films of 2019! Enjoy 

The Wailing (Korea, 2016)

A mysterious illness, a series of murders and a police officer who doesn't know where to turn! This is a well crafted Korean horror thriller that entertains you for 150 minutes.

Director: Hong-jin Na
Writers: Hong-jin Na (screenplay by), Hong-jin Na
Stars: Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Do-won Kwak

The Captain (China, 2019)

One of the big 3 Chinese movies of 2019, The Captain (aka The Chinese Pilot) tells the true story of the disaster of flight 3U8633 and how the captain and crew saved all 119 passengers on board. Believe it or not, the premise of the movie is very accurate. But is it any good?

Director: Andrew Lau (as Weiqiang Liu)
Writer: Yonggan Yu
Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Hao Ou, Jiang Du

A Witness Out of the Blue (Hong Kong, 2019)

Who asked for another good thriller from Hong Kong? Well, they've delivered - with star power to boot. And a parrot. While A Witness Out Of The Blue might not have the best title, it certain does have a great story to keep you hooked and on the edge.

Director: Chi Keung Fung
Stars: Jacky Cai, Kai-Chung Cheung, Jessica Hester Hsuan

Exit (Korea, 2019)

Another contender for top Korean movie of 2019? Well, pretty close! This exciting action comedy about a dead gas creeping through the streets of Seoul and the two characters who must out climb it is well worth your time.

Director: Sang Geun Lee
Writer: Sang Geun Lee
Stars: Jung-suk Jo, Yoona, Du-shim Ko
Production Co: Filmmaker R&K

BINGE REVIEW: A Home With A View (Hong Kong, 2019)

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What would you do if your neighbour decided to stick a huge billboard on his roof that blocked your small view of the ocean! Hopefully you'll do what Lu and his family does in this very funny Hong Kong comedy film! Watch it today, or tomorrow...

Take Point (Korea, 2018)

An action thriller from Korea? Oh yes please would be the usual answer. This movie feels like a military shooting games - all style, all glitz, but is there any substance? Watch my review to find out more.

Director: Byung-woo Kim
Writers: Byung-woo Kim, Sang-yeon Park (novel)
Stars: Jung-woo Ha, Sun-kyun Lee, Jennifer Ehle
Production Co: CJ Entertainment, Frontier Works Comic, Perfect Storm Film

(From IMDB): On the day of the U.S. presidential election in 2024, Ahab (HA) and his team of elite mercenaries embark on a secret CIA mission to abduct North Korea's Armed Forces Minister in an underground bunker below the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). However, they get caught in the crossfire which causes tensions to escalate to the brink of World War III.

Cities of Last Things (Taiwan, 2018)

A creative Taiwanese French co-production that follows a man through three different phases of his life - the people he meets and the situations that shape his life. This is a must watch. Enjoy

Director: Wi Ding Ho
Writer: Wi Ding Ho
Stars: Lu Huang, Louise Grinberg, Hong-Chi Lee
Production Co: Changhe Films, Ivanhoe Pictures, Rumble Fish Productions

The Dead Don't Die (USA, 2019)

No sir, they don't die in this quirky Jim Jarmusch zombie apocalypse film. A breath of fresh air from the indie film-making scene, Jim's take on zombies boasts an impressive cast including Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, Danny Glover and more! Find out why this movie is worth your time.

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits
Production Co: Animal Kingdom, Film i Väst

Remain Silent (China, 2019)

Here is something awesome and unexpected - a thriller from China that's well written, well acted and well paced. It could be the best movie to come from China for a long time - and that's saying something. A courtroom thriller with more than meets the eye. A must watch!

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Stuber (USA, 2019)

A buddy cop film set in the wonderful world of Uber driving! I guess it had to happen sooner or later. Watch my review on what I think about when cop Dave meets uber driver Stu:

Furie (Vietnam, 2019)

AKA Hai Phuong, this awesome Vietnamese version of Taken tells the action packed tale of a mother who fights a vicious gang to get her daughter back from being sold into the human organ black market.

BINGE REVIEWS: Dude Bro Party Massacre III (USA, 2015) and Vile aka Pain (USA, 2011)

Something new to The Arty Dans video review library - Binge Reviews. These are short (less than 90 seconds) reviews on smaller, older, weirder or mainstream titles that don't warrant a long review video. Designed to watch one after another - that's why I call them Binge Reviews! Enjoy

Dude Bro Party Massacre III - USA | 2015 | D: Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet

Vile (aka Pain) - USA | 2011 | D: Taylor Sheridan

BINGE REVIEWS: Annabelle Comes Home (USA, 2019) and Shanghai Fortress (China, 2019)

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Annabelle Comes Home - USA | 2019 | D: Gary Dauberman

Shanghai Fortress - China | 2019 | D: Hua-Tao Teng

 

Crawl (USA, 2019)

The gators are coming! And so is a Cat 5 hurricane! And so is... well thats about it, but gators and hurricanes are scary enough! So who will kill our main characters first: Gator or Hurricane? Place your bets, watch this review, comment below... do it all!!

BINGE REVIEWS | Neverlost (Canada, 2010) and Assault on Wall Street (USA, 2013)

Something new to The Arty Dans video review library - Binge Reviews. These are short (less than 90 seconds) reviews on smaller, older, weirder or mainstream titles that don't warrant a long review video. Designed to watch one after another - that's why I call them Binge Reviews! Enjoy

Neverlost - Canada | 2010 | D: Chad Archibald

Assault on Wall Street - USA | 2010 | D: Uwe Boll

Feature: Interview with Megumi Kagurazaka from Guilty Of Romance

A candid and informative interview with Megumi Kagurazaku,  the star of the Japanese drama thriller Guilty of Romance.

