Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows
Critics list

Anthony Kao

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Editor-in-Chief of Cinema Escapist

Publications:

Reviews

Movies 온라인카지노추천 Shows
An Unfinished Film (2024) 73% “... the film feels even more “truthful” and “real” than actual nonfiction documentaries about COVID...” – Cinema Escapist Feb 19, 2025 Full Review 12.12: The Day (2023) “It’s not often that a movie that’s both so historically accurate and entertaining comes around, which makes 12.12 especially laudable...” – Cinema Escapist Oct 20, 2024 Full Review Breaking and Re-entering (2024) 80% “... Taiwanese popular movie vibe that feels distinct from the darker, more sardonic tone of Western heist stories like Money Heist or Ocean’s Eleven...” – Cinema Escapist Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Escape (2024) 71% “Despite being about a North Korean soldier who strives to defect across the DMZ, Escape feels more like a veiled commentary on South Korean society...” – Cinema Escapist Jul 3, 2024 Full Review Invisible Nation (2023) 89% “Advocates for Taiwan ought to be pleased with Invisible Nation's degree of focus, nuance, and...” – Cinema Escapist Mar 5, 2024 Full Review 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) 100% “"Incidents that received mere seconds and soundbites in news reports play out in extended, uncensored takes jaggedly filmed under fire, making the destruction seem an order of magnitude worse than what short headlines could reveal..."” – Cinema Escapist Oct 12, 2023 Full Review You & Me & Me (2023) “...heartwarming mix of tears, laughs, and sighs of relief...” – Cinema Escapist Sep 28, 2023 Full Review Queen of Justice - Sri Asih (2022) “...while Sri Asih has flaws, its role in helping establish Indonesia as a new center of superhero movie innovation makes it worth paying attention to...” – Cinema Escapist Sep 28, 2023 Full Review The Wandering Earth II (2023) 83% “More nationalistic types will probably embrace the movie as a way to reinvigorate patriotic sentiments. But don’t be surprised if...” – Cinema Escapist Jul 11, 2023 Full Review Servant of the People (2016) “Even if you’re not interested in politics, or didn’t watch Servant of the People season one, this movie is an enjoyable romp that you could easily watch on a weekend night.” – Cinema Escapist Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Hunt (2022) 67% “While it’s action-packed and cinematographically competent, the film is like a “greatest hits” compilation of historical tropes from 1980’s South Korea, one that fails to innovate upon the era’s historiography.” – Cinema Escapist Dec 16, 2022 Full Review The Ambush (2021) “The Ambush is best analogized to the UAE’s F-16s. It’s something you’d enjoy watching, but not the main attraction compared to America’s latest productions—say, some F-35s stuck in political limbo.” – Cinema Escapist Dec 16, 2022 Full Review Chile '76 (2022) 91% “1976 shows how oppression need not be active nor visible, for its most pernicious varieties whisper rent-free in people’s heads...” – Cinema Escapist Nov 13, 2022 Full Review Yuni (2021) 100% “Yuni offers a distinctive artistic vision with its usage of poetry and color, and is all the more remarkable for emotively addressing potentially sensitive topics amidst Indonesia’s ongoing rise in religious conservatism.” – Cinema Escapist Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Emergency Declaration (2021) 66% “While Emergency Declaration feels refreshing as a sort of mid-budget disaster movie that Hollywood doesn’t make often these days, it pales in comparison to other recent Korean media touching on similar themes.” – Cinema Escapist Aug 9, 2022 Full Review Sniper: The White Raven (2022) 72% “Sniper: The White Raven seems tailored to the Western zeitgeist, even if it was actually filmed before February 2022’s Russian invasion and likely targeted at domestic Ukrainian audiences” – Cinema Escapist Jul 4, 2022 Full Review Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn (2021) 90% “While Bad Luck Banging is definitely art house, nobody can accuse it of being bland or forgettable...” – Cinema Escapist Jan 21, 2022 Full Review Parallel Mothers (2021) 96% “...artistically praiseworthy, though it is worth considering to what degree it'll actually have a political impact, especially when compared to movies about historical memory from elsewhere in the world.” – Cinema Escapist Dec 22, 2021 Full Review Under the Open Sky (2020) 90% “The ability to compel viewers to re-examine the society around them-that's the mark of a good socially conscious film, and Under the Open Sky earns it.” – Cinema Escapist Aug 9, 2021 Full Review Okay Madam (2020) “While it won't shift any societal discourse or pioneer new ways of filmmaking, Okay Madam competently fulfills its likely intended purpose of providing dynamic, family-friendly entertainment.” – Cinema Escapist Aug 9, 2021 Full Review Escape From Mogadishu (2021) 95% “...how the film depicts relations between North and South Korean characters is worth deeper examination. Unlike other popular media about inter-Korean relations...” – Cinema Escapist Jul 30, 2021 Full Review A Family (2020) 83% “As the first major, internationally streamable movie to address the yakuza's waning influence, A Family is a valuable addition to discourse around Japanese organized crime.” – Cinema Escapist Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Sweet & Sour (2021) “Sweet & Sour isn't a lighthearted first date movie. However, it'll likely resonate with many East Asian viewers, and provides an unexpectedly rich look at South Korea's contemporary societal woes.” – Cinema Escapist Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Night in Paradise (2020) 68% “With its Jeju location and an intriguing female protagonist, Night in Paradise adds new dimensions to the storied tradition of Korean gangster films.” – Cinema Escapist Jun 7, 2021 Full Review The Great War of Archimedes (2019) “The Great War of Archimedes becomes a refreshingly self-aware commentary on Japan's militarism and contemporary national ethos.” – Cinema Escapist Jun 7, 2021 Full Review
No Reviews Yet
Load More