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Chang Cheh had a boom period as a director in the 1970s and worked with a lot of the same troupe of actors such as Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan Chun, David Chiang, and Ti Lung and in this movie he Read more…


Sadly very few quality action films are coming out of Hong Kong these days, so when you see a film that stars Donnie Yen and is directed by Benny Chan you know that you are normally in for a treat Read more…


The art of Wing Chun kung fu has always been popular around the world, especially after it was discovered it was the style Bruce Lee studied in his younger days. But it rarely appeared in Hong Kong martial arts cinema Read more…


The next disc in this fantastic Blu-ray box set from Arrow is two films from what fans call The Venoms mob, the one that started it all Five Venoms (1978) and from the same year Crippled Avengers. In the Five Read more…


One of Jackie Chan’s most beloved films and the one which nearly killed him doing a stunt, Armour of God has got a special 2 disc deluxe collectors’ edition release by 88 Films in the UK with a new 2K Read more…


This disc in the Arrow Shaw Brothers box set has two classics from director Lau Kar Leung, Challenge of the Masters (1976) and Executioners From Shaolin (1977). Challenge of the Masters has Gordon Liu playing the young Wong Fei Hung Read more…


The third disc in this Arrow box set has two classic Chang Cheh movies Five Shaolin Masters from 1974 and Shaolin Temple from 1976. Five Shaolin Masters stars David Chiang, Ti Lung, Meng Fei, Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan Chun Read more…


Disc 2 of the Arrow Video Shawscope Blu ray box set is the classic period action film The Boxer From Shantung starring Chen Kuan Tai and directed by Chang Cheh. Ma Yung Chen (Chen Kuan Tai) leaves his rural home Read more…


Arrow Video are about to release their Shawscope – Volume 1 Blu-ray box set with a collection of some of the finest action and martial arts films to come out of the Hong Kong studio. We will be reviewing these Read more…


This fun, American made action drama concerns three middle-aged men who when younger were known as the 3 Tigers, but have let their martial arts skills wane as life takes over. But when there old sifu (master) dies they get Read more…