Cages

Man, that Mako Iwamatsu (Memoirs of a Geisha)! You would think that, as a veteran thespian, he would do his research before taking up a role of Tan in writer/director Graham Streeter’s feature film debut Cages. We mean, really–where are the traits of a true Singaporean ah pek, like the curmudgeon cursing or the occasional […]

13 Tzameti

As the old saying goes, “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” While that point is certainly debatable, after sitting through a film with as familiar a plot as this, we can fully appreciate another familiar phrase: “Dying of boredom.”Fixing roofs isn’t exactly bringing in the cash for Sebastien (George Babluani, The Untouchable). At his […]

Pathfinder

We’re not the types to judge a show based solely on how popular its lead actor or actress is, but when Karl Urban (The Bourne Supremacy) is the biggest name in the credits, you know you’re in trouble.Way before Columbus took a wrong turn and “discovered” America, a bunch of nasty Vikings nearly wiped out […]

Mr. Bean’s Holiday

An overplayed television series, an animated spin-off and an unsuccessful initial outing onto the big screen later, and Rowan Atkinson’s (Johnny English) most popular character is back yet again. Probably for the last time, if the reports we’ve been hearing are true. We know what you’re thinking and, yes, we also figured this was going […]