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Kung Fu Chefs (2009)

Ousted chef Wong Bing-Yi is determined to help Shen Qing at her restaurant "Four Seas". He trains a young chef, Lung Kin-Yat to compete against Chef Tin, the head chef at "Imperial Palace", for the title of "Top Chef".

27 Feb Kung Fu Chefs (2009)

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Cabbage Soup Some time ago, I watched a mainstream trifle called “Kung Fu Panda.” The only appeal it had was the idea of discipline in ordinary things. The involvement of food was incidental and comic but it mattered. Food is not easy to film. But it is...

Published February 27, 2023

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Tagged: 2000s, f2009, p2010

Krull (1983)

A world light-years beyond your imagination.

Filmmaker(s): Peter Yates

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

26 Feb Krull (1983)

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Organic There may still be people who watch projects like this for adventure. Heck, there are even people who get their theology from such stuff, currently “Rings” and “Matrix.” But for me, the allure is a matter of style. This film was conceived in the shadow of 1979s...

Published February 26, 2023

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Tagged: 1980s, f1983, p2003

The Lego Movie (2014)

The story of a nobody who saved everybody.

Filmmaker(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.

26 Feb The Lego Movie (2014)

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Gamer Gate The outer story is about a kid and his dad who doesn't understand play. An inner story has tokens that elaborate on this, a story that is mostly flashiness. The animation is based on Lego and I am sure there is a large franchise...

Published February 26, 2023

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Tagged: 2010s, f2014, p2015

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

The final frontier...and beyond.

Filmmaker(s): Justin Lin

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.

25 Feb Star Trek Beyond (2016)

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Rubber Bands Break Star Trek in any incarnation confounds me; I cannot understand the appeal without getting depressed about the low level of cinematic and narrative challenge some audiences require. But these days I am interested in smoke, water and the special effects that have devolved...

Published February 25, 2023

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Tagged: 2010s, f2016, p2016

Lady Maiko (2014)

What does it take to be a lady?

Filmmaker(s): Masayuki Suō

Comedy

Drama

Music

Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.

24 Feb Lady Maiko (2014)

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Adaptation The story itself is about adapting from a not ideal Japanese state to the purest state, a Geisha. In Japan, the rural north is considered to consist of country bumpkins, something like in the US we associate with the South. A Geisha’s training includes many...

Published February 24, 2023

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Tagged: 2010s, f2014, p2015

Nightcrawler (2014)

The city shines brightest at night

Filmmaker(s): Dan Gilroy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

24 Feb Nightcrawler (2014)

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Wet Spots There are some fine things about this that you can read elsewhere, There seems to be no lack of appreciation for the obvious things. What struck me was the role that Russo has. I am interested in films where the filmmaker — usually a man...

Published February 24, 2023

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Murder by the Book (1967)

Filmmaker(s): Mel Damski

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.

24 Feb Murder by the Book (1967)

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Double Folds This isn’t worth watching for what it is, but I count it as a notable example, more so because it is a cheap TeeVee production with low aspirations. The overall story is about art forgery. The structure is adventuresome. The story we see is written...

Published February 24, 2023

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Tagged: 1960s, f1967, p2015

Monuments Men (2014)

It was the greatest art heist in history

Filmmaker(s): George Clooney

Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world’s artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?

24 Feb Monuments Men (2014)

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The Diary I am thankful that Clooney is working. I’ve heard him speak as himself; he is a good man, interested in good things. I forgive him his lack of range as an actor, because the characters he plays are so engaging. And he made “Good...

Published February 24, 2023

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Tagged: 2010s, f2014, p2014

Murder Ahoy (1964)

New mischief amidst the mizzen-masts!

Filmmaker(s): George Pollock

During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

22 Feb Murder Ahoy (1964)

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Jerry Lewis’ Mutiny The good: well it has a jaunty theme song. At least it honors the original form in that the order we see things in is roughly the order of discovery by the detective. By this entry in the series, they had seriously lost their...

Published February 22, 2023

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Tagged: 1960s, f1964, p2015

Under the Skin (2013)

Filmmaker(s): Jonathan Glazer

Thriller

Science Fiction

Drama

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

22 Feb Under the Skin (2013)

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Seduction A fair enough way to divide filmviewers is between those that come for a coherent sequence of facts (to call a story) and those that come for an experience induced by any means. Most films address both communities, but grand experiments in contrasting the two...

Published February 22, 2023

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Tagged: 2010s, f2013, p2014