Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires – Blu-Ray Review
David Rees 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…
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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…
Above the Law (1988) – Retro Review
Mention the name Steven Seagal these days, and you will probably get some comic or derogatory comments, but back in the late 80’s onwards for about 6 movies he was…
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974) – Retro Review
One of the early films in director Chang Cheh’s Shaolin Cycle, this one stars Alexander Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan Chun as two students of Shaolin (in this film the…
Last Hero In China – Blu-Ray Review 88 Films
Jet Li is probably best known to martial arts movie fans for playing the legendary Wong Fei Hung in the Once Upon a Time in China films made by director…
Retro Review – Men From the Monastery (1974)
Director Chang Cheh was always the pioneer at Shaw Brothers studios, especially during the 1960s and 70s and Men From the Monastery was one of his first in what was…
Rapid Fire (1992) – Retro Review
Brandon Lee is always a person who fans thought was taken just on the edge of achieving stardom worldwide and his shocking death on the set of The Crow is…
Silent Night (2023) – Review. John Woo
Action legend John Woo had not directed a film in Hollywood for 20 years (his last was Paycheck) but has now returned to screens with this action revenge thriller Silent…
Beach of the War Gods – Blu-Ray Review
Eureka in the UK continue to release classic Hong Kong action films onto Blu ray and the latest from a 2K remaster is Jimmy Wang Yu in Beach of the…