Crank: Simply a brilliant film that doesn't stop for its 84 minute runtime. The first true American action film of 2006. Just remember to watch after the credits.

Dragon Tiger Gate: I hated this film. This film is pure suck. Of course, Donnie Yen is the co-producer of the film so it's gotta suck. After starting the first 15 minutes with promise, the film's flaws show through and through and my god IT SUCKS. The characters have no development whatsoever, the villain is written without any motivation, and above all the final fight SUCKED! Director Wilson Yip shows that he cannot direct a film with any substance. One positive is that the villainess is mega HOT.

There's one thing that's bothering me about the reviews of the Departed (coming out this Friday). It's that the reviewers keep on saying that Infernal Affairs (the original film that the Departed was based on) is too confusing to understand. This is what is bugging me. What is there not to understand about Infernal Affairs? It is the first Chinese film that is totally within Western conventions from beginning to end and yet they call it confusing? If you still haven't watched Infernal Affairs, do yourself a favor and rent the goddamn film.