Written by Patrick Hao 50/100 Poupelle of Chimney Town is the first foray into 3DCG animation for Japanese animation studio Studio 4°C. 3DCG (or 3D computer graphics animation) has been a controversial subject amongst anime fans that have placed a … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 35/100 The Erwin Brothers might not be household names yet in the film world, but they are starting to build an empire based on a simple premise: making faith-based films rooted in secular genres. Too often, … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 45/100 At one point in Denzel Washington’s weepy romance, A Journal for Jordan, the camera pans to give us a full-screen view of Michael B. Jordan’s buttocks. What should be a momentous moment in filmic buttocks … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 40/100 In the Winter of 2016, when America was in the throes of a highly contested election, Illumination’s Sing became a massive hit. Its story of a bunch of dreamers stylized with Illumination’s patented and formula-tested … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 40/100 There’s been a slew of ultra-sleek futuristic sci-fi dealing with the moral, philosophical conundrums of technology and the human spirit. Films like Marjorie Prime (who has thought of that film since its release) and the … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 35/100 Professional wrestling’s place in the sports movie genre has always been complicated due to its status as a “sport” with a predetermined outcome. Either a movie decides to ignore the outright spectacle and behind the … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao Joseph Kuo is the Roger Corman of kung fu cinema. He did not have the backing of a major studio like Shaw Brothers or Golden Harvest. He was not even making movies in Hong Kong. Rather, … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 74/100 Asghar Farhadi has a knack for making stories about characters who are neither moral nor immoral people. Rather, his people are forced to make desperate choices by the external pressures placed upon them by the … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 67/100 Radu Jude sets out to disarm the audience with the opening three minutes of Bad Luck Banging and Looney Porn. For the art-house faithful watching, he begins his film with a “climax.” Well… a man … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 74/100 Documentarian Robert Greene has had a career of self-reflexive documentaries that are almost openly hostile to the idea of honesty within the medium. In Kate Plays Christine, a documentary about an actress preparing for the … Continue reading.
