2046 (2004)
Jun 24, 2005Memories of Lost Relationships
An exquisitely dreamy Wong Kar Wai film as a man remembers his liaisons with various women. Only peripherally a science-fiction film concerning a story the protagonist is writing.
Gong Li
Hannibal Rising (2007)
Feb 26, 2007Hannibal Lecter Origin Story
Building on the successes of the Hannibal Lecter films, this is a prequel that goes back sets out to tell an origin story of how the young teenage Hannibal came to be who he was during World War II
What Women Want (2011)
Jul 27, 2012Man Can Read Womens' Minds/Romantic Comedy
Chinese remake of the romcom where Mel Gibson was suddenly able to hear women's thoughts. A second time over, the premise seems slight while the film crucially fails to create much passion between its two stars
The Monkey King 2 (2016)
Aug 5, 2016Epic Chinese Legend
Sequel to the earlier The Monkey King, which was fun but this is altogether a better film. While the first film was more prelude to Journey to the West, this sets out on the journey and tells one of its stories. Directed with an immensely assured command of the live-action and CGi elements
Mulan (2020)
Sep 19, 2020Disney Live-Action Remake
The Disney live-action remake of Mulan finally arrives mired in controversy but the film itself proves a solid production for the most part, although never quite soars as a work of fantasy