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on Tarantino doubles down on the Bruce Lee controversy in the New ‘The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth’ TrailerBruce Lee was not this mythic holy man who walked on water, he was merely a m…
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Category Archives: Reviews
Thai Fighters (2026) Review
Fair warning, I am absolutely overrating Thai Fighters by a fair margin simply because, well, it’s been so damn long since we’ve seen a Thai martial arts movie! Not counting Tony Jaa’s endeavors in the Chinese market such as Striking Rescue, the last time I can really remember sitting down for a bonafide Muay Thai action flick would have to be 2014’s Vengeance of an Assassin, which not-so-coincidentally was the … Continue reading
Posted in All, News, Reviews, Thai
Tagged Dan Chupong, Simon Kook
Fish, Fists and Ambergris | aka Chase for Amber (2025) Review
I’m always grateful for those moments when watching a movie leaves me that little bit smarter after the closing credits roll than I was before them. In the case of Vietnam’s Fish, Fists and Ambergris it takes the form of an expanded vocabulary, with the newly acquired knowledge that ambergris refers to “the solid, waxy, and flammable byproduct created in the digestive system of sperm whales” (thanks Google). Also commonly … Continue reading
Posted in All, News, Reviews, Vietnamese
Legend of the White Dragon (2026) Review
Losing your lead actor before filming has wrapped on a production is never easy, and not taking into consideration the emotional toll, the approaches taken to finishing a production that’s lost its lead over the years have ranged from questionable to admirable. When Bruce Lee died during the filming of Game of Death, Golden Harvest dusted off the footage 5 years later and attempted to complete it with lookalikes (and most … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Amy Johnston, Mark Dacascos
Hope (2026) Review
Ten years is a long time to wait for anything, but as a fan of director Na Hong-jin, that patience has finally paid off in 2026 with the release of Hope. Notwithstanding his 2023 short film Faith (made to promote the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) and foray into producing with the 2021 Korea-Thailand co-production The Medium, the last time Hong-jin sat in the director’s chair for a feature length production was … Continue reading
Holiday (2006) Review
Onscreen text during the final moments of Holiday states “This film is for the victims of the Preventative Custody Policy”. A policy which was only abolished in September 2005, just 4 months before Holiday hit the cinema in January 2006, it was used to unfairly extend prison sentences under the guise that it would prevent the prisoner in question from going back to a life of crime. In reality it … Continue reading
Greenhouse (2023) Review
Whether it’s a stereotype or not, there can be a tendency to lump Korean indie features from debut directors together as being rather depressive affairs. Usually gritty character driven dramas centred around those on the bottom rungs of society and their daily struggles, the genre is an understandable go-to, able to be executed on a small to mid-budget while still being able to pack a powerful emotional punch. Director Lee … Continue reading
Bodyguard, The (2024) Review
In 2024 director Qin Pengfei seemed to be channelling the work ethic of Chang Cheh at his most productive, cranking out an impressive 6 productions spanning everything from period kung-fu flick, to wuxia styled swordplay, to contemporary actioner. It’s hardly a surprise that in the following year he’d take a break, before returning in 2026 with Wings of Dread, offering up the enticing prospect of Ashton Chen versus Iko Uwais. … Continue reading
Second Life | aka Son of a Punch (2024) Review
What do you get when you combine an actress who was around when Bruce Lee was still active, and the actor who played Bruce Lee in 2016’s Birth of the Dragon? The answer is 2024’s Second Life, which offers up a rare starring role for Yuen Qiu, and arguably an equally rare starring role for HK action thespian Philip Ng, here reuniting for the first time since appearing together in … Continue reading
The Sin (2024) Review
There are two extremes when it comes to directorial debuts in Korea – on the one end you’ve got the gritty social dramas, tending to focus on those dwelling on the bottom rungs of societies ladder and the struggles of their every day lives. On the other, you’ve got an almost avant garde approach that could best be described as go hard or go home, in which first time filmmakers … Continue reading
A Good Man (2014) Review
Was director Keoni Waxman trying to tell us something through the production titles he helmed with Steven Seagal? A kind of DTV version of “blink twice if you need help”? When they first worked together in 2009 it seemed Waxman thought Seagal was A Dangerous Man, however 5 years in he’d changed his mind, indicating in 2014 that Seagal was in fact A Good Man, only for things to turn … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Reviews
Tagged Keoni Waxman, Steven Seagal, Tzi Ma, Victor Webster
Curbing Violence (2024) Review
Was 2024 the year the Chinese web movie discovered irony? For a production titled Curbing Violence there are more bottles smashed over heads than is possible to count, bodies are frequently thrown into inanimate objects, and faces regularly subjected to a barrage of punches. Not that I’m complaining. With a scene stealing villainous turn in Black Storm from the same year, here Bao Beier (Journey to the West: Demon Chapter) … Continue reading
Black Storm (2024) Review
When China’s now ubiquitous web-movie scene first appeared in the mid-2010’s, it would be a hard sell to believe that such productions would eventually lead to a resurgence of the contemporary setting martial arts movie. Back then they mostly consisted of cheap looking wuxia movies and even cheaper monster flicks, however it was arguably 2021’s Fight Against Evil that made fans of HK style action sit up and take notice. … Continue reading
Exit 8 (2025) Review
The concept of liminal space horror has been all the rage in the 2020’s, one that can be traced back to a single photo posted on 4chan in 2019 that kick started The Backrooms phenomenon. Essentially about the feeling of dread and unease created through experiencing transitional spaces when stripped of their usual activity – think empty airports, hotel corridors, or stairwells – for many the COVID 19 pandemic made … Continue reading
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025) Review
When it comes to summer blockbusters, sometimes it’s worth leaving some space between the noise generated around the time of release, and actually watching the movie itself. That’s what happened with me and Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, when I found myself willingly skipping a trip to the cinema when it was released in the summer of 2025. As a Korean cinema fan I confess I now feel slightly guilty, especially … Continue reading
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) Review
Considering the elegance and beauty of ballet, in the world of cinema being a ballerina can often be a sign of danger. From Jeong Hye-gyeong’s taekwondo infused ballerina routine in 1977’s Secret Agents II, to Jennifer Lawrence’s seductive moves in 2018’s Red Sparrow, tutu’s have never seemed so lethal as when they appear on the big screen. In 2025 Ana De Armas would join their ranks in Ballerina, who after … Continue reading
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