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Category Archives: Reviews
Project Y (2026) Review
Director: Lee Hwan Cast: Han So-Hee, Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Shin-Rok, Kim Sung-Cheol, Kim Sung-cheol Running Time: 110 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s always interesting to watch a director who’s primarily worked in the independent scene have the opportunity to helm a mainstream production. The likes of Jo Sung-hee would go from the lo-fi post-apocalyptic road movie End of Animal to helming Werewolf Boy, Phantom Detective, and Space Sweepers. Yeon Sang-ho … Continue reading
Posted in All, Korean, News, Reviews
Tagged Han So-Hee, Jeon Jong-seo
Ghost Train (2025) Review
Director: Tak Se-woong Cast: Joo Hyun-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Bo-min, Kim Woo-kyum, Kim Na-yeon Running Time: 94 min. By Paul Bramhall Spend any amount of time in the world of 21st century Asian horror cinema, and you’ll soon realise that practically any enclosed space can become haunted. From elevators to toilet cubicles to school corridors – nowhere is safe if a vengeful spirit is on the loose. So it shouldn’t … Continue reading
Mexicali (2026) Review
Director: Luke LaFontaine Cast: Bren Foster, Tania Raymonde, Plutarco Haza, Kris Van Damme, Louis Mandylor Running Time: 99 min. By Z Ravas Mexicali is a movie that knows precisely what its audience wants and decides to give it to them without delay. It’s been two short years since Bren Foster broke out on the international action scene with Life After Fighting, and the filmmakers behind Mexicali understand that fans are … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Bren Foster, Kristopher Van Varenberg, Louis Mandylor
Forbidden City, The (2025) Review
Director: Gabriele Mainetti Cast: Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Shanshan Chunyu, Elisa Wong Running Time: 139 min. By Paul Bramhall Is there another city in Europe that has more connection to the kung-fu genre than Rome? I’m going to say no. From providing the classic backdrop to Bruce Lee’s directorial debut Way of the Dragon in 1972, it would go on to inspire several other productions to … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews, Top 4 Featured
King’s Warden, The (2026) Review
Director: Jang Hang-Jun Cast: Yu Hae-Jin, Park Ji-Hoon, Yoo Ji-Tae, Jeon Mi-Do, Park Ji-Hwan, Lee Jun-Hyuk, Ahn Jae-Hong, Kim Min, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Kim Soo Jin, Jung Jin Woon Running Time: 116 min. By Paul Bramhall The latest period piece from Korea has turned into quite the cultural phenomenon on its home soil, one which is continuing to play out as of the time of writing (March 2026). Having recently passed … Continue reading
Blazing Fists | aka Blue Fight (2025) Review
Director: Miike Takashi Cast: Kinoshita Danhi, Yoshizawa Kamame, Mikuru Asakura, Gackt, Kuon Chikashi, Mariko Shinoda, Katsunori Takahashi, Susumu Terajima, Riki Sanada Running Time: 119 min. By Paul Bramhall Over the last year chances are that, if you spend enough time scrolling on social media, you’ll have come across clips of trash talking Japanese fighters yelling at each other and almost coming to blows, set in what appears to be some … Continue reading
Evil Cat (1987) Review
Director: Dennis Yu Cast: Lau Kar-Leung, Joann Tang Lai-Ying, Mark Cheng Ho-Nam, Wong Jing, Hsu Shu-Yuen, Stuart Ong, Tom Poon Chun-Wai, Teresa Ha Ping Running Time: 91 min. By Z Ravas A textbook example of the free-spirited Hong Kong genre medley, one of those movies like A Chinese Ghost Story or Mr. Vampire that willfully tosses action, horror, and comedy into a blender and sees what results. The plot of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Lau Kar-leung (Liu Chia Liang), Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Wong Jing
Dead Camping the Live (2022) Review
Director: Kim Hyun-woo Cast: Nam Jihyun, Lee Jae-seok, Lee Pu Reum, Kim Jung Joo, Jo Myung-haeng, Jeong In-gi, Dong-Hyung Kim, Rim-Hoo Kim, Seung-Jae Won, Big Alex Running Time: 72 min. By Paul Bramhall Ladened with the kind of grammatically challenged title that feels like it came straight out of 80’s or 90’s Hong Kong cinema, 2022’s Dead Camping the Live is a low budget entry in the rape-revenge genre, a … Continue reading
Gambling Ghost, The (1991) Review
