While Marvel Studio’s Phase 4 has shown that the ubiquitous movie making machine hasn’t lost any of its vigour, it’s fair to say that Black
Category: Martial Arts
No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990) – Review
With the arrival of the final installment of the No Retreat, No Surrender franchise (unless you count the unofficial rebranding of the 1990 kick fest
No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder (1987) – Review
Sequels that refuse to follow on from their predecessors are a curious beast – and I’m not talking the Evil Dead’s disinterest in following it’s
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) – Review
America obviously doesn’t have the same history with the medium of martial arts as the places that birthed them; but when has that ever stopped
Mortal Kombat (2021) – Review
Over the past couple of years, the much maligned genre of video game adaptations has been crawling ever closer to that elusive four star review
Jiu Jitsu (2020) – Review
Describing a film by simply giving an example of it as one particular movie “meeting” another has becoming the easiest and quickest way to explain
Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Review
Blame ol’ Jack Burton.While it’s true that the lukewarm reception to the chilling wonders of The Thing initially soured the notoriously independent John Carpenter to
Wheels On Meals (1984) – Review
After fusing their sizable talents the year before in the hugely ambitious Project A, the trio of titans known collectively as the Three Dragons (and
Dragons Forever (1988) – Review
Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao are three martial arts heavyweights who were instrumental in revolutionizing Hong Kong action cinema in the 80’s and
Police Story 2 (1988) – Review
There’s a particular conundrum that I have when passing my own personal judgement on martial arts films that seems to go double for the energetic
Police Story (1985) – Review
Is there a more enduring, living icon in martial arts cinema than Jackie Chan? He’s spent decades regularly sacrificing every bone and sinew in his
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) – Review
Those of you unfamiliar with the industry changing works of Sammo Hung outside of that late 90’s show Martial Law is missing a treat. Hung
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) – Review
For a while back there, Paul W. Anderson’s hyper active video game adaptation Mortal Kombat was the gold standard for a genre pummeled by the
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) – Review
Comic book sequels going darker isn’t exactly what you’d call a revolutionary thing but if any movie needed an adjustment of tone it was 1991
The Guyver (1991) – Review
These days, the Anime phenomenon has swept the world with reckless abandon with an insane amount of titles released all the time to sate ravenous
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985) – Review
Lau Kar-leung’s first two entries in his 36th Chamber franchise were both a couple of zippy training-fests that fused the bond between director and star,
Versus (2000) – Review
From it’s first shot of a samurai slicing a zombie in two, Ryuhei Kitamura’s 2000 berserker breakout Versus aimed to put a familiar spin on
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze (1991) – Review
After making literally all of the money that 1990 had to offer, a sequel to the adaptation of Eastman and Laird’s gonzo comic concoction was
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) – Review
Back in ’84, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s nutzoid, yet devilishly compelling indie comic was unleashed on the world and promptly caught on like fucking
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980) – Review
Having a sharp tonal shift in your franchise is a dicey business and while it may keep things fresh for the faces behind the camera,
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