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,
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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
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