REWIND: HUNG’S A KICK IN ACTION FILMS Weighty filmography awaits CBS actor’s new-found American audience
When the mighty fall like Sammo Hung does, it looks darned sweet. Yes, that was Hung who flipped his bulk from atop a car and landed squarely on his feet in last week’s CBS premiere of “Martial Law.” If you missed the sequence, you can still tune in 9 p.m….
REVIEW Whole lotta mouth in “Rush”
“Rush Hour” has a way of turning mindless guilty pleasures into conscience-pricking uneasy pleasures. Of course, it all depends on your threshold of social consciousness, namely, how many ethnic put-downs you can take in 97 minutes. The action-comedy starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker whoops up some genuine hilarity for a standard…
REVIEW “Riders” fulfills comic-book image: Lots of flying bodies and blood plus high-energy, staccato storytelling make for a fun movie
“The Storm Riders, ” the latest action epic from Hong Kong, has the maniacally laughing villain, the sullen, moody hero, the love quadrangle and the old revenge motif multiplied exponentially. Lifted from the comic book serial stowed in every Asian kid’s backpack, the film outsold “Jurassic Park: Lost World” and…
REVIEW Ambitious “Fangs” falls short
A grim hilarity underscores two skewed tales of urban loneliness in “Shopping for Fangs, ” a film from the directing-producing team of Quentin Lee (“Flow”) and Justin Lin (“Soybean Milk”). Big-city malaise grips mild-mannered accountant Phil (Radmar Jao), who burns off repressed desires on his treadmill while slowly becoming a…
REVIEW This wry “Object” just can’t commit: Jennifer Aniston is the weak link in a romantic film that explores the nature of relationships
You really want to love “The Object of My Affection.” After all, Oscar nominee Nicholas Hytner (“The Madness of King George”) directed it. Pulitzer Prize-winner Wendy Wasserstein adapted it from the Stephen McCauley novel. And Paul Rudd stars in it. If anything, “The Object of My Affection” should push Rudd…
REVIEW Forget the plot: Marvel at “Guy’s” stunts
Talking about a Jackie Chan movie can sometimes make one sound like an evangelist desperately trying to convert nonbelievers with tales of glories past. Sure, “Mr. Nice Guy” is all jaw-dropping stunts and no plot to speak of, but in the old days, one Chan film had enough story twists and action for four…
Sushi, trendy ambience: Wasabi’s got the goods Whether in the mood to sample wild Japanese nibbles or to take on sake shots, be prepared to feast
The first time I tried to get into Ace Wasabi’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Sushi, I couldn’t see above the throng of blondes standing near the door. I tried to squeeze in between the black leather, but I’d already known how futile it would be trying to get a seat in…
SUSHI, TRENDY AMBIENCE: WASABI’S GOT THE GOODS Whether in the mood to sample wild Japanese nibbles or to take on sake shots, be prepared to feast
The first time I tried to get into Ace Wasabi’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Sushi, I couldn’t see above the throng of blondes standing near the door. I tried to squeeze in between the black leather, but I’d already known how futile it would be trying to get a seat in…