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Andrew Heskins

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Biography:

Andrew Heskins is the founder of easternKicks.com. A site launched in 2002 to spread his own passion for Asian film, it's since gained a reputation as one of the best sources of information and reviews, with some 40 plus contributors from across the globe and a popular podcast he co-hosts. Andrew has also been involved in creating exclusive video content for releases, appearing on BBC radio and global television, and hosting events including a BAFTA Masterclass.

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Plan 75 (2022) 95% 5/5 EDIT “Haunting and thought-provoking, but nowhere as grim as it ought to be, this one sticks with you as every great work of science fiction should.” – easternKicks.com Dec 8, 2023 Full Review Broker (2022) 94% 3/5 EDIT “Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won and Bae Doona shine in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s first Korean production, but it can't help but feel more like a 'greatest hits' of the director's previous work...” – easternKicks.com Nov 27, 2022 Full Review Drive My Car (2021) 97% 5/5 EDIT “Could Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Murakami adaption be his best yet?” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review The Story of Southern Islet (2020) 100% 3.5/5 EDIT “Chong Keat Aun’s otherworldly debut” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Incantation (2022) 79% 4/5 EDIT “Disturbing a folk ritual unleashes havoc in Kevin Ko’s effective found footage horror” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 93% 4/5 EDIT “…and in the multiverse Michelle Yeoh is everything!” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review The Valiant Ones (1975) 4/5 EDIT “King Hu’s vibrant, action-packed wuxia finally restored to full glory” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Fast & Feel Love (2022) 100% 3/5 EDIT “Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit returns with a comedy about the high-octane sport of... beer cup stacking” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Liquor Store Dreams (2022) 100% 4/5 EDIT “A deeply personal and moving take on the American dream” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Blue Island (2022) 89% 4/5 EDIT “A powerful study on the right to peaceful protest” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Hunt (2022) 68% 3.5/5 EDIT “Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae leads and directs this action-packed spy thriller” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Decision to Leave (2022) 94% 3/5 EDIT “Park Chan-wook returns with a dizzying noir starring Park Hae-il and Tang Wei, but this tribute isn't as good as the original...” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Dear Tenant (2020) 4/5 EDIT “A superb drama exploring LGBTQ equality against traditional gender roles” – easternKicks.com Dec 3, 2021 Full Review Looking for a Lady with Fangs and a Moustache (2019) 92% 3/5 EDIT “A slight if likeable work from filmmaker and lama Khyentse Norbu” – easternKicks.com Dec 3, 2021 Full Review Raging Fire (2021) 90% 3/5 EDIT “A fitting finale for the career of Hong Kong action genre doyen Benny Chan” – easternKicks.com Dec 3, 2021 Full Review Plurality (2021) 3/5 EDIT “A stylish and effective Taiwanese psychological thriller” – easternKicks.com Oct 8, 2021 Full Review The Medium (2021) 80% 3/5 EDIT “Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) and Banjong Pisanthanakun (Shutter) combine forces, but is it anything new?...” – easternKicks.com Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Chung fung dui liu feng gaai tau (Big Bullet) (Emergency Unit: Angry Fire Street Corner) (1996) 4/5 EDIT “The film that truly defined Benny Chan as a director of action, and what fun it is...” – easternKicks.com Apr 25, 2021 Full Review No Tears for the Dead (2014) 43% 4/5 EDIT “A love letter to Hong Kong action (and more) from the director of The Man From Nowhere” – easternKicks.com Apr 25, 2021 Full Review The Drug King (2018) 75% 3/5 EDIT “A solid but overly familiar true-life crime drama from Inside Men director Woo Min-ho” – easternKicks.com Apr 25, 2021 Full Review Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2019) 40% 2/5 EDIT “Less biopic, more a muddled if entertaining fever dream of Donnie Yen's finest moments” – easternKicks.com Apr 25, 2021 Full Review The Swordsman (2020) 86% 3/5 EDIT “A familiar-looking Joseon drama, redeemed by fantastically overblown fight sequences...” – easternKicks.com Mar 1, 2021 Full Review The Rescue (2020) 90% 3/5 EDIT “It's Thunderbirds rebooted as Dante Lam delivers the thrills once again...” – easternKicks.com Dec 15, 2020 Full Review Days (2020) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Tsai Ming-liang's minimalist take of two lonely souls meeting could hardly come at a more poignant time...” – easternKicks.com Dec 9, 2020 Full Review The Bride With White Hair (1993) 100% 5/5 EDIT “A peak moment of wuxia 'wire-fu' from which there was no coming back” – easternKicks.com Nov 11, 2020 Full Review
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