Ip Man 2 Review: The action is bone crunching, flesh slapping, rapid-fire bouts of humiliation
Donnie Yen is one of the unheralded stars of that year’s Fantastic Fest. He wasn’t in attendance obviously (aside from…
Category: Martial Art
Kill Zone 2005 Review: It’s worth watching for Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen and Wu Jing
SPL (another name: Kill Zone) is a stylish return to HK-style grim-n-gritty action noir and one welcome motion picture. Nothing…
Painted Skin 2008 Review: This film belongs to Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun
Wang Sheng (Chen Kun) is a general who rescues a young woman named Xiao Wei (Zhou Xun) during a raid…
Last Hero in China 1993 Review: Jet Li took the role of Wong Fei-Hung again
In 1993, near the end of production on Tsui Hark. And Jet Li’s third installment in the insanely successful Once…
Special ID Review: Donnie Yen is hamstrung by the lack of physical exertion afford by his role
Donnie Yen is a martial-arts icon. So Special ID naturally opens with a prolonged hand-to-hand clash in which Yen’s undercover Hong Kong…
Flash Point 2007: Donnie Yen Is Unbelievably and like in the Ip Man Movie
“Flashpoint” is such a good thriller for so much of its length that it’s kind of a betrayal when the…
New Dragon Gate Inn Review: A macabre, dark twist and a love triangle thrown in
This is an all-star cast remake of King Hu’s 1967 classic “Dragon Inn”. The story is basically the same, but…
Kung Fu League 2018: This martial arts flick had a lot of potential
This martial arts flick had a lot of potential. Four of China’s greatest heroes come together and fight for law…
Saving General Yang Review: The story of the house of Yang and the house of Pan
“Saving General Yang” tells the story of the house of Yang and the house of Pan ( nope, not that…
Once upon a Time in China Review: Jet Li Takes Wong Fei Hung Role
In my quest to revisit all my 90s martial arts favorites. I’ve been mostly watching films from ’93 so far.…