Stone sculptures - legendary Six Horses of Zhaoling - have guarded Li Shimin's tomb for centuries. But in 1914 two of the six stone animals disappear under mysterious circumstances. Zhaoling mausoleum guard Tang Zhenhua traced all the way to the capital.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
Did you know that Disney heroes and villains have kids? Check out the Descendants series.
This 2024 musical film is based on the Broadway show and the 2004 film of the same name with major differences.
With mismatched eyes, a willingness to experiment with hair color and style, and a rail thin frame, Bowie always drew attention. But he shunned gendered attractiveness, creating his own space somewhere in between. This hallucinatory and often nonlinear 2022 documentary is a perfect salute to David Bowie’s life and career. Rather than interviewing those that knew Bowie, the standard convention for biographical portraits, director Brett Morgen mostly lets the artist’s images, performances, videos, and words speak to capture the essence of the artist. Bowie was more than just a pop star. He painted, sculpted, acted in films, and was a thoughtful and articulate person who gave sincere answers to even the most shallow interview questions.
In 'Maestro,' we're left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
