Film Review – Akira (1988)
Title – Akira (1988) Director – Katsuhiro Ohtomo (Steamboy) Cast – (voices of) Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Tessho Genda Plot – Neo-Tokyo 2019, a world changed forever after World War […]
Category Archives: Film reviews: Foreign
Classic Review – The Beyond (1981)
The Beyond (L’aldilà, AKA Seven Doors of Death) Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale Review by Jordan I’ve heard it stated that were it not […]
Film Review – The Act of Killing (2012)
Title – The Act of Killing (2012) Director – Joshua Oppenheimer (The Look of Silence) Cast – Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Ibrahim Sinik Plot – Director Oppenheimer asks for participants […]
Film Review – Miss Bala (2011)
Miss Bala Directed by Gerardo Naranjo Starring Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, Jose Yenque Review by Jordan Taking a candid, verite approach to the abhorrent violence and influence of the Mexican […]
Film Review – The Flowers of War (2011)
Title – The Flowers of War (2011) Director – Yimou Zhang (Hero) Cast – Christian Bale, Ni Ni Plot – Based on Geling Yan’s novel Flowers of War looks at […]
Classic Review – A Prophet (2009)
Title – A Prophet (2009) Director – Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone) Cast – Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencheriff, Reda Kateb Plot – A Prophet charts the rise of […]
Film Review – Kon-Tiki (2012)
Title – Kon-Tiki (2012) Directors – Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Bandidas) Cast – Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen Plot – Kon-Tiki tells the true […]
Film Review – The Loneliest Planet (2011)
Title – The Loneliest Planet (2011) Director – Julia Loktev (Day Night Day Night) Cast – Hani Furstenberg, Gael Garcia Bernal, Bidzina Gujabidze Plot – Alex (Bernal) and Nica (Furstenberg) […]
Film Review – Versus (2000)
Versus (2000) Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura Starring Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki, Chieko Misaka Review by Jordan On my quest to expand my knowledge and define an educated opinion of the […]
Film Review – 13 Assassins (2010)
13 Assassins (2010) Directed by Takashi Miike Starring Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada Review by Jordan The year is 1844, and the cruel and barbaric Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira is on his […]
Jordan and Eddie (The Movie Guys) 