Subgenre Sampler
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2006)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Carice Van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman - A Jewish singer goes deep undercover for the Dutch resistance in this splashy, larger–than–life WWII yarn set in Nazi–occupied…
City of Violence, The (2006)- Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Doo-hong Jung, Kil-Kang Ahn - A dazzling, action–fantastic revenger by way of Korea, this draws its considerable bloodletting from the aftermath of a funeral, where two…
Curse of the Golden Flower (2006)- Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Gong Li, Jay Chou - Another sumptuous Tang Dynasty epic in martial arts from the dir. of HERO, cast in the mould of a Shakespearian power struggle between an Emperor, an…
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)- Dir. Wilson Yip
Feat. Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Donnie Yen… - Flamboyant, off–the–hook actioner in which two estranged kung–fu masters must put aside their differences to overcome a marauding…
Dynamite Warrior (2006)- Dir. Chalem Wongpim
Feat. Dan Chupong, Leo Putt - As if to accommodate an escalating reputation for martial arts outrageousness, Thailand’s stunt extraordinaires risk life and limb in their most…
Exiled (Fong juk) (2006)- Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Richie Ren… - Master exponent of genre Johnnie To pays homage to spaghetti westerns and the bygone era of John Woo in this energetic, skilfully dispatched action…
Host, The (Gwoemul) (2006)
- Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Doona Bae, Ah-sung Ko - Colossal Korean blockbuster that single–handedly revives the generic monster movie: birthed from a batch of military–grade chemicals…
No Mercy For The Rude (2006)- Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin - A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)- Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin - Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
Rebel, The (2006)- Dir. Truc "Charlie" Nguyen
Feat. Dustin Nguyen - This vigorous martial arts actioner set in 1920s Vietnam is unusually committed to the finer details of political turmoil and period recreation,…
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