Articles by Allan Tong

Tae Guk Gi (The Brotherhood of War)

Kang Je-gyu

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

South Korea's biggest box office hit ever (grossing over $69 million in Asia alone) is invading North American shores. Grand in scope, Tae...

Taxi

Tim Story

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

After the occasionally funny Bringing Down The House with Steve Martin, Queen Latifah returns with another odd-couple comedy, Taxi, co-star...

Sada

Nobuhiko Obayashi

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

In 1936 Japan, a housekeeper named Sada Abe sexually strangled her lover and cut off his penis and testicles. When she was found three days...

Zero Focus

Yoshitaro Nomura

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

This 1961 Japanese murder mystery pays homage to Akira Kurosawa as much as Alfred Hitchcock. The film opens when newlywed Teiko (Yoshiko Ku...

Roswell: Season 2

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

The middle season of this teen sci-fi series hits the shelves in a DVD package that will please its cult of fans but win few converts. Comm...

Taking Lives

D.J. Caruso

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

This Angelina Jolie vehicle is a little bit Silence of the Lambs (female FBI investigator) and a little Seven (serial killer on the loose)...

Connie and Carla

Michael Lembeck

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

It's a safe bet to assume that Connie and Carla was made only because My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a box-office smash. Greek star and write...

Japanese Story

Sue Brooks

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2004

Sandy (Toni Collette in a career-defining performance) runs an Australian geology software company that needs a sale. So, she agrees to sho...