Author: Anne J

Not to glorify the trade but gambling as a sub-genre in film has always been a personal favorite of mine, …

Scarlet Heart 步步惊心 means many things for Cecilia Liu Shi Shi and Nicky Wu. It cemented her status as a top star, rejuvenated …

  The sheer number of films on China’s path to communism are too many to mention. I tend to steer …

Is Princess Jieyou a light-hearted affair rather than a serious historical drama? Whatever it turns out to be, I’m loving …

Based on the original novel by Hai Fei 海飞, Sparrow 麻雀 is a 2016 Chinese suspense thriller set in the 1940s. It is expected …

Wong Fei Hung is a Chinese folk hero widely recognized in pop culture because of Tsui Hark’s Once Upon A Time …

The second episode of Princess Jieyou might have been devoid of action but at the heart of it is the …

I am counting down to the series premiere of Jackpot aka The Royal Gambler 대박 next Monday March 28. Jang …

Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜 is the best historical c-drama in 2015, in recent years, maybe ever and that’s saying a lot considering …

Classic of Mountains and Seas is filled with sword fights and special effects with its indiscriminate use of CGI. It’s …

It’s official, Yun Xian (Liu Shi Shi) is a 6th-ranking Imperial Doctress appointed by the emperor and acknowledged by the Medicinal …

Imperial Doctress 女医·明妃传 is back in full force as Yun Xian (Liu Shi Shi) finally musters the courage to reclaim …

Remember – War of the Son is about a son’s unwavering resolve to save his father and it doesn’t get …

Disguiser 伪装者 feels like Nirvana in Fire’s lesser known cousin in some ways. I’m a bit biased, I know. Disguiser …