Roger Yuan Archives

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Rating: ★

Aug 20, 2003Martial Arts Fantasy

Painfully derivative US-made attempt to jump aboard the popularity of Wu Xia following The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There are talented people involved who should have known better

Director: Paul Hunter

Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, …

Category: Fantasy

20 August 200327 February 2026 by Roog

Vampires: The Turning (2005)

Rating: ★½

Feb 21, 2013Vampire Wars

Supposedly a second sequel to John Carpenter's Vampires but of little connection otherwise, this is a film of uneven effect about warring vampire clans in Thailand

Director: Marty Weiss

Actors: Colin Egglesfield, Stephanie Chao, Patrick Bauchau, Roger Yuan

Category: Horror

21 February 20134 April 2024 by Roog

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Rating: ★

Mar 13, 2016Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

A massive letdown of the year. A sequel that brings back several of the original cast and gives it to Yuen Wo-Ping to direct but is merely slickly paced, uninspired action that substitutes CGI for the graceful wirework of the original

Director: Yuen Wo Ping

Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Harry Shum Jr, …

Category: Fantasy

13 March 201612 January 2026 by Roog

Dune Part Two (2024)

Rating: ★★★★

Apr 20, 2024Desert World/Intergalactic Politics/Precognitive Messiah

The second part of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic SF novel Dune, this delves more deeply into the world of the Fremen, although starts to diverge more from the book

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Actors: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 April 202413 November 2025 by Roog