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Film Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
In fictional story tales, the good always win over the evil. And the justice side is the winner. However this Marvel film is exceptional.

Ryota Nakanishi
Apr 16, 20192 min read


Film Review: Still Human (2019) - Domestic Helper's Hong Kong Dream
This film cannot create Spartacus of poor foreign domestic home helpers for them.

Ryota Nakanishi
Apr 16, 20194 min read


Film Review: Pet Sematary (2019) - It Should be Buried in the Pet Cemetery
Pet Semetery (2019) should be focused on psychological aspect of the main characters.

Ryota Nakanishi
Apr 7, 20192 min read


Film Review: P Storm (2019) - P for Prison
Maybe cinematic comparison with Project A (1983) is effective for explaining seriousness of P Storm (2019).

Ryota Nakanishi
Apr 5, 20194 min read


Film Review: Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) 鬼打鬼 - The Born of Martial Arts Comedy Horror Film
How he came up with the idea of jiang shi? That is tradition of Chinese culture. Jiang shi is not just a hopping dead.

Ryota Nakanishi
Apr 3, 20198 min read


Film Review: The Valiant Ones (1975) 影評《忠烈圖》- The Best King Hu Wuxia Film and His Creative Meme
Like John Woo, He learned his film editing and constructing from Sergei Eisenstein mainly at Hong Kong film library.

Ryota Nakanishi
Mar 29, 20199 min read


Film Review: 007 Dr.No (1962) - ''Bond...James Bond'' Film Editing of Cold War Spy Films
In Perter Hunt's aesthetic view, quick / jumpy cutting with fast motions are technical solution to ease script flaws.

Ryota Nakanishi
Mar 24, 20192 min read


Film Review: The New King of Comedy (2019) 影評《新喜劇之王》- Extra's Chinese Dream
The comedy star Stephen Chow and the best genre director of Hong Kong Herman Yau co-directed this black comedy about extras' straggles.

Ryota Nakanishi
Feb 14, 20193 min read


Film Review: Integrity (2019) 影評《廉政風雲 煙幕》- The Simplest Plot And Trick With Commercial Ambitions
The invincible enemy of ICAC is turned out to be the most stupid mafia who openly kills his corroborators in cinematically exaggerated way.

Ryota Nakanishi
Feb 5, 20193 min read


Film Review: Green Book (2018) - Racism and Class Struggle of the Protagonists
Two social issues are concerned here, rather than the lack of literacy of the working class protagonist, Tony.

Ryota Nakanishi
Feb 4, 20192 min read


Film Review: The Pool (2018) - Thailand Version of Crocodile is more sophisticated and astonishing
Bazin overly praised the single shot in which a crocodile is creeping toward a bird, in fact, it's just a part of cross cutting in general.

Ryota Nakanishi
Jan 14, 20193 min read


Film Review: Dearest Anita (2019) - Really touching both Anita Mui fans and non-fans
It does not intend to 'consume' Mui but it is mainly dedicated to the idealistic image of Mui and her close loyal fans.

Ryota Nakanishi
Jan 11, 20193 min read


Film Review: Creed II (2018) - The best of the bests among all the Rocky series films
In general, its film structure is classical and easier to grab the core heart of the film narrative.

Ryota Nakanishi
Jan 10, 20193 min read


Film Review: Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018) - The Best Ip Man Film Among All
Hong Kong's crony capitalism is consciously and indirectly criticised in this film.

Ryota Nakanishi
Dec 26, 20183 min read


Aquaman (2018) - A Star Wars Attempt in EC Comic Hero Franchise shows Rising of the Rule of Man
This EC Comic franchise film is an actual attempt to make Star Wars in Aquaman story in terms of fictional world view.

Ryota Nakanishi
Dec 24, 20183 min read


The Way of the Dragon (1972) - Bruce Lee's best film shows humorous personality of Lee himself
Viewing a Bruce Lee film at Hong Kong cinema is a special cinematic experience for fans and professionals.

Ryota Nakanishi
Dec 11, 20183 min read


Film Review:More than Blue (2018) - An Experiment of Love is a Remake of the 2009 South Korean Film
Hong Kong audiences ignore one fact that this state-subsidised art film from Taiwan is a remake of the 2009 South Korean drama film.

Ryota Nakanishi
Dec 6, 20182 min read


Tracey (2018) - Freedom of Individual? Gender Deception is Spontaneous Deception for Family
Gender Tendency Deception is a spontaneous deception. Tracey's sin is not solved by any karma. Tracey wants to be 'Tracey'.

Ryota Nakanishi
Dec 4, 20182 min read


Film Review: The Tag Along: The Devil Fish (2018) - "KUPA MANDUKA" Ju-On Tempura is Made in KMT
Taiwan box office is bottom among the other developed countries without Hollywood blockbusters.

Ryota Nakanishi
Nov 26, 20184 min read


Film Review: Hunter Killer (2018) - USS Arkansas Becomes Battleship Potemkin
I was emotionally impressed with this Andropov and his officers' decision making, their disobey to the traitors is recovery of loyalty.

Ryota Nakanishi
Oct 25, 20182 min read
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