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Two Asian Blokes

A podcast where we chat about Asian pop culture: films, tv shows, cartoons, video games, comics, books, food… whatever we’re feeling on the day, really. A little bit of news, a little bit of analysis, but a whole lot of fun. New episodes every Monday!

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30:27

Jackie CHAN-uary - The Karate Kid (2010) extended audio

Two Asian Blokes ·

2025/01/30

Happy Jackie Chan-uary everyone!In this series we are taking a look at four of our favorite movies from one of our favorite martial artists/actors - the one and only Jackie Chan!This week we are ringing in the Lunar New Year by talking about a Karate Kid movie, set in China, featuring absolutely zero karate. That's right, we're talking about The Karate Kid (2010).Jackie Chan stars alongside Jaden Smith in this surprisingly charming coming-of-age remake of the original The Karate Kid (1984). B...

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27:58

Jackie CHAN-uary - Mr. Nice Guy (1997) extended audio

Two Asian Blokes ·

2025/01/24

Happy Jackie Chan-uary everyone!In this series we are taking a look at four of our favorite movies from one of our favorite martial artists/actors - the one and only Jackie Chan!This week we are celebrating not only Jackie Chan-uary but also Australia Day by watching Mr. Nice Guy (1997), which was filmed in our home town of Melbourne, Australia.Jackie Chan stars alongside a number of Australian character actors: Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Rachel Blakely, Barry Otto and Heartbreak High's own Vince...

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30:15

Jackie CHAN-uary - The Myth (2005) extended audio

Two Asian Blokes ·

2025/01/15

Happy Jackie Chan-uary everyone! In this series we are taking a look at four of our favorite movies from one of our favorite martial artists/actors - the one and only Jackie Chan! Our second movie for this year's Jackie CHAN-uary is The Myth - a 2005 Hong Kong—Chinese martial arts fantasy film directed by Stanley Tong, starring Jackie Chan, Kim Hee-Sun, Mallika Sheriwat, and Tony Leung Ka-Fai. A smash hit in China but a dismal failure in The West, The Myth sees Jackie Chan take...

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27:09

Jackie CHAN-uary - Wheels on Meals (1984) extended audio

Two Asian Blokes ·

2025/01/08

Watch the video version on YouTube -- https://youtu.be/zUbJcFKos5UHappy Jackie Chan-uary everyone!In this series we are taking a look at four of our favorite movies from one of our favorite martial artists/actors - the one and only Jackie Chan!We're kicking off this year's Jackie Chan-uary off with an underrated classic - Wheels on Meals (1984). Many people know this movie for its famous fight scene between Jackie Chan and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, but this film is more than that. Starring th...

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67:50

132 - Baby Assassins: Nice Days REVIEW! Company...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2025/01/01

In this episode we talk about the ongoing NewJeans vs HYBE situation as well as people getting angry at Knocked Loose playing the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Thavy also gives us a quick review of his Christmas movie for this year: Terrifier 3. The main review for this week is Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2024), the third instalment in the Baby Assassins franchise, written and directed by Yugo Sakamoto, starring Saori Izawa and Akari Takaishi. This latest instalment sees our teenage assassins ...

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131 - Dìdi REVIEW! A painfully relatable journey

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/12/17

In this episode we talk about the censorship of Japanese anime, as well as some teasers for the upcoming Netflix anime titles Devil May Cry and Splinter Cell: Deathwatch. We also look at a teaser for a hypothetical second season of Scavengers Reign, before going on to do a mini-review of Grafted (2024), a New Zealand indie horror film in the same vein as The Substance.But the main review for this week is Dìdi (2024), an American coming-of-age comedy drama film about an impressionable 13-year-...

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61:43

130 - Joker 2: Folie à ZZZZZZZZZZZ

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/12/10

In this episode Thavy is joined by the Two Asian Blokes number one fanboy, Lak. Lak was kind enough to offer up a spare room for Thavy to stay in during his Hokkaido adventures, so Thavy's gift to him was a conversation about Joker 2, a notoriously bad movie.Joker: Folie à deux is a 2024 American jukebox musical psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver. Loosely based on DC Comics characters, it is a sequel to Joker (2019).Is there a...

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129 - Silent Hill Part 1 - Japan banter and...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/12/03

In this episode we celebrate the 3-year birthday of Two Asian Blokes Podcast by playing a videogame and gas-bagging about our recent trip to Japan. Here is Part 1 of our epic playthrough of the Silent Hill 2 remake. Jump onto YouTube to see video of us struggling our way through the world of Silent Hill.YouTube -- https://youtu.be/moB3FicE5m4How has Japan changed in the 8 years Thavy has been away? How was Danh's wedding? How many stomps is too many? Let's discuss.SUBSCRIBE to Two Asian Bloke...

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128 - Look Back and The Shadow Strays! From wholesome...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/11/25

In this episode we celebrate our return from Japan with two movies - one centred around two Japanese schoolgirls and one where the opening scene involves a bunch of Yakuza getting killed.Look Back is a 2024 Japanese animated coming-of-age drama film based on the one-shot web manga of the same name by Tatsuki Fujimoto. The two main characters, Fujino and Kyomoto couldn't be more different, yet their shared passion for drawing manga unites these two small-town girls. This movie is currently str...

