Summer Time Machine Blues (Japan, 2005)

A group of college students hanging out in campus during one hot summer accidentally breaks the remote control for the air conditioning in their clubroom. 

They decide to go back in time and get the remote before it gets broken. This is a very funny and entertaining sci-fi film.

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Solace (Korea, 2006)

The movie is about two people with completely different occupations who are somehow drawn to each other. 

This is a nice feel good romantic film that makes you believe that happy endings are always possible in life. 

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My Mighty Princess (Korea, 2008)

The story is about a college girl who is invulnerable to physical harm, since she’s a descendant of a Korean martial art called “churyook” that makes her unbelievably tough. 

This is a cute little film that will remind viewers of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but more on the lighter side. 

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Ip Man (Hong Kong, 2008)

Donnie Yen stars as the title character in this bio-movie about Bruce Lee's master. 

Wing Chun, the kung fu used by Ip Man wasn't that famous until Bruce did his thing at the movies. But according to this film it was already famous in China before World War 2. 

A lot of great action is shown in this simple flick about a man, his family, and his kick-ass profession. 

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No Country for Old Men (Hollywood, 2007)

Tommy Lee Jones stars as a sheriff in a small town in Texas that gets turned upside down because of a drug deal gone wrong. 

Thanks to great acting and visuals, this movie becomes more than your typical cat and mouse thriller.

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Old Boy (Korea, 2003)

A man gets abducted and is held captive for 15 years in a room.  

This is the main plot for Park Chan Wook’s masterpiece. The movie is visually unique and each scene is creatively done. 

This was the best picture winner at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

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Infernal Affairs (Hong Kong, 2002)

Infernal Affairs is as good as they come. Tony Leung stars as the mole sent to infiltrate the triads and Andy Lau stars as the mole sent to the inner depths of the HK police department. 

Things start out sweet but a decade later, both infiltrators start questioning their respective jobs. What happens next is a merry-go-round of bluff and counter-bluff, each side trying to smoke out their respective informants. 

Great acting, cinematography, and original unexpected twists abound in this awesome gangster film.

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Crows Zero 2 (Japan, 2009)

A great sequel to a great film. If the first one was a kick-ass anthem to a violent high school life, then this movie is a kick-ass graduation present. Months after the events of Crows Zero 1, Genji Takaya is still trying to be the head honcho of Suzuran high school. 

This second film is in some ways richer and better than the original and it became a larger blockbuster than the first movie. 

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Zodiac (Hollywood, 2007)

Zodiac is about the famous serial killer in the 1970s San Francisco Bay Area. The film follows a newspaper cartoonist played by Jake Gyllenhaal as he becomes obsessed in finding out the identity of the killer.

The movie features great acting and cinematography with plenty of interesting plot  twists.

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Crows Zero (Japan, 2007)

The film is about high school students in Japan who don't want to do anything but rumble with each other, in order to become their school's no. 1 head honcho. 

The movie is very stylishly done and audiences will never get bored, since the action sequences are a lot of fun to watch. This is a huge blockbuster in Japan.

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A Dirty Carnival (Korea, 2006)

The story follows a gangster family captain trying to make ends meet, in both his crime family and his actual family. 

This is a highly watchable gangster flick from South Korea.

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PTU (Hong Kong, 2003)

The film is about cops in Hong Kong who got stuck in the night shift. 

The dark visual style works great as expected of the movie's director Johnnie To. The film is a slow burn that builds into an exciting climax.

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