James Marsh

Tonight:

OSCARS 2026 - Our Final Predictions! YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

We are less than a week away from the Academy Awards, and a number of key categories are still very much undecided. @stevehackman1.bsky.social and I lock in our final predictions as to who will taste Oscar glory on Sunday night. youtu.be/KwvOmuMGnE4?...

Oh it’s an absolute car crash of unrealised potential, but I didn’t hate it

Tonight:

New movies out today in Hong Kong: SCREAM 7, THE BRIDE!, RENTAL FAMILY, ULTIMATE REVENGE, GIRLFRIENDS, SUNSHINE WOMEN’S CHOIR, DANGERS IN MY HEART, GIRLS UND PANZER, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY, KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR (7/3)

If memory serves, Hugh Jackman was cavorting around outside Times Square as part of the promo tour for this one

Today:

Ise-Shima (Ishiro Honda, 1949) w/ English subs YouTube video by Tsundoku Diving

New translation!

This week I’ve translated the short documentary Ise-Shima, the 1949 directorial debut from the man behind Godzilla, Ishiro Honda!

Enjoy the start of one of the most famous names in movies, the first instance of underwater filming in Japan, and lots of post-war anxieties!

My long-suffering cohort @pierceconran.bsky.social & I expand our repertoire to the canon of revered Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou with an audio commentary track for Film Movement’s new release of his sumptuous sensual drama JU DOU, starring the incredible Gong Li. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

Every Best Picture - Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Academy Award Winners YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

An epic movie demands an epic conversation. @stevehackman1.bsky.social and I were delighted to invite my dear friend @evrimersoy.bsky.social onto the show to discuss David Lean’s indisputable masterpiece LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. One of my favourite Every Best Pictures so far: youtu.be/LGdcxqIyOPs?...

Dotonburi, Osaka - BLACK RAIN (Ridley Scott, 1989) vs last night (26 Feb,2026) #osaka #japan #filmlocation #blackrain #touristing

Sounds perfect

a man is standing in front of a lavatory door . ALT: a man is standing in front of a lavatory door .

Heading to Osaka in the morning, so getting in the mood with this one

Review | Scare Out: Zhang Yimou tackles national security in subpar Chinese spy thriller A story of a mole inside a state security team in China, Scare Out is slickly executed but narratively muddled, and far from Zhang’s best.

SCARE OUT: Zhang Yimou delivers a slickly executed but narratively muddled spy thriller about stolen secrets and traitorous agents, that never pauses long enough to ponder why they might choose to betray their country. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

This morning:

Today:

Wandering director Lee Sang-il’s movies ranked, from good to great Lee Sang-il has made some of the most critically acclaimed Japanese movies of the past 20 years. From his 2010 hit Villain to his latest, Wandering, we rank the Japanese-Korean director’s films, from ...

Absolutely fantastic movie. If you’re delving into Lee’s back cat, might I humbly suggest checking out this piece I penned a couple of years back: sc.mp/qhim

BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS | Hong Kong action legend Yuen Woo Ping delivers an old school wuxia epic YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS: Finally found a moment to collect my thoughts on Yuen Woo Ping's visually ravishing martial arts epic, starring a boat-load of local stars including Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse, Jet Li, Max Zhang, Tony Leung Ka Fai and many more. youtu.be/V9DnRG203_s?...

Well...arguably Clarence doesn't watch it coz he's seen it already

GET SHORTY, pausing for TOUCH OF EVIL, would be a lot of fun. "You going down, Orson."

If you start TRUE ROMANCE you might never finish it, pausing for a Sonny Chiba triple feature of THE STREETFIGHTER, RETURN OF THE STREETFIGHTER and SISTER STREETFIGHTER, then later for A BETTER TOMORROW 2, and again for FREEJACK.

Review | Jackie Chan’s hot streak continues with Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe manages to overcome its previous instalment’s failings to become a fun, wholesome family adventure.

PANDA PLAN: THE MAGICAL TRIBE: Jackie Chan follows up his abysmal animal adventure movie with a sequel that defies the odds by being actually kinda halfway decent. www.scmp.com/lifestyle/en...

It was left a little ambiguous, but I took it that he had died. I’m sure a fan of the manhwa will no doubt correct me though 😂

BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS: slick if somewhat unexceptional sword-wielding action epic from Yuen Woo-ping follows a conventional story of wandering warriors and competing clans, elevated by some exotically staged action and a raft of glitzy guest stars. TBH gutted Nashi was recast but hey ho.

Kicking off the new year with Yuen Woo-ping’s latest

Night King 《夜王》 Review | Sammi Cheng and Dayo Wong star in Sexy, Hilarious Chinese New Year Comedy YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

NIGHT KING: Sammi Cheng, Dayo Wong, Louise Wong and Fish Liew headline this funny, sexy and shamelessly nostalgic Chinese New Year romp about the waning glory days of TST East's nightclub scene - from Jack Ng, writer-director of A Guilty Conscience. youtu.be/VXZItmLg6y4?...

THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY 《金多寶》Review | Elaine Jin & Chung Suet-ying Think They've Won the Lottery YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY: Philip “PORT OF CALL” Yung changes tack for this patchy and rambling tale of an ordinary family whose lucky numbers might have come up. Has its moments, but unlikely to find an audience outside Hong Kong: youtu.be/3vUjQe1oyUE?...

We don’t get it here until the 26th but will be rushing to see it asap

I’m hearing that CRIME 101 is precisely this

Night King 《夜王》 Review | Sammi Cheng and Dayo Wong star in Sexy, Hilarious Chinese New Year Comedy YouTube video by Deep Dive Movie Reviews

NIGHT KING: Sammi Cheng, Dayo Wong, Louise Wong and Fish Liew headline this funny, sexy and shamelessly nostalgic Chinese New Year romp about the waning glory days of TST East's nightclub scene - from Jack Ng, writer-director of A Guilty Conscience. youtu.be/VXZItmLg6y4?...