By Manny Araneta “Double Vision” is the fifth film by writer/director Chen Kuo-fu, who previously helmed the comedy “The Personals” (1998). This film is one of...
Tag - Asian Classics
“What is the essence of cinema?” is the question that haunts film critics and theorists for decades. In his book “What Cinema Is!”, film scholar Dudley Andrew...
By Lai Kun-Yu If love is an eternal emotion, what would change in the feeling after time goes by? In the movie “Three Times”, director Hou Hsiao-hsien uses...
Martial art films are an entertaining genre. Usually, they are simple plot wise, but pulling off a good martial art film is a big challenge; pulling off a...
By Anand Singh Sacrifice, a word which conjures images of martyrs, of heroic deeds, and great struggles. We all have dreams and yet, due to circumstances seen...
