Chinese, Taiwanese, and Asian movies, dramas, music, and other tidbits from a Chinese-Taiwanese-American flavor and point of view.
Friday, October 25, 2024
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare - 非紳士特攻隊
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare (非紳士特攻隊) is an 2024 film. The movie stars Henry Cavill, Eiza González, and Alan Ritchson. The rest of the emsemble cast include Alex Pettyfer and Henry Golding, among a lot of many. The story was based on true events from de-classifed files from the Churchill days.
During WWII, the U boats of the nazi fleet are causing a lot of damage to british fleet and the US do not want to send they troops in to get destroyed. Churhill sends a group of misfits to take down the vessals that re-stock the u boats. But the tasks must be kept a secret. Henry Cavill plays Gus March-Phillips, a leader of misfits. Can they sink the u boat fleet?
This movie was very Guy Richie hest-ish movie. Mission, team, get it done. I was entertained from the beginning and watched until the end. I caught this as part of my expiring Starz subscription.
Friday, October 18, 2024
John Wick: Chapter 4 - 捍衛任務4
John Wick: Chapter 4 (捍衛任務4) is an 2023 movie. The film stars Keanu Reeves. A portion of the emsemble cast include Donnie Yen, Rina Sawayama, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Ian McShane. This is the fourth and possibilby final installment of the John Wick movie series with Keanu Reeves. The Wick universe is being explored elsewhere.
John Wick seeks to clear his name and finds a way to make The Table hear him out. Along the way, bounties upon bounties have been put on him. John must make it to the final fight to clear his name. Along the way, Wick gets unexpected allies that help move him further to his goal. Will John Wick make it this time?
In all honestly, I contemplated watching this "final" chapter in the theathres. But live got in the way. When it came out on digital, paying $29.99 for it seemed pretty steep. But it was eventually released to Starz. However, it took me months of watching 5-10 minutes here and there to finish. At no point was I ever confused about what the storyline was. I knew what John Wick was doing. I was just a little bored of all the new ways John Wick took on the bounty hunters. Even the addition of the strongest man in the universe, Donnie Yen, helped. I was simply bored. I am glad they are making this the final chapter, time to move on.
Beyond that, John Wick 4 was great lore, great sets, great fights. If you are a fan of the Wick-verse, this is right up your ally. I caught this via Starz.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
青春18x2 通往有你的旅程 - 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days
青春18x2 通往有你的旅程 (18×2 Beyond Youthful Days) is an 2024 film out of Taiwan and Japan. 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days is an joint production between a Taiwanese and Japanese film companies. The movie stars Greg Hsu and Kaya Kiyohara. Lots of famous folks from both Taiwan and Japan make cameo appearances. The movie had a limited release in Taiwan back in February.
Greg Hsu plays Jimmy, a recent high school graduate working at a Tainan karaoke bar for the summer before his college life starts. Ami is from Japan, back packing through Taiwan. After losing her wallet, she seeks employment at the karaoke bar to make enough to get back home. Jimmy takes an immediate liking to Ami. Will Jimmy and Ami make it?
This movie is a very typical artsy style film from Japan and Taiwan. Pretty slow in most of the movie so you can contemplate life with the leads. The movie seeks to be both style driven as well as story driven. But more importantly, I feel these movies promote that life is not a straight line, there will be struggles, and how do you move on from there.
This movie was very beautiful. It has some very good train ride scenery of both Taiwan and Japan. The storyline has some unique elements, but was a pretty straight forward "love" story.
I caught this via Netflix about a month ago and rewatched it again recently.
Friday, October 4, 2024
2024 October Disney+ Releases
Disney+ content disappoints again. Here are the this month's new releases.
Tuesday, October 1
- Incredible Dr. Pol The Grand Finale
Wednesday, October 2
- Mickey’s Spooky Stories (S1, 5 episodes)
- The Simpsons (Season 35, 18 episodes)
- Marvel Television's Agatha All Along - Episode 4 at 6pm PT
Thursday, October 3
- Witches: The Truth Behind the Trials (S1, 6 episodes)
Friday, October 4
- Shortstober with Big City Greens
- Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (S3, 5 episodes)
- Spookiz: The Movie
- Ayla & The Mirrors - New Episodes
Saturday, October 5
- The Biggest Little Farm
Monday, October 7
- Bluey Minisodes - New Episodes
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - Episode 3 live;
Tuesday, October 8
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - Episode 4 live;
Wednesday, October 9
- Big City Greens (S4, 1 episode)
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse (S3, 6 episodes)
- ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series (S1, 5 episodes)
- Marvel Television's Agatha All Along - Episode 5 at 6pm PT
Friday, October 11
- Expedition Amazon
- Ayla & The Mirrors - New Episodes
- "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" A New Short from The Simpsons - Premiere
Tuesday, October 15
- Pupstruction (S2, 13 episodes)
Wednesday, October 16
- Kiff (Halloween special)
- Me & Mickey (Shorts) (S3, 1 episode)
- Me & Winnie the Pooh (S2, 1 episode)
- Playdate with Winnie the Pooh (Shorts) (S2, 2 episodes)
- Marvel Television’s "Agatha All Along" - Episode 6 at 6pm PT
Thursday, October 17
- Seventeen Tour 'Follow' Again
Friday, October 18
- The Devil’s Climb
- Ayla & the Mirrors - New Episodes
- LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition - Premiere
Saturday, October 19
- 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Live at 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. MDT/4:00 p.m. PDT
Tuesday, October 22
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - Episode 6 live;
Wednesday, October 23
- Primos (S1, 1 episode)
- SuperKitties (S2, 4 episodes
- Marvel Television’s "Agatha All Along" - Episode 7 at 6pm PT
Friday, October 25
- Ayla & the Mirrors - New Episodes
- Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Premiere
Tuesday, October 29
- Dancing with the Stars (Season 33) - Episode 7 live;
Wednesday, October 30
- Dino Ranch (S3, 10 episodes)
- Marvel Television’s "Agatha All Along" - Episode 8 & 9 at 6pm PT
Source: disneyplus.com
Thursday, October 3, 2024
2024 October Amazon Prime Video Releases
Just in time for you to get cozy. pic.twitter.com/h6r5Dga4NS
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) October 1, 2024
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