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NE ZHA: Worthy of Disney/DreamWorks Animation, Yet Distinctly Chinese with Impassioned Chinese Style Action

September 5, 2019 by Drs. Craig and Silvia Reid

With a beautifully constructed allegory mirroring William Ernest Henley’s 1875 poem Invictus that asserts, “I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul,” the record breaking Chinese 3-D animated feature Ne Zha, which is loosely based on a Chinese mythological martial arts legend drawn from the Ming Dynasty novel The […]

Category: Action, Animation, Fant-Asia, Fantasy, Featured Article, Martial Arts, Period Piece

SHADOW: Zhang Yimou’s Brolly Blades In Ancient China

June 11, 2019 by Dr. Craig D. Reid

In Zhang Yimou’s latest wu xia drama set during China’s Three Kingdom Period (AD 220-280), Shadow (mandarin Ying, translation Shadow), Zhang’s palace intrigue twisted tale of lies, deceit, power plays, doppelgangers and a wonky love triangle, features two purposely chosen kung fu weapons, da dao (a long handled big sword blade) and umbrellas that makes […]

Category: Fant-Asia, Featured Article, SciFi

EL CAPITAN MARVEL: A Mountainous Movie with Cliffhanger Acclaim and Waterfall Fights

March 6, 2019 by Drs. Craig and Silvia Reid

By Drs. Craig and Silvia Reid. Of all the superhero movies I’ve seen as a film critic/fan, through a martial artist and fight choreographer’s eye, what started off as a poorly shot, jumbled, non-linear perfunctory directorial method approach to the first 40-minutes, with fight scenes akin to a local martial arts school putting them together […]

Category: Action, Fantasy, Featured Article, Martial Arts, SciFi

SDAFF 2018: Food, Martial Arts and Whaaat? — Part 2: Brian Hu

November 3, 2018 by Drs. Craig and Silvia Reid

By Dr. Craig D. Reid In less than a week, in what USA Today says is one of the Top 10 things to do in San Diego, the 19th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival (aka SDAFF 2018), which is the second biggest Asian Film Festival in North America, will be screening 160+ films from […]

Category: Documentary, Drama, Fant-Asia, Featured Article, Film Festivals, Interveiw, Martial Arts

SDAFF 2018: Food, Martial Arts and Whaaat? – Part 1: Kent Lee

November 2, 2018 by Drs. Craig and Silvia Reid

By Dr. Craig D. Reid It’s that time of year again in San Diego, Fall, and if you’re a major fan of Asian films like me, then you’ll be chomping at the bit and ready to be surrounded my more bees that have discovered a city-sized flower garden full of peonies. These bees aren’t bugging you […]

Category: Featured Article, Film Festivals

BIG BROTHER DONNIE YEN (大師兄): School is in Session, Bullies and Abusers Be Aware

August 31, 2018 by Dr. Craig D. Reid

By Dr. Craig D. Reid Donnie Yen’s latest film, Big Brother, is a Hong Kong drama that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school. Sound familiar? It’s a film influenced by To Sir, with Love (1967), which was directed by James Clavell, who is mostly known in Asia for his literary […]

Category: Action, Drama, Featured Article, Martial Arts

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