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last hurrah for chivalry review

All HK action movie fans know the name of director John Woo, with classics such as The Killer and Hard Boiled in most collections but one of his earlier films he did for Golden Harvest Studios, Last Hurrah For Chivalry Read more…


Yuen Biao is one of the unsung heroes of Hong Kong action cinema and one of his best films, Righting Wrongs, also known as Above the Law, has had a great new collectors edition Blu-ray released by 88 Films in Read more…


HAPKIDO POSTER

Made in 1972 Hapkido or Lady Kung Fu as it was called in America is one of the best early films starring Angela Mao with co-stars Sammo Hung and Carter Wong and directed by Huang Feng. Hapkido starts in Korea Read more…


You don’t see enough Japanese empty-hand martial arts in cinema, apart from Sonny Chiba in the 1970s, they are more well-known for the great Chanbara swordplay epics from iconic directors such as Akira Kurasawa or the Lone Wolf and Cub Read more…


Ten Tiger of Kwangtung (1980) and Magnificent Ruffians (1979) The first film on this disc is Ten Tigers of Kwangtung with an all-star cast but a mish-mash of stories and confusing execution. The Ten Tigers of Kwantung provide a safe Read more…


Invincible Shaolin and Kid With the Golden Arm Disc 4 of the Shawscope Volume 2 Blu Ray set contains two classic Venoms movies the first of which is Invincible Shaolin made in 1978. An evil Ching warlord (Wang Lung Wei) Read more…


It is hard to imagine that in the UK, Police Story 3 Supercop was only ever released onto VHS, it was never released for whatever reason on DVD or Blu-ray. Now Eureka has released this special edition Blu-ray taken from Read more…


Mad Monkey Kung Fu / Five Superfighters Disc 3 of the Shawscope volume 2 set starts with the Lau Kar Leung classic, Mad Monkey Kung Fu made in 1978 and starring Hsiao Ho, Lau Kar Leung and Lo Lieh. Lau Read more…


The first Shawscope Blu-Ray box set from Arrow was a big success and now we have volume 2 with a further 14 films to add to your collection. Here we look at disc 1 in the Shawscope Volume 2 set, Read more…