Lady Assassin (1983) – Blu Ray Review
David Rees Made in the latter days of the mighty Shaw Brothers Studio, Lady Assassin is a fast-paced swordplay epic with an interesting plot. The old reigning emperor is on death’s door,…
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The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk Collection – Blu-Ray Review
Fong Sai Yuk is a martial arts hero, similar to Wong Fei Hung and has been the subject of many films from the old Black and White days to the…
Kid From Kwangtung – Blu Ray Review
Superkicker Hwang Jang Lee was a very popular actor in martial arts cinema in the 1970s and early 1980s. Now, 88 Films has released a new Blu-ray of Kid From…
Striking Rescue (2024) – Review. Tony Jaa.
Tony Jaa became an iconic martial arts star with the release of Ong Bak in 2003 and followed it up with the sequel Ong Bak 2 and Tom Yum Goong…
Broken Oath – Blu Ray Review
Angela Mao had a good career in martial arts movies with her best output being with Golden Harvest. Broken Oath is one of her best and sadly the last she…
Shawscope Volume 3 – Disc 2 – Review. Return of the One Armed Swordsman / New One Armed Swordsman
Disc 2 of this Arrow Video Shawscope box set has two more One-Armed Swordsman films, Return of the One Armed Swordsman (1969) and New One-Armed Swordsman (1971). Return of the…
Shawscope Volume 3 – Disc 1 – One Armed Swordsman Review
Arrow Video is now releasing Volume 3 in the Shawscope series and the first disc in the set is a new 4K remaster of the classic One Armed Swordsman starring…
Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires – Blu-Ray Review
In the early 1970s, the Kung Fu movie craze started with the big box office takings for movies such as Enter the Dragon and King Boxer. Meanwhile, the British horror…
Enter the Clones of Bruce – Documentary Blu-Ray Review
When Bruce Lee died in July 1973 the world was shocked, Hong Kong had lost its most famous son just as he was reaching stardom in the West. But soon…
Replacement Killers – Retro Review
Chow Yun Fat became a superstar and icon, especially in Hong Kong and Asia after his hit action films from director John Woo, namely A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and…