Detective Dee – Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review
David Rees Director Tsui Hark has been absent from the screens for a while and many thought his best days were behind him, but with the release of Detective Dee -Mystery of…
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Shaolin Temple (1976) – Review
Our reviews are staying at Shaolin with the retrospective review of the Shaw Brothers classic from 1976, Shaolin Temple. The Mighty Shaw studios were at there peak around this time…
Shaolin (2011) – Review
Shaolin is the much anticipated period action drama from director Benny Chan and starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse and a guy named Jackie Chan. Set in early 20th century China,…
The Lost Bladesman – Review
The Lost Bladesman stars Donnie Yen as the famous warrior General Guan Yunchang and based upon a classic novel translated as Guan Yu Crossing Five Passes And Slaying Five Generals.…
Top 10 Sammo Hung Movies
Sammo Hung is one of the most influential people in Hong Kong Cinema over the past 30 years. He has worked with all the greats including Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan…
Bangkok Knockout – Review
Bangkok Knockout sadly shows all that is right and wrong with Thai action cinema at the moment. Martial arts clubs compete for a Hollywood movie audition, The Pure-hearted club, led…
Man From Nowhere – Review
An ex-special agent, Cha Tae-shik’s runs a pawnshop in a complex where a little girl named So-mi lives with her mother. The two have a silent friendship and the girl…
Mini – Reviews
Here are some mini-reviews of movies I have seen lately that are worth a view. Beach Of The War Gods (1973) Wang Yu starred in and directed this swordplay epic…
Bodyguards and Assassins – Review
Released in 2009 Bodyguards And Assassins tells the story of Sun Yat Sen, who played an instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty, and his arrival in Hong…
Clash (2009)- Review
After seeing Johnny Nguyen in Tom Yum Goong opposite Tony Jaa and in the excellent The Rebel, I was looking forward to his next project which was The Clash another…