The green hornet (2011)

Cool car, cooler sidekick, and lots and lots of green folding paper. That's the Green Hornet we all know and love.

Seth Rogen's take adds on the idea that Green Hornet's civilian persona - a rich, immature, bumbling twit - is identical to his superhero persona.

Hilarity ensues.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 26 January 2011.

Uncle Boonmee who can recall his past lives (ลุงบุญมีร:ะลึกชาติ) (2010)

A man dying from a terminal illness begins to see visions of past lives while being visited by ghosts and monsters.

Those who aren't familiar with Thai culture and politics may watch this as a quirky and meandering Magic Realist drama.

Those familiar with Thai culture and politics will recognise an aggressively irreverent screed against the various elites of Thai society.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 26 January 2011.

Fair game (2010)

The Bush II administration dicked around with an FBI agent's career, outing her undercover status in an act of political revenge.

This film is based on the book that's based on the real events.

Liberal Hollywood bait this may be, but it has the sense not to become a shrill polemic.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 12 January 2011.

Lover's discourse (恋人絮语) (2010)

Everyone wants to make a Paris Je'taime these days.

Here, we have 4 quirky short films about love and romance in Hong Kong.

The offbeat storytelling revolves around the moment love is found and lost, and questions the norms of the romantic genre, as it's been written for the past 20 years in Hong Kong.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 12 January 2011.

Coursier (2010)

Coursier is basically Taxi done with motorcycles.

A speed courier gets into big trouble when everyone from the cops to the mob wants to get their hands on a certain delivery package...

The comedy lies in how the singular MacGuffin gets exchanged for other MacGuffins in quick succession in the midst of crosses, double-crosses, and triple-crosses.

Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 12 January 2011.