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Paul Bramhall on Old Woman with the Knife, The (2025) ReviewHow do you make a movie like ‘The Old Woman With the Knife’ even more of a sl…
jose on Jackie Chan, Scott Adkins, and old women with knives! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of Augustpuede poner noticias de tony jaa y de scott adkins y jet li y de bren foster
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Throwdown on Curbing Violence (2024) ReviewInteresting! It's not out of the realm of possibility that Vincent Zhao felt…
Throwdown on Special ID (2013) ReviewIceman was incredibly stupid but fun. Iceman 2 was just stupid!
Throwdown on Special ID (2013) ReviewJing Tian was a ubiquitous presence for a while, and there was a scandal, IIR…
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Ska Martes on Black Storm (2024) ReviewSpeaking of co-finnancing from China, I felt the urge to rewatch The Edge of…
Ska Martes on Mind-BLOWING action! Sammo Hung’s all-star action comedy ‘Where’s Officer Tuba?’ is coming to Blu-ray in October!Mr FJ DeSanto, maybe someone who knows someone who knows someone will read th…
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Paul Bramhall on Special ID (2013) ReviewI thought she had a decent screen presence, even if the productions she appea…
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Ska Martes on Special ID (2013) ReviewIt must be satisfying to go back to a twelve year old review to find that you…
Ska Martes on Curbing Violence (2024) ReviewLOL Thats doing The Furious a bit dirty!
Paul Bramhall on Curbing Violence (2024) Review"Both are definitely better utitlised when they are not required to carry a m…
Paul Bramhall on Curbing Violence (2024) ReviewI gave a glowing review of 'Special ID' back when it was initially released.…
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Ska Martes on Shadow’s Edge, The (2025) ReviewOn the flip side, Dragons Forever being the last 3 Brothers movie means we do…
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Ska Martes on Shadow’s Edge, The (2025) ReviewAlot of the major actors had voice doubles during this period if I recall bec…
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Tag Archives: Alan Mak Siu Fai
Integrity (2019) Review
Director: Alan Mak Writer: Alan Mak Cast: Lau Ching-Wan, Nick Cheung Ka-fai, Karena Lam, Anita Yuen, Alex Fong, Deep Ng Running Time: 114 min. By Martin Sandison Alan Mak’s Extraordinary Mission really slipped under the radar a couple of years ago; for me it was one of the best action films of 2017, with the ending reaching insane heights of over-the-top action. Unfortunately, the film under-performed in all territories, and Mak’s new film Integrity is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Mak Siu Fai, Alex Fong Chung Sun, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, Karena Lam Kar Yan, Lau Ching-Wan (Sean Lau), Nick Cheung Ka Fai
Extraordinary Mission (2017) Review
Director: Fletcher Poon Co-director: Alan Mak Cast: Huang Xuan, Duan Yi-Hong, Zu Feng, Lang Yue-Ting, David Wang Yao-Qing, Xing Jia-Dong, Wang Yan-Hui, Ding Yongdai, Xiao Cong, Li Xiaochuan Running Time: 122 min. By Paul Bramhall Extraordinary Mission suffered extraordinarily bad timing in terms of when it was released. Hitting screens within months of popular director Dante Lam’s big budget spectacular Operation Mekong, many (including myself) glanced over the awkwardly titled production, in part … Continue reading
Lost Bladesman, The (2011) Review
Director: Felix Chong Co-director: Alan Mak Cast: Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Chin Siu Ho, Andy On Chi Kit, Betty Sun Li, Dong Yong, Alex Fong Chung Sun, Calvin Li Zong Han, Shao Bing, Wang Bo Chieh, Nie Yuan Running Time: 107 min. By HKFanatic Hong Kong’s biggest superstar Donnie Yen teams up with the filmmaking duo behind the “Infernal Affairs” sequels, Felix Chong and Alan Mak, for this Three Kingdoms-era … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Reviews
Tagged Alan Mak Siu Fai, Alex Fong Chung Sun, Andy On Chi Kit, Chin Siu Ho, Donnie Yen, Felix Chong, Jiang Wen
Purple Storm (1999) Review
Director: Teddy Chen Cast: Daniel Wu, Emil Chau, Kam Kwok Leung, Josie Ho, Joan Chen, Moses Chan, Patrick Tam, Eric Mo, Michael Tong, Brian Banowetz, Anthony Carpio, Theresa Lee Running Time: 114 min. By JJ Hatfield “Purple Storm” is an amazing action drama that won numerous awards and critical acclaim all over Asia but never seemed to find it’s way to the U.S. audiences. Fortunately one can now find full … Continue reading
Infernal Affairs 2 (2003) Review
Director Andrew Lau Co-director: Alan Mak Cast: Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Francis Ng, Carina Lau, Edison Chen, Shawn Yu, Andrew Lin, Roy Cheung, Teddy Chan, Arthur Wong, Henry Fong Ping, Chapman To Running Time: 119 min. By Owlman Let me begin by saying that the synopsis is not a spoiler. Being a prequel to the first IA, the ending of IA2 is a foregone conclusion – we know that Sam … Continue reading
Infernal Affairs (2002) Review
Director: Andrew Lau Co-director: Alan Mak Cast: Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Sammi Cheng Sau-Man, Kelly Chan, Edison Chen, Shawn Yu Man-Lok, Elva Hsiao Ah-Hin, Chapman To, Gordon Lam, Ng Ting Yip, Wan Chi Keung Running Time: 100 min. By Alexander Fellow City on Fire reviewer Raging Gaijin had this to say in a recent review: “Now I know the whole ‘the good, the bad, … Continue reading
Loving You (1995) Review
AKA: Cop Story Director: Johnnie To Cast: Lau Ching Wan, Lee Chung Ling, Carman Lee Yeuk Tung, Tok Chung Wa, Yuen Bun, Wong Wa Wo, Ruby Wong Cheuk Ling, Wong Jan Fai, Chiu Chi Shing, Alan Mak Siu Fai, So Wai Naam, Lam Suet Running TIme: 83 min. By Mighty Peking Man Directed by Johnny To and starring Lau Ching Wan and Carmen Lee… Okay, STOP: Knowing these three things, … Continue reading



















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