Director: Clifton Ko Chi-Sum Cast: Sammo Hung, Meng Hoi, Nina Li Chi, Teddy Yip, James Wong Jim, Norman Ng, Lam Ching-Ying, Wu Ma, Corey Yuen, Paul Chun, Richard Ng, Stanley Fung, Robert Samuels, James Tien, Billy Chow, Chung Fat Running Time: 93 min. By Z Ravas This is not your typical Sammo Hung vehicle! By 1991, Sammo Hung’s place in the Hong Kong film industry was firmly established: the actor/director … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Billy Chow, Corey Yuen, James Tien, Lam Ching-ying, Meng Hoi, Nina Li Chi, Paul Chun Pui, Richard Ng, Robert Samuels, Sammo Hung, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan, Wu Ma
Martial Law (1991) Review
Director: Steve Cohen Cast: Cynthia Rothrock, Chad McQueen, David Carradine, Vincent Craig Dupree, Andy McCutcheon, Philip Tan, James Lew, Tony Longo, Patricia Wilson, Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, Professor Toru Tanaka, John Fujioka Running Time: 89 min. By Lauren Weiner Martial Law is a chronically under-loved action flick, one that perfectly embodies the so-bad-it’s-good sub-genre of early ‘90s action movies. Detectives Sean Thompson (Chad McQueen) and Billie Blake (Cynthia Rothrock) chase … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Chad McQueen, Cynthia Rothrock, David Carradine, James Lew, Philip Tan, Professor Toru Tanaka
Hellfire (2026) Review
Director: Isaac Florentine Cast: Stephen Lang, Johnny Yong Bosch, Levon Panek, Dolph Lundgren, Harvey Keitel, Scottie Thompson, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Maurice Compte Running Time: 95 min. By Z Ravas The first half of Hellfire had me concerned I was going to have to start off my review with some tweet-ready soundbyte like, “Isaac Florentine’s fall-off deserves to be studied.” Fortunately, the director’s latest effort eventually delivers the action goods, … Continue reading
Posted in All, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Dolph Lundgren, Harvey Keitel, Isaac Florentine, Johnny Yong Bosch, Stephen Lang
Blades of the Guardians (2026) Review
Director: Yuen Woo-ping Cast: Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse, Yu Rong-Guang, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Max Zhang, Kara Hui, Jet Li, Zhang Yi, Yosh Yu, Chen Lijun, Sun Yizhou, Cisha, Li Yunxiao Running Time: 125 min. By Paul Bramhall On paper Blades of the Guardians reads like a wuxia fans dream – Yuen Woo-Ping in the director’s chair, paired with the likes of Wu Jing and Jet Li, for an adaptation of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Jet Li, Kara Hui, Max Zhang Jin, Nicholas Tse, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Wu Jing (Jacky Wu), Yu Rong-Guang, Yuen Woo-ping, Zhang Yi
An Eye for an Eye (1990) Review
Director: O Sing-Pui Cast: Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Max Mok Siu-Chung, Wilson Lam Jun-Yin, Lung Fong, John Ching Tung, Ricky Yi Fan-Wai, Leung Gam-San, Melvin Wong Gam-San Running Time: 90/93 min. By Paul Bramhall For fans of Hong Kong cinemas golden age 1990’s An Eye for an Eye makes for an enticing prospect on paper – Joey Wong (The Beheaded 1000, God of Gamblers) steps into the role of a triad … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Max Mok Siu Chung, Melvin Wong Kum-Sum
Dead to Rights (2025) Review
Director: Shen Ao Cast: Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhou You, Yang Enyou, Daichi Harashima Running Time: 137 min. By Paul Bramhall The Nanjing Massacre remains one of the most harrowing examples of wartime atrocities in recent history, with the Japanese army systematically murdering and raping an untold number of Chinese, regardless of if they were military, men, women, or children in December 1937, lasting well into … Continue reading
Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1980) Review
Director: Chang Cheh Cast: Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, Philip Kwok, Wei Pei, Dick Wei, Sun Chien, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Lo Mang, Ku Feng, Chin Siu-ho, Wang Lung-wei Running Time: 91 min. By Ian Whittle Not exactly well liked, and suffering from a troubled history (this is what happens when you let MPs visit the shoot!), I’ll be annoying, buck the trend, and say I quite like this all-star mish-mash … Continue reading
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