Tiger On The Beat (1988) – Review

When you think of the 80s, Hong Kong cinema, chances are you whip up thoughts of one of Jackie Chan’s frenetic action comedies or John

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Once A Thief (1991) – Review

Even someone who can orchestrate action at the level John Woo was operating at during the late 80s needs to let their hair down at

The Seventh Curse (1986) – Review

Ever wonder what would have happened if a time traveler went back and accidentally stepped on a bug, causing an alternate reality where Sam Raimi

The Killer (1989) – Review

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

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) – Review

There’s always that pressure for sequels to expand on all that has come before, but where do you go when the franchise started by being

A Better Tomorrow II (1987) – Review

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 (1986) – Review

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

Dragonball: Evolution (2009) – Review

I’m sure many people will beg to differ (and I’m sure I’ve already mentioned this somewhere before), but accuracy isn’t strictly necessary in order to

Bulletproof Monk (2003) – Review

Wedged somewhere in the wide divide between Asian tinged 80’s fantasy flicks such as Big Trouble In Little China and The Golden Child and more

Hard Boiled (1992) – Review

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