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Last Circus, TheLast Circus, The (2010)
Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Carlos Areces, Antonio de la Torre, Carolina Bang
Clown rivalries collide in this violent, OTT genre riot from Spanish trash auteur, Alex de la Iglesia, set at both ends of Franco's dictatorship…
Legend of the Fist - The Return of Chen ZhenLegend of the Fist - The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
Dir. Andrew Lau
Feat. Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong
Belated sequel to Bruce Lee's FIST OF FURY (remade with Jet Li as FIST OF LEGEND) picks up well after the Dojo–busting triumphs of those films,…
Let the Bullets FlyLet the Bullets Fly (2010) Recommended
Dir. Wen Jiang
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You, Wen Jiang
Cocksure 'noodle' western – best described as a Chinese variation on Kurosawa's YOJIMBO – pits a notorious bandit against the mob boss of…
Little Big SoldierLittle Big Soldier (2010)
Dir. Sheng Ding
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee-Hom Wang
Charismatic anti–war comedy stars Jackie Chan as a lowly foot soldier who strikes it lucky when he captures a wanted enemy General (Wang).…
Man From Nowhere, TheMan From Nowhere, The (Ajeossi) (2010)
Dir. Jeong-beom Lee
Feat. Won Bin, Sae-ron Kim
Korean action movie following a former special agent who is living a quiet life as a pawnshop owner after his wife dies in a tragic accident, when a…
Mutant Girls SquadMutant Girls Squad (2010)
Dir. Noboru Iguchi, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tak Sakaguchi
Feat. Yumi Sugimoto, Tak Sakaguchi
Japan's outlandish splatter–comedy phase reaches its logical end point with this three–chapter collaboration between the most notorious…
Once a GangsterOnce a Gangster (2010)
Dir. Felix Chong
Feat. Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Alex Fong
Nimble action–comedy with two jaded gangsters urged by their elders to fight for the position of Dragon Head of the Hong Kong Underworld.…
RaavanRaavan (2010)
Dir. Mani Ratnam
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan
Bullish, jungle–set spectacular, based on the Indian legend of 'The Ramayan', is both a vanity project for glamour couple Abhishek Bachchan and…
Reign of AssassinsReign of Assassins (2010)
Dir. Chao-Bin Su
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung, Kelly Lin
Classy John Woo–produced swordplay, with Kelly Lin as a feared wuxia assassin who, seeking a new life, surgically alters her appearance (to…
BetrayalBetrayal (2009)
Dir. Hakon Gunderson
Feat. Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi
Deceit and opportunism are the currencies traded in this passable wartime thriller, recommended for fans of MAX MANUS. Lene Nystrøm (of 90’s pop…

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