During the Republican Era, in the chaotic society, some martial arts scums bully and prey on the weak. In order to solve the case of his best friend Sun Zhan Peng’s family’s extermination, young Zhou Xin Wu devoted himself to learning Bajiquan, the martial art, and fought against the evil forces. After enduring numerous setbacks and hardships, he finally found the real killer and became the master of Bajiquan.
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.
A film for the post-MeToo era that inverts the narrative with an ironic coda, Tár depicts the duality of a sensitive artist capable of great evil and vile manipulation.
Ditch the lube and get to the point in the raw, honest, cheeky dramedy written and directed by Mark Schwab.
I have talked with founder of Red Nation Television Network, Joanelle Romero, and the future of Indigenous representation looks bright.
The 2019 film, Vai, takes us through eight stories across the islands of Oceania. The settings are unbelievably beautiful, the cast is beautiful, the languages are beautiful, and the stories are beautiful…but heartbreaking.
Disney has kept its word and allowed a new generation of Black and/or African storytellers to tell their own original stories. The question remains, will the public keep their word?
