Cinema Escapist
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Review: “Lost In Russia” Blends Mother-Son and Sino-Russian Relations
BY Anthony Kao
Xu Zheng’s latest movie in China’s famous “Lost In” series mixes mother-son bonding with superficial glances at Russian life.
Review: “Enter The Fat Dragon” Succeeds With Charm As Donnie Yen’s Foray Into Action-Comedy
BY Xingting Gong
Renowned Hong Kong kung-fu actor Donnie Yen’s acting career pivots to new frontiers.
Review: “Secret Zoo” Looks For Laughs With Humans Dressing Like Animals
BY Anthony Kao
Korean comedy “Secret Zoo” elicits light laughter and offers slight social commentary in its heartwarming but forgettable story.
The 11 Best Korean Comedy Movies
BY Anthony Kao
Cinema Escapist reveals the top Korean comedy movies—with streaming links included.
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.