First Love (Japan, 2019)

Japan | 2019 | D: Takashi Miike

Special thanks for Bryan at Asian Film Fans and Well Go USA for the preview video this review is based on.

Miike is a like a god in Japanese cinema. Some of his titles are the most influential of this generation – from Audition, Dead Or Alive Trilogy and Ichi the Killer. His yakuza movies are some of the best in the genre – Ichi the Killer, Gozu and even a film of the Playstation game Yakuza called Like A Dragon.

His thriller Lesson of the Evil is one of my favourite films, but since that film I haven’t seen anything from him until this – First Love. Another yakuza inspired black comedy action film where style takes a front seat over substance.

Read on to find out what I thought of First Love.

Feature: The Shaw Brothers - The Studio that Conquered a Continent

British-born martial arts enthusiast Bey Logan takes us behind the curtain at what made The Shaw Brothers such a power house of Asian cinema from 1951, to their golden years in the 70's, to their last film in the late 1980s.

The Climbers (China, 2019)

China | 2019 | D: Daniel Lee

Special big thanks to Brian at Asian Film Fans and to Well Go USA for the preview video used for this review.

With China now well and truly established on the world stage as a cinema powerhouse, this is the type of movie we knew was coming – an over-dramatized action thriller based extremely loosely on the source material – that being the successful Chinese expeditions of Mount Everest in 1960 and 1975.

Gelling it all together is the current darling of Chinese cinema – Wu Jing, alongside a Chinese cinema veteran in Zhang Ziyi. There’s even a cameo from Jackie Chan to top it all off.

But can all this star power, alongside the might of the new generation of Chinese cinema, translate to a movie worth your time? Well read on to find out

Gothic and Lolita Psycho (Japan, 2010)

A girl in a gothic lolita costume kicking 5 shades of ass against the deadly assassins who killed her mum - does that sound like your kind of movie? It very well could be - this is a stylish new wave Japanese action movie from 2010, and it is pretty awesome.

This movie stars 2007 Best Buttocks Award Winner (that's a thing?!) Rina Akiyama in the title roll, and fans of Gun Woman and Rape Zombie also get a cameo from ex-JAV star Asami. It's non stop action, intricately choreographed and stylishly shot and edited. If silly movies like Zombie Ass and Attack Girls Swim Team appealed to you - then check out my review below

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Integrity (Hong Kong, 2019) + Ending explained!

Integrity is the latest ICAC thriller from one of the masters behind the Infernal Affairs trilogy. Hong Kong loves their movies about the ICAC - but they tend to be confusing and complex.

In this review, not only do I discuss the movie, but I take a deep dive into the ending and try and explain what I thought was going on. Enjoy.

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Crawl (USA, 2019)

Crawl

USA | 2019 | D: Alexandre Aja

I don’t often talk about Hollywood blockbuster movies on this channel – and its debatable if this film is a blockbuster – but its definitely Hollywood. Classic Hollywood.

Crawl is a medium budget creature horror film that’s more Bait than Jaws – but with the added back drop of a massive hurricane. As if our characters weren’t already in enough danger.

Is Crawl a “so bad its good” movie, or a “so bad you should avoid it” movie? Watch on to find out.

The Gangster The Cop The Devil (Korea, 2019)

The Gangster The Cop The Devil

Korea | 2019 | D: Won-Tae Lee

I like to think of Asian cinema as having a few very distinct markets. There’s the Japanese – known for their horror, monster and obscure movies. South East Asia gives us very distinct gory horrors and action films, while China, Hong Kong and Taiwan give us a mish-mash of genres – good action films, good horror films, but bland comedies and movies with mostly incoherent storylines.

But Korea gives us something more unique – essentially the Asian version of Hollywood. Remarkable horror films like The Host and Train to Busan, popular romantic comedy movies like My Sassy Girl, interesting awards films like Parasite – and of course the outstanding Sympathy trilogy in Old boy and Sympathy for Mr and Lady Vengeance.

But Korean thrillers are something else entirely. And if you enjoyed the spectacular I Saw The Devil – then I am confident you will love every second of The Gangster The Cop The Devil.

The Wandering Earth (China, 2019)

Big thank you to Netflix for the permission to use the footage from the movie in this review.

China has entered the sci-fi film-making territory with a bang with this awesome sci-fi action thriller - and the special effects will rival anything from Hollywood. Watch on to see how good this film is!

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Savaged (USA, 2013)

Aka Avenged - Zoe is brutally raped and murdered by a group of men looking for a thrill - but left for dead, she is found by a witch doctor who is able to save her life, but at the cost of resurrecting an ancient Native American chief out for vengeance. Watch on to see what we thought of Savaged.

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Among Friends (USA, 2012)

Bernadette throws killer murder mystery dinner parties - as a close groups of friends is about to find out! Directed by Horror Scream Queen Danielle Harris, this indie torture gore horror movie could be just what the doctor ordered to cure you of your torture gore blues! Enjoy

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Macabre (Indonesia, 2009)

Indonesia's answer to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? This could very well be it! A demented family who stay young by eating flesh torture a group of friends whose only crime was to be generous. Enjoy this blood soaked cult horror thriller!

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This is the official making of documentary for Macabre

These are some extra/deleted scenes for you to enjoy

Wolf Warrior 2 (China, 2017)

Have you ever wondered what a Chinese version of Rambo would be like? Well you don't need to wonder anymore, because Jing Wu is the Wolf Warrior - China's ass kicking answer to Rambo!

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Discopathe (Canada, 2013)

Music that kills! This horror comedy from Canada tells the story of a young man who must resist the urge to kill when he hears pulsating disco music - just like the rest of us! Check out our review of this film and let us know what you think the comments below.

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