World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote.
Guan Hu
Director
Liu Ye
The Chef
Zhang Hanyu
The Actor
Huang Bo
The Scoundrel
Liang Jing
Chef's wife
Wang Xun
Chief detective
Chie Tanaka
Second Lieutenant Sakura Yanagida
Ryu Kohata
Japanese commander
Minowa Yasufumi
Captain Igarashi
Takashima Shinichi
Lieutenant Shinichi Sugai
Masanobu Otsuka
Colonel Goro Ogasawara
Fei Zhenxiang
Erqiu
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
This story solidified my choices to consume a more plant-based diet and nearly made me cancel my subscriptions to big corporations like Amazon. The narrative was perfectly crafted and on par with Bong Joon-Ho’s other major works; Parasite and Snowpiercer.
Emily and Stephanie are back... just add gin and drama.
Carolina Caroline follows Caroline (Samara Weaving), a bored young woman dreaming of escaping a small Texas town where nothing ever happens. When she meets Oliver (Kyle Gallner) at her workplace while he is conning the owner, she sees her perfect opportunity to get out. Their whirlwind romance strongly echoes Bonnie and Clyde, as the two quickly embark on a bank-robbing spree.
If you want to feel the rush, you have to take the risk.
On March 31st, International Trans Day of Visibility, following some COVID related delays, the trailer was finally dropped, and although Taylour Paige and Riley Keough look to impress as lead characters Zola and Stefani, a brief cameo from a queer icon was what convinced me I have to see this movie.