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Battle of Jangsari recalls a forgotten part of the Korean war, using Megan Fox for star power, but throws its potential away.

While breezy and cheerful in the early going, Knight of Shadows drifts from its family-film identity into a dark afterlife romance.

Kung Fu Gizmo Action Remember Stripe, leader of the naughty monsters from Gremlins? The producers behind director Andrew Lau’s Kung Fu Monster certainly seem to remember the movie, blatantly …

Zhang Yimou’s Latest Wuxia Epic The latest Chinese opus from director Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers) looks gorgeous but primarily revolves around slow drama. Shadow is more …

More like Sextuplet Threat Undoubtedly the draw to Triple Threat is the cast, full of contemporary martial artists, chasing one another down, ending in expected stand-offs. It’s spectacular in …

Don’t Go Hitchhiking With Strangers For an unknown film financed and shot in South Africa with no star power, Accident looks pretty as a movie with its outstanding production …

Routine Scuffle South Korea (along with China) is fond of their historical epics. Red Cliff remains the genre’s champion. The Great Battle is then a second-hand story of nationalist …

Busting the Drug War BuyBust doesn’t have a hero. It’s a violent, cynical look at the Philippines drug war. The woman BuyBust draws as its central hero, Nina Manigan …

Punching Thailand The cinematography of Paradox makes Thailand look gorgeous. Pumped up color, beautiful forests, deep sunsets, and cozy beaches gives Paradox the feel of a travelogue. Cinematography adores …

Play Fighting No moment in Kung Fu Yoga is less than total fantasy. Every actor is a male model, every actress a female super model, the action is utterly …

Chan and Son Despite a busy and choppy pace, Railroad Tigers pops with comedic enthusiasm. It’s a nationalist story, set during the Japanese occupation of China. The bumbling, often …

As Chan ages, his starring roles become less and less about the brawling and more about the emotional, this one no exception.