Last Emperor

Review: The Last Emperor deals with the human element of power. The focus on the main character is so total that the backdrop of historical developments, some of the more significant in the 20th century, fail to drown out the theme of the movie. The...

Review: This movie was excellent. It is a bit slow, but worth every minute. The historical context is amazingly well done, if slightly inaccurate. The cinematography is awesome. In fact, it won many Academy Awards (back when Academy Awards meant something),...

The Bottom Line:

Slow and well-filmed, The Last Emperor is a cinematic marvel with characters it is hard to care about.

Review: A number of significant people in my life - and my partner's life - are Chinophiles, lovers of Chinese art, culture and history. Both my father and mother and my partner's mother have made trips to China within the least five years. In fact, my...