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Paul Bramhall on Kung Fu Rookie (2023) Review& just like that, Z Ravas reappeared after 5 years in the wilderness, the sam…
Phil Chan on Hong Kong’s Heaven’s Gate? Juno Mak’s anticipated thriller ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to finally shine this yearThere was apparently a 15 minute preview screening at Hong Kong's FILMART con…
Lee B. Golden III on The Kosugi ninja empire lives on! Watch the Trailer for Shane Kosugi’s ‘Seek’ starring Kansuke Asano and Kane KosugiHaters gonna hate, I suppose. 🥱 Oh well.
Mark on Hong Kong’s Heaven’s Gate? Juno Mak’s anticipated thriller ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to finally shine this yearWhen the film public screening ?
Killer Meteor on Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu (1981) Reviewthanks, I couldn't get my old KOFA link to work. Someone needs to update the…
Paul Bramhall on War of the God Monsters | aka The Flying Monster (1985) ReviewSo does this mean 'Space Monster Wangmagwi' is now on me?
Paul Bramhall on Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu (1981) ReviewLike most of the Korean productions IFD purchased the international distribut…
CJ on Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu (1981) ReviewMost, if not all, of Godfrey Ho's movies are on Tubi, including this. Imagine…
Andrew on The Kosugi ninja empire lives on! Watch the Trailer for Shane Kosugi’s ‘Seek’ starring Kansuke Asano and Kane KosugiPaul: Where is your source ? FCS: My source is that I made it the FUCK up ! x…
Paul Bramhall on The Kosugi ninja empire lives on! Watch the Trailer for Shane Kosugi’s ‘Seek’ starring Kansuke Asano and Kane Kosugi"...upcoming third edition of the International Motion Picture Film Festival…
Ningen on 964 Pinocchio | Blu-ray (88 Films)Limited number of copies, too. https://www.instagram.com/p/DHWYAMKPbKK/?utm_s…
Typo on Mickey 17 (2025) Review"not only became a box office hit, but also became the first non-English lang…
Bowski602 on Glitter, sex and violence! More on ‘Drive’ director Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller ‘The Avenging Silence’Refn is such an amazing and unique director! I just love his is dark and gorg…
Andrew Hernandez on Demon City (2025) ReviewI felt a little bit of that. I liked the way Ikuta had to figure out techniqu…
Wout Thielemans on Demon City (2025) ReviewReally expected you to like this one more because of the originality at play…
dakuan on Demon City (2025) Reviewi don't think there's any actual supernatural element: the story about the de…
CJ on Scott Adkins doesn’t give a SHIRT! World War II actioner ‘Death March’ gets retitled to ‘Prisoner of War’Does Scott Adkins ever sleep? How many movies a year does he make at this poi…
chrichtonsworld on Demon City (2025) ReviewThe action was solid. But overall, the story was disappointing. I kept hoping…
Kevin on Demon City (2025) ReviewGot some decent action but the movie still looks cheap. Most movies that go t…
Typo on Glitter, sex and violence! More on ‘Drive’ director Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller ‘The Avenging Silence’"European spy who accepts a mission from a Japanese businessman to take down…
Andrew Hernandez on Demon City (2025) ReviewInteresting points. I assumed the yakuza bosses didn’t kill Ikuta earlier bec…
Ningen on Kiss of the Dragon (2001) ReviewFree on YouTube.
Daryl Mooney on Jade (2025) ReviewLooks great to me. And she is gorgeous.
