The Art of Vengeance – Vols 1 + 2 Review
David Rees 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…
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White Storm – Blu ray Review
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…
7 Assassins – Review
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.…
Bruce Lee – Legends of the Dragon
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…
Yes Madam – Blu Ray Review
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…
Tom Yum Goong 2 – Review
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…
Secret Rivals – Review
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…
The Himalayan (1976) – Review
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…
Born to Fight – Review
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…
ABOVE THE LAW (AKA Righting Wrongs) (1986) – Review
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…