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Tag: John Woo
Windtalkers (2002) – Review
Once upon a time, the idea of John Woo doing a war movie would be enough to make the hairs stand up on the neck
The Killer (2024) – Review
Is there still a place in modern action cinema for John Woo?As a crazed fan of his revolutionary 80s/90s Hong Kong era and an unabashed
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 Killer – Official Trailer
The trailer has been released for John Woo’s remake of The Killer. From the Oscar® winning producer of Oppenheimer, the kinetic action thriller stars Emmy
Top 5 Glorious Gunfights From The Movies Of John Woo
There’s something that hits a little different when you watch a gunfight orchestrated by the maestro of mayhem known as John Woo. For a start,
Silent Night (2023) – Review
Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Hong Kong action maestro John Woo last presided over frenzied gunplay on American soil? After his much
Silent Night – Official Trailer
Lionsgate has released the trailer for Silent Night. From legendary director John Woo and the producer of John Wick comes this gritty revenge tale of
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
Paycheck (2003) – Review
If I’m being honest, John Woo’s big move from making home grown, Hong Kong, action bangers to adjusting to a career blowing shit up in
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
Broken Arrow (1996) – Review
After crafting God-level action classics back in his native Hong Kong, John Woo inevitably made the leap to Hollywood after his 1992 epic Hard Boiled
Bullet In The Head (1990) – Review
Those of you familiar with the Hong Kong output of action maestro John Woo – before he moved to the States and gave us Broken
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
Hard Target (1993) – Review
A brooding hero squares up to some low level thugs to not only teach them a lesson in manners and protect a woman in danger,
Face/Off (1997) – Review
Action maestro John Woo’s much touted leap from his native Hong Kong to the shores of American filmmaking hadn’t really produced everything we’d hoped back
Mission: Impossible II (2000) – Review
Fucking with the production of a Mission: Impossible movie causes irreparable ripples in the space time continuum. Fact.You want proof? Take Henry Cavill’s Moustache Of
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