The Tournament (1974) – Review
David Rees Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Sammo Hung and director Huang Feng made a number of films together for the Golden Harvest Studio, including Hapkido and When Taekwondo Strikes, but in 1974…
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Prisoner of War (2025) – Review
Scott Adkins should be a much bigger star; followers of martial arts action films have heard that many times, and his latest, Prisoner of War, gives us another solid entry…
Peking Opera Blues – Arrow Blu Ray Review
Arrow Films’ UK release of Peking Opera Blues marks the first title from the legendary Golden Princess library to arrive on British shores — a catalogue that also includes classics…
Last Samurai Standing – Season 1 Review
Currently streaming on Netflix, Last Samurai Standing turns historic Japan into the arena for one of the most gripping action dramas of the year. With only 6 episodes, it wastes…
Lady Assassin (1983) – Blu Ray Review
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,…
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…