Accented Cinema

Italian Japanese Chinese Kung Fu Texan Cowboy Western action movie. Did I hit all the key words yet?

Accented Cinema - Episode 146 Kung Fu movies love to beat up foreign fighters in a show of patriotism. But has that ever happened in real life?

Accented Cinema - Episode 147 Silly movie with great ambition is always my favourite genre. Beside, How can you not love a movie that punches Nazis with Kung Fu?

Accented Cinema - Episode 148 The best way to learn a foreign language is by fornacating with someone's mom, or so I've heard.

Accented Cinema - Episode 149 Ne Zha 2 is blowing up, and I'm here to explain the cultural context, so you can enjoy the film to its fullest!

Accented Cinema - Episode 150 I love talking about bad movies, and even beyond Chinese cinema. So then, why did I stop talking about them?

Accented Cinema - Episode 151 From the most fundamental skill of acting, demonstrated by the master of the craft, we peer into the depth of the art: Just how difficult is it to take a single step in front of a camera?

Accented Cinema - Episode 152 Am I using the word right? Hagmaxxing? Because wealthy millennial moms may actually be the secret backbone of the Chinese film industry.

Accented Cinema - Episode 153 Let's take a look at Four J-horror films based on famous urban legends, and examine the social context behind these films. Some of these stories are dark. Some of them are dumb. And one of them is so silly, I have to love it.

Accented Cinema - Episode 154 What ifs ands or buts, in Chinese theater and cinema, there is a tradition of women playing male characters. And we are exploring the entire history of this unique phenomenon!

Accented Cinema - Episode 155 We are starting a new video series, where we travel through some of the most interesting locations in China by visiting the movies that take place there. Today's destination: Yunnan, Beijing, Chongqing.

Accented Cinema - Episode 156 All too often, we see the death of quietness in film, and blame that on the changing media landscape destroying our attention span. And yet, I have a feeling we didn't choose to spend our time on TikTok willingly. In this video, let me share my opinion on why Hollywood is struggling.

Accented Cinema - Episode 157 Let's take a break from all the seriousness, and goof around with the hit anime series The Apothecary Diaries. Look, it took inspiration from China, it's only fair I take inspiration from it.

Accented Cinema - Episode 158 At the end of our Apothecary Diaries video, we brought up the topic of Japanese-made films set in China. And in this two-part series, we are going to dive into this curious phenomenon. Why would one country create stories about another country? The answer lies within the interconnected history between the two nations.

Accented Cinema - Episode 159 In this video, we finish up our story between China and Japan by taking a look at how the two countries come together to create something special. From Sister Street Fighter to Zatoichi vs. One-Armed Swordsman, to a postwar reconciliation project, it is an emotional finale.

Accented Cinema - Episode 160 Look, I do not claim to be an authority on film criticism. But I do claim to be an expert on bad film criticism. After all, it takes one to know one.

Accented Cinema - Episode 161 Happy Halloween! For this spooky season, I present to you Kwaidan, one of the best looking horror movies ever made. Let's dive part of the film's story and visual, and analyze what makes it so visually stunning.

Accented Cinema - Episode 162 In this episode of Bad Movies World Tour, we are heading to South India and check out how a rich dude's fantasy is everyone else's infuriating entertainment.