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Warriors Of Future
Usually when I hear that a sci-f action movie has been directed by an ex-CGI artist, I tend to gird my loins in preparation for
Shaolin Soccer
In 2004, director Stephen Chow rocked the world with his cartoonish fusion of Kung-Fu movie and Tex Avery foolishness that birthed the stupendous Kung Fu
The Fearless Hyena
After years of honing his particular brand of Kung fu laced with broad physical comedy in such flicks as Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow and
The Killer
After the literal smoke had cleared from the iconic climax of A Better Tomorrow II, it seemed that action maestro John Woo was poised to
Drunken Master
When Jackie Chan and Woo Ping Yuen released Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow onto an unsuspecting public back in 1978, it was only to the
The Young Master
With his second directorial effort, we find injury prone, action/comedy deity immortal, Jackie Chan winding ever closer to kung-fu nirvana with his game changing masterpiece,
A Better Tomorrow II
Those who have seen the original A Better Tomorrow would surely concur that that although it contained many of John Woo’s signature themes, it hadn’t
A Better Tomorrow
These days, the many themes and visual tricks of action maestro John Woo are incredibly well known as his frenetic, slow motion gunplay, religious iconography
The Wicked City
One of the most fascinating ways to compare the differences in the way American movies approach their storytelling when put alongside their global counterparts is
Bullet In The Head
Those of you familiar with the Hong Kong output of action maestro John Woo – before he moved to the States and gave us Broken
Dragons Forever
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
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
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
Return To The 36th Chamber
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,
The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin
While still relatively new to the sword clashing and empire trashing worlds of Kung Fu that were brought to us by our friends, The Shaw
Five Elements Ninjas
It’s once again time to take another flamboyant trip to ancient Hong Kong to witness bursts of athletic violence interspersed with an over complicated plot
Hard Boiled
While no doubt conjuring images to the uninitiated of a documentary about egg preparation, those of you who only know Hong Kong action maestro John
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