March 2010
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September 2009
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The Equation of Love & Death
Review by Luke Carberry
Everyone loves a good mystery, which is why it’s such a pleasant surprise to find that Baoping Cao’s The Equation of Love & Death holds you in a tight a grip from the outset. Unfortunately, not even the wonderful Xun Zhao can maintain the tension for the entire length of the film and it’s only a matter of time before Cao’s latest effort drops the ball. Xun Zhao plays...
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My Dear Enemy
Review by Luke Carberry
Indie director Yoon-ki Lee returns after the critically acclaimed Ad Lib Night with former Cannes winner (Best Actress) Do-yeon Jeon and rising star Jung-woo Ha (The Chaser). With two of South Korea’s most talented performers in his hands, Yoon-ki Lee sets about creating a drama driven road movie in the simplest of forms, in My Dear Enemy. One day Byoung-woon (Jung-woo...
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The Horsemen
Review by Luke Carberry
It seems as though there are very few competent crime based thrillers being released today. Viewers are constantly holding out for the next stylised, exciting, and profound genre staple, in the vein of David Fincher’s Seven. More often than not they’re left with something lacking originality, simply piggybacking off the success of a thirteen-year-old film. In one way The...
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Café Isobe
Review by Luke Carberry
Keisuke Yoshida’s Café Isobe seems innocent enough from the outset, its promotional campaign might have you believing that it’s simply a light hearted comedy about a family run café, and in many regards you’d be absolutely right. However, it quickly becomes apparent that this is a film which holds no fears when it comes to playing with viewers’ expectations, and as a...