Articles by Allan Tong

Towelhead

Alan Ball

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2008

This DVD release may attract the audience this dark comedy deserves. Fearing a perceived racial backlash, Warner never got behind this film...

Waltz With Bashir

Ari Folman

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2008

Waltz With Bashir is an astonishing animated documentary that centres on a civilian massacre during the 1982 Lebanese-Israeli war. The film...

JFK: Ultimate Collector's Edition

Oliver Stone

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2008

Forty-five years after JFK's assassination and 17 after Oliver Stone released his flawed magnum opus, Warner Brothers issues a box set that...

Kung Fu Panda

Mark Osborne & John Stevenson

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2008

Kung Fu Panda was this summer’s animation hit because it was fun for kids, smart for adults and charming to all. Jack Black is the voice be...

Secrets Of The Furious Five

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2008

"The Kung Fu Panda story continues!” boasts the cover. However, this straight-to-DVD release, available only in a package with KFP, is more...

Synecdoche, New York

Charlie Kaufman

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2008

The most gifted screenwriter of our generation has directed a colossal mess. Charlie Kaufman makes his directorial debut with Synecdoche, N...

Made in Jamaica

Jerome Lapperousaz

PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2008

Made In Jamaica surveys today’s reggae and dancehall scene, which was born on an island driven by crime and poverty. The documentary offers...

Family Guy: Volume 6

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2008

Sure, there’s an audio commentary for each of the 12 episodes in this box. Sure, each episode offers both the televised and unrated version...