Cinema Escapist
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Review: Why Was China’s “Crazy Alien” So Successful?
BY Richard Yu
In Ning Hao's "Crazy Alien", the Chinese everyman gets a laugh at America's expense.
The 10 Best Song Kang-ho Movies, Ranked
BY Anthony Kao
Song Kang-ho is Korea's premiere character actor. Cinema Escapist looks at his best performances, in order of increasing quality.
Jamie Greenberg Talks “Future ’38”, His Anti-Nazi Time Travel Comedy
BY Anthony Kao
In this lighthearted screwball comedy, a secret agent from 1938 travels to the far-off future of 2018 on a mission to stop Hitler.
Review: Servant of the People 2 (Ukraine, 2016)
BY Anthony Kao
An admirable feature-length followup to "Servant of the People", Ukraine's most popular political satire to date.
Ukraine’s “Servant of the People” Is a Hidden Gem of Political Comedy
BY Anthony Kao
After earning the love of Ukrainian audiences, this satirical show is now available worldwide on Netflix.
“One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes 2” Set for August 18 Release
BY Richard Yu
This Chinese animated fantasy comedy is a sequel of 2014's "One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes", which was inspired by a popular webcomic.
“Beautiful Accident” Starring Gwei Lun-mei to Premiere May 27, 2017
BY Richard Yu
Popular Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei (桂纶镁) is set to headline Beautiful Accident (美好的意外).
Review: Ace of Sales (Taiwan, 2016)
BY Richard Yu
A haphazard Taiwanese comedy about a TV shopping presenter played by model Bianca Bai.
Trailer: Godspeed (Taiwan, 2016)
BY Anthony Kao
Godspeed (一路順風) is a Golden Horse Award-nominated Taiwanese dark comedy about a drug mule who takes a ride with the wrong taxi driver
Review: Chinese Take-Away (Argentina, 2011)
BY Anthony Kao
Across antipodes, life’s absurdities find a home in the 2011 Argentine comedy-drama Chinese Take-Away (trailer). Starring renowned Argentine actor Ricardo Darín and the Taiwanese-Argentine Ignacio...