4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (870+ words) Spectrum Culture Tsui Hark, one of the most prominent directors to come out of Hong Kong’s New Wave, is at home with wuxia, the genre of his debut feature, The Butterfly Murders, and of his more famous films like the…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (490+ words) A historical drama that also functions as a three-hanky tear-tugger, Dear You serves up a fascinating cinematic experience. The story, written and directed by Lan Hongchun as the third part of a trilogy, hits familiar emotional beats while illuminating an…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (638+ words) Spectrum Culture Interview-and-reenactment documentaries have taken on a life of their own over the years in the mainstream documentary space. With The Cycle of Love, director Orlando von Einsiedel delivers a film that safely plays to the strengths of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1015+ words) Charles Johnston is a Toronto-based, Emmy Award winning screenwriter who has written on many successful TV shows including “Canadian Idol," “Paw Patrol” and “Odd Squad." He’s a graduate of Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre and is mostly known for his…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (751+ words) Spectrum Culture The Schoenkes, who previously worked on the Power Rangers Legacy Wars: Street Fighter Showdown crossover short (in which Frank reprised his role as Tommy Oliver)…, co-direct Legend of the White Dragon with passion. The last five minutes of…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (704+ words) Spectrum Culture For a movie that is ostensibly about the boundlessness of imagination hiding in a particular brush of a magical forest, The Magic Faraway Tree is oddly small and rather plain, either unable or unwilling to break out of…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (638+ words) Spectrum Culture There are all sorts of bands from the vital wave of alternative rock in the ‘80s that have broken up and tried the reunion route. Many have never recovered what made them magic in the first place – see the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (531+ words) Spectrum Culture Every Jason Statham film is essentially the same: he fights a whole bunch of bad guys. If the formula works, why change it? Perhaps Jean-François Richet should have asked himself that question before directing Mutiny, a film that…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (448+ words) Gypsy 83: The Director’s Cut Spectrum Culture Gypsy 83 wants to be a movie about misfits, but it just isn’t brave enough to be one itself. This sweet coming-of-age tale follows two young goth besties, Gypsy and Clive, on a quest from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1132+ words) Spectrum Culture Let’s cut to the chase: each person has their own limit on how much of a Guinea Pig film they can stomach, and Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole is no exception. Directed by manga artist Hideshi Hino,…...