G D on Clarence Fok, director of ‘Iceman Cometh’, ‘Naked Killer’ and ‘Special ID’ dies at 68Naked Killer needs a blu ray release. RIP
Kung Fu Bob on Mickey 17 (2025) ReviewGreat review. My son saw this and liked it a lot, but a cinephile friend was…
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Wandering Earth II, The (2023) Review
Director: Frant Gwo Cast: Wu Jing, Li Xuejian, Ning Li, Andy Lau, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yanmanzi, Sha Yi, Zhang Yi Running Time: 173 min. By Will McGuire The Wandering Earth 2 represents a new high-water mark for production values in Chinese cinema. One look at the opening credits will tell you that both this film and its 2019 first installment are the product of literally the entire Chinese cinematic apparatus, … Continue reading
Ghost Station, The (2022) Review
AKA: Ghost of Oksu Station Director: Jeong Yong-ki Cast: Kim Bo-ra, Kim Jae-hyun, Shin So-yul, Obon, Kim Kang Il, Kim Soo Jin, Kim Kwang Hyun Running Time: 80 min. By Henry McKeand “Write a provocative article with a clickbait headline!” This is one of many pieces of questionable advice given to Na-Young, the journalist protagonist of Jeong Yong-Ki’s The Ghost Station. Played by Kim Bo-ra, she’s the standard cinematic reporter: … Continue reading
Untold Story 2, The (1998) Review
Director: Andy Ng Yiu-Kuen Cast: Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Melvin Wong Gam San, Yeung Faan, Helena Law Lan, Jamie Luk Kim Ming, Pauline Suen Kai Kwan Running Time: 91 min. By Paul Bramhall In 1993 Herman Yau and Anthony Wong teamed up as director and star to create what’s considered to be the definitive Cat III movie in the form of The Untold Story. A grizzly … Continue reading
Hunt (2022) Review
Director: Lee Jung-Jae Cast: Lee Jung-Jae, Jung Woo-Sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae, Ko Yoon-Jung, Kim Jong-Soo, Jeong Man-Sik, Lim Hyung-Guk, Jung Kyung-Soon Running Time: 130 min. By Paul Bramhall As a leading man Lee Jung-jae has been a consistent presence in the Korean film industry ever since his debut with The Young Man in 1994 at 21 years old. While many actors harbour a curiosity to direct, it’s still a rarity to … Continue reading
12.12: The Day (2023) Review
Director: Kim Seong-su Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-Sung, Lee Sung-Min, Park Hae-Joon, Kim Sung-Kyun, Jeong Man-Sik, Jung Hae-In, Nam Yun-Ho, Jeong Dong-Hwan Running Time: 141 min. By Paul Bramhall When a country goes through a period of turmoil and trauma, it’s always interesting to see how much time passes in order for those feelings to be collectively processed, arriving at a point where the events in question lose enough of … Continue reading
Phantom Kung Fu (1979) Review
Director: Lee Tso-Nam Cast: Chang Yi, Don Wong Tao, Lee Kwan, Ma Cheung, Jimmy Lee Fong, Shih Ting Ken, Tommy Lee Gam Ming, Wang Tai Lang, Got Heung Ting, Miu Tin Running Time: 90 min. By Will McGuire Lee Tso-Nam is one of the most distinctive directors of independent kung fu films during the 70’s. A favorite of Tarantino, his energetic, workmanlike, style produced kung fu films that stood out … Continue reading
The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (2023) Review
Director: Herman Yau Cast: Louis Koo, Lau Ching-Wan, Aaron Kwok, Caiyu Yang, Gallen Lo, Tse Kwan-ho, Alex Fong Chung-sun, Power Chan, Timmy Hung, Lam Suet Running Time: 125 min. By Paul Bramhall Ten years after the release of 2013’s The White Storm, the late Benny Chan’s divisive homage to the heroic bloodshed genre, it’s a safe bet that no one was expecting it to become a trilogy. However in 2023 … Continue reading
Crocodile Island (2020) Review
Director: Simon Zhao Co-director: Xu Shixing Cast: Gallen Lo, Hu Xueer, Liao Yinyue, Wang BingXiang, He Qiwei, Dang Wei, Zhao Zuo Running Time: 86 min. By Will McGuire Crocodile Island is a bad film, but it is a film that’s worth talking about because the question of why it is bad is so instructive to problems in Chinese genre cinema right now. First of all, the film is a throwback … Continue reading
Believer 2 (2023) Review
Director: Baek Jong-Yeol Cast: Cho Jin-Woong, Cha Seung-Won, Han Hyo-Joo, Oh Seung-Hoon, Kim Dong-Young, Lee Joo-Young, Kang Seung-hyun, Jung Joon-won, Tzi Ma, Andreas Fronk Running Time: 114 min. By Paul Bramhall The decision to remake Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To’s 2013 crime thriller Drug War as a Korean production would prove to be a winning one when Believer was released in 2018. While the original was To’s first venture to … Continue reading
The War God | aka Calamity (1976) Review
Director: Chen Hung-Min Cast: Ku Ming-Lun, Tse Ling-Ling, Chen Yu-Hsin, Lung Fei, Cindy Tang Hsin, Tseng Chao Runnning Time: 91 min. By Paul Bramhall The chances are if someone was feeling in the mood for some kaiju action, the go-to country would be Japan. The likes of Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidora have practically come to define the genre, and of course the word ‘kaiju’ itself is Japanese, directly translating … Continue reading
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