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127 - A Tale Of Two Sisters... Character Chaos...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/11/11

In this episode we invite special guests Rhiannon and Margaret, hosts of the podcast Character Chaos, to discuss Kim Jee-woon's 2003 horror classic, A Tale Of Two Sisters.This was Rhiannon and Margaret's first viewing of A Tale Of Two Sisters. Did they enjoy it as much as us? Will their pitch for a Disney remake successfully make Thavy puke? Let's find out!Also, check out Character Chaos anywhere you can get your podcasts!YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/@characterchaospodSpotify -- https:/...

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27:55

126 - Chinese Pipa player REACTS to Knocked Loose and...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/11/05

In this week's episode, Danh takes a break and Thavy invites his good friend Angel on the show to look at some music.Angel has dabbled in piano and is well-versed in the traditional Chinese instrument, the Pipa. Not ordinarily utilized in heavy metal music, Thavy of course wanted to get Angel's thoughts on some heavier bands that he's into.(Apologies for the watermark on Hitsujibungaku. You can blame SONY Music for that)SUBSCRIBE to Two Asian Blokes -- https://bit.ly/_subscribe_here_00:00 Int...

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89:30

125 – Halloween Special! Strange Darling, The...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/10/28

In this week's Halloween Special we reviewed five big spooky releases of this season! No spoilers unless otherwise stipulated.Strange Darling - a 2023 American thriller film written and directed by JT Mollner and starring Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner. Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer's vicious murder spree.The Substance - a 2024 satirical body horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore and Mar...

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69:10

124 - Terminator ZERO review! The Terminator...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/09/23

In this week's episode we talked the latest in the NewJeans vs HYBE scandal, Shōgun winning big at the Emmys, as well as mini-reviews for Blumhouse's afrAId and Alex Garland's Devs, before going to the main review for this episode - Terminator ZERO.Terminator Zero is a science fiction action anime series developed by Mattson Tomlin for Netflix. It is set in the Terminator universe created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd. Animation services were provided by Production I.G under the directi...

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123 - The Killer (2024) vs The Crow (2024)! Battle of...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/09/17

In this week's episode we had a big whinge about two bad modern remakes of classic films from the 80s and 90s, John Woo's The Killer and as Rupert Sanders' The Crow.The Killer (2024) is directed by John Woo and stars Nathalie Emmanuel and Sam Worthington. It is a remake of the 1989 classic also directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun Fat, about a professional killer who accidentally blinds a woman while on a job.The Crow (2024) is directed by Rupert Sanders and stars Bill Skarsgård and FKA Tw...

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88:08

122 - Trap, Ma Da: The Drowning Spirit, Alien:...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/09/03

In this week's episode we reviewed three horror movies, two bad ones and one good one. Which is which - who's to say?Trap (2024) is a tense thriller about a serial killer escaping from a pop concert. Starring Josh Hartnett and one of M. Night Shyamalan's daughters, M. Night self-funded this odd duck of a movie as a means to support his daughter Saleeka's singing career.Ma Da: The Drowning Spirit (2024) is a Vietnamese ghost story about a malevolent spirit that haunts the Mekong River.Alien: R...

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121 - Third World Romance REVIEW. A touching tale of...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/08/12

In this week's episode we talked the Paris Olympics, the Terminator ZERO trailer (with a side of zankensoki action), and Squid Game season 2 (with a side of Mr. Beast controversy). Danh also has a big whinge about spoilers on the internet and Thavy gives a mini-review of a Filipino horror anthology, before we do our main review for this episode, Third World Romance, currently streaming on Netflix.Third World Romance (2023) is a Filipino romance film written and directed by Dwein Baltazar, sta...

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120 - How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies. A...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/08/06

In this week's episode we talked about the passing of Cheng Pei-pei, Shogun cleaning up at the Emmys, as well as the trailer for the American remake of The Killer by John Woo. We also offer up mini-reviews for Long Legs and The Acolyte, before getting onto the main review for this episode - a Thai film called How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (หลานม่า) is a 2024 Thai drama film directed and co-written by Pat Boonnitipat, starring Putthipong Assa...

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64:53

119 - Sydney Film Festival! Kinds of Kindness, Black...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/07/22

In this week's episode talk about four movies we saw as part of this year's Sydney Film Festival:-Kinds of Kindness directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons-Black Box Diaries directed by Shiori Ito-A Different Man directed by Aaron Schimberg, starring Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, and Renate Reinsve-The Contestant directed by Claire TitleyWith a good mix of A24 weirdness and Japanese based documentaries, which of these movies did we like the most? Let's discuss.SUBS...

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118 - KILL! The most VIOLENT Indian movie we have...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/07/09

In this week's episode we did a retrospective on the Beverly Hills Cop series and mini-reviews for the newest instalment, Axel F, as well as Jessica Alba led Trigger Warning, before getting into the main review for this episode: an action-packed movie from India simply titled "Kill."With a name like Kill, we were looking forward to some graphically violent action cinema with a Bollywood twist.Does Kill deliver? Let's discuss.SUBSCRIBE to Two Asian Blokes -- https://bit.ly/_subscribe_here_00:0...

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87:47

117 - Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In! Look out,...

Two Asian Blokes ·

2024/06/27

In this week's episode we covered Crazy Rich Asians news, Lord of the Rings news, Inside Out 2 box office, as well as a mini-review for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, before getting to our main review for this episode - Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is a Hong Kong action film set in the walled city of Kowloon in the 80s. We got gangsters, we got Wuxia, we got characters with random magical powers, we go BBQ pork and Fanta in glass bottles. This movie has it a...

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