Category Archives: Reviews


art of vengeance book

Fans of a certain age will remember the days of going down to your local Chinatown or to your nearest late-night cinema venue and seeing the great film posters for the latest Kung Fu movies from Hong Kong. Sure we Read more…


Benny Chan is now one of Hong Kong’s most well-known directors with hits such as Shaolin and Invisible Target and this is his new heroic bloodshed epic White Storm. Three childhood friends, Tin (Lau Ching Wan), Wai (Nick Cheung) and Read more…


When co-director Eric Tsang was asked about 7 Assassins he said: “It is a movie that pays tribute to the Golden Generation of the movie industry.” You can see why. The film is filled with stars from that period and Read more…


Of course, many books have been written about Bruce Lee some good and some not so good, but now and then a volume comes out about the Little Dragon that is a “must have”. Legends of the Dragon by Steve Read more…


Yes Madam was one of the first Hong Kong modern day cop films to have female leads, which started what was called the girls with guns genre. Yes Madam stars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock as two police officers who Read more…


Tony Jaa burst onto the scene a few years ago with the fabulous Ong Bak and went on to star in another big hit Tom Yum Goong (aka The Protector / Warrior King). Now many years later he comes back Read more…


secret rivals uk dvd

Hong Kong action cinema has produced many great kickers but it was this film that really put them at the forefront of the movies, Secret Rivals released in 1976 starred John Liu, Wong Tao and Hwang Jang Lee and was Read more…


himalayan chinese poster

Golden Harvest Studio’s had great success in the 1970’s after the death of superstar Bruce Lee with traditional kung fu movies which were all the rage at the time. Sammo Hung was the top fight choreographer at the time and Read more…


Born to Fight poster Thai

  Action cinema from Thailand had a big boost a few years ago with the introduction of Tony Jaa and his team of action choreographers and in 2004 the same film company released Born To Fight starring Dan Chupong and Read more…


above the law poster

Above the Law is a typical high quality 80’s action from Golden Harvest with Yuen Biao as a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys then decides to take the law into his own Read more…