If you look at it a certain way, Cannonball Run II makes perfect sense. After all, wasn’t the first Cannonball Run only an exaggerated progression
Tag: Jackie Chan
The Cannonball Run (1981) – Review
Just when you thought it was safe to put the handbrake on that weird subgenre of good ol’ boy blockbusters that either saw Burt Reynolds
Rush Hour 3 (2007) -Review
After Rush Hour 2 did the business at the box office, the franchise seemed primed to high kick confidently into trilogy territory, and yet a
Rush Hour 2 (2001) – Review
In 1998, armed with the power of a never ending stream of conscious thought bullshit emitting from the pie hole of Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan
Rush Hour (1998) – Review
When you consider how many attempts it took to break Jackie Chan to the mass audiences of America, it makes you wonder what the hell
New ‘Karate Kid’ Film To Star Both Ralph Macchio And Jackie Chan
Sony are creating a Karate Kid cinematic universe by combining the original franchise and the 2010 remake. A new film untitled film, which will be
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) – Review
Ever since the legendary Saturday morning cartoon exploded from the manhole cover of popular culture, the rambunctious quartet of adolescent, malformed, martial-art reptiles seems to
‘Hidden Strike’ – Official Trailer
The trailer has been released for ‘Hidden Strike’. Two ex-special forces soldiers (John Cena and Jackie Chan) must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad’s
‘Ride On’ – Official Trailer
The trailer has been released for the North American release of Jackie Chan’s ‘Ride On’. After two debt collectors attempt to seize a stunt horse
Jackie Chan Says He Is In Talks For ‘Rush Hour 4’
During an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival, Jackie Chan has been talking up a further instalment of the long stalled ‘Rush Hour’ franchise.
Police Story III: Supercop (1992) – Review
Regularly touted as one of the greatest action movies ever made, I have to confess that the third entry into Jackie Chan’s ground breaking Police
The Fearless Hyena (1979) – Review
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
Drunken Master (1978) – Review
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 (1980) – Review
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,
Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow (1978) – Review
When regarding the ingenious nature of Jackie Chan, action cinema’s beloved whirlwind of punching and prat falls, it’s easy to hold up his 1985 classic,
The Protector (1985) – Review
After his previous attempt to crack America with Battle Creek Brawl didn’t exactly set the world on fire, Jackie Chan took another swing at the
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