Children of Ningin, you are all so devoted to Mother — the Bong Joon-ho film of the same name, that is. Unlike previous films we’ve recently done pin games for, Mother was actually quite the hit among film critics. It shows in this week’s Rottentomatoes score for Mother. More »

27 Comments

Oh, mother. It’s been awhile since we’ve done a film pin game! With Bong Joon-ho’s Mother out in theaters March 12, it’s only fitting that we have a Mother pin game. For those of you who aren’t Mother-lovers yet, the film stars everyone’s Korean celeb crush Won Bin. In Mother, Won Bin’s plays a cognitively impaired individual who gets accused of murder. His mother in the film is determined to prove him innocent. More »

27 Comments

Between 10 degrees and 40 degrees latitude north lies what we know as Asia. An area with a majority of Muslims and Buddhists is slowly but surely seeing the rise of Christianity. More »

1 Comment

2NE1’s Me2day queen Sandara Park receives another offer to act after her sexy role with Lee Min Ho for Cass beer CF. Except this time it’s gonna be a full on movie project! More »

4 Comments

From Rekuru:

If a feel good story about beating the odds really fits your fancy, Swing Girls could be for you.

More »

ABPOS is a chronic condition in which too many awesome blog posts get blogged from the previous week. So many, that they can’t fit on the main page. It helps if you take the load off by checking them out. More »

6 Comments

From Rekuru:

If a feel good story about beating the odds really fits your fancy, Swing Girls could be for you.

More »

Matsuyama Kenichi is one fine man. Not only that but he’s a great actor, taking parts in various movies and television shows. He’s known for his roles as L (Death Note), Shin (first Nana movie) and Soichi Negishi (Detroit Metal City). More »

38 Comments

From Rekuru: Cinephiles rejoice! One of cinema’s greatest directors of all time is getting the Rekuru special treatment this month. More »

This year had a lot of good anime movies and more are coming out the next. The sad part is that I can’t watch most of them. I still have to wait on the DVDs since they are only shown in theaters. The movies I’m waiting on are the second parts of Evangelion and Gurren Lagann, One Piece:Strong World and Summer Wars. More »

6 Comments

Korean entertainment has been noted as the cleanest, purest that one could fathom, in which sins and scandals are typically far and few between. It’s the end for an artist if they even imagined a scandal, let alone fulfill it. Lately, the entire Korean entertainment world has been a complete trainwreck. There has been no shortage of mayhem, and I’m tired just writing it out. More »

59 Comments

Great news for Asians! The Korean movie Phone was good enough to be made into an American movie! I have heard of the movie, but I forgot the plot. Nevermind that, but how cool is this? A Korean movie is being recognized by the American movie industry! Oh, how I long for more of these recognitions. More »

14 Comments

From Rekuru:

When it comes down to it, a title can make or break an anime. You may not think so at first but when trying to find a new anime to watch amidst a sea of titles, an interesting sounding title can be more than enough reason to check it out. Of course, a bad title can do quite the opposite. Imagine how well recieved Cowboy Bebop would have been had it been called Super Happy Bounty Hunter Time! So with that in mind, I present five anime who’s titles can only be described as ill-conceived. More »

From Rekuru:

Who could forget the 80’s? The clothes, the hair….the ninjas? You may not associate the 80’s with ninjas but upon closer inspection, you’ll find that this decade more than any other was THE period of ninja revival. Don’t believe me? Read on. More »

From Rekuru:

Women aren’t the first thing you think of when someone says ninja. More often than not, your mind jumps to men with dirty glares in black outfits. What you may or may not know, is that women played an integral role in ninja clans of the past. More »

It’s that time of year again where thrills and chills invade your body and supernatural beings come out to play. It’s the perfect atmosphere to watch horror movies- more specifically, Asian horror movies. I’ve compiled a top 5 list of Asian horror films that are perfect for any Halloween movie night. More »

142 Comments

Josh Harnett shows his love from Korean directors, actors, actresses, and Korea itself. If you don’t know why Josh Harnett suddenly has this sudden interest in Korea, it’s because he starred in a movie called I Come With the Rain with Lee Byung Hun, the Korean superstar in G.I. Joe. The movie came out in 2008’s Cannes Film Festival, but now the movie is being released in Korea. More »

7 Comments

Lots of great movies featuring Asian actors came out this summer from The Hangover to Star Trek. Check out my list of the top 5 movies of the summer. More »

26 Comments

From Ziggytek: Blu-Ray might be the best HD format in the states, but another HD format is emerging and it’s from the folks over at China. China Blue HD, has over taken Blu-ray as the number one HD format in China. What does this mean for the rest of the world? Probably nothing. More »

From Ziggytek: Disney has not only taking control of our childhood innocence with their many harmless creatures and beasts but are also taking control of the Japanese market by partnering up with Panasonic, to sell their movies through a microSD card. More »