• August 30, 2013
• Action, At Home, Drama

Hero is perhaps the most astonishingly beautiful-looking movie I have ever seen. EVER? (you may ask) Yes, EVER. To put it bluntly, I was simply stunned while sitting through...

• October 27, 2006
• At Home, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

I first saw this film a few years ago at a film festival, enjoyed it, and was later appalled when I heard that Brad Pitt has optioned the rights...

• August 8, 2005
• At Home, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Wong Kar Wai’s 2046 was easily my most anticipated film at the Seattle International Film Festival. I had been waiting for this film for years (WKW is notably slow...

• June 21, 2002
• At Home

John Woo’s American movies have been pretty popular (Mission: Impossible 2, Face/Off), but I’ve always heard that you have to dig into the foreign film section to find his...

• August 20, 2001
• At Home, Drama, Romance

The setting: 1960s Hong Kong. On the same afternoon, Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) move into rooms they’ve rented in neighboring apartments. Their respective spouses...

• February 8, 2001
• Action, At Home, Crime, Thriller

I knew about John Woo’s reputation… people have always said that his Hollywood flicks, like Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2 just haven’t quite matched up with his earlier Hong...