While the majority of people probably think of Andrew Lloyd Webber when they hear any mention of The Phantom of the Opera , there remains a loyal following of film lovers who, correctly, can’t help bu...

Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers first major competitor for Martial Arts action, hit it big when they landed Bruce Lee in The Big Boss . Could they strike again with a female leading lady, Angela Mao Yin...

Involving yet another cabin in the woods, Deer Camp ‘86 wisely side steps any comparisons to Evil Dead as it focuses on a hunting trip for friends and co-workers gone sideways when the murder of a Nat...

You’ve probably never seen blood lust like this before! Opening with an over-the-top televised gladiator battle in which a prisoner fights against an armored soldier for his freedom (and loses), Arena...

By 1980, it was time for Shaw Brothers to start experimenting with their subject matter. The straight-up action movies seemed to be slightly out-of-step with what audiences wanted (or at least directo...

It’s the return of the supernatural to Shaw Brothers ! Well, sort of, as this wuxia extravaganza turns relatively spooky really quick-like thanks to two ornamental figures - one ghoul in red robes ( Y...

In which the killer kung fu acrobatics turn super silly! Directed by Chen Chi-Hwa ( Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin ) and starring a young Jackie Chan (who had complete creative control over the proje...

There’s a wonderfully on-point scene in The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires , a co-production between Hammer Studios and Shaw Brothers , in which Hsi Ching ( David Chiang ) and his seven kung fu-train...

This is going to be difficult for some of you to understand. Once upon a time ago, there was a Hollyweird without horror films. Sure, there were Z-grade science fiction flicks with aliens invading Ear...

Monsters fascinate us. Let that sink in before continuing because it says a lot about humans. From the very beginning of time, it seems the darker elements of our societies continue to ignite our imag...

In which Alexander Fu Sheng fights against the exploitation of textile workers! Directed by the one and only Chang Cheh and featuring some stellar choreography from Lau Kar-leung, Disciples Of Shaolin...

Dragons Forever , also known as Cyclone Z , is the final “three brothers” film but what a high note these three titans of Hong Kong Cinema - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung , and Yuen Biao - go out on! They p...

“We may be witnessing a Biblical prophecy come true--the beasts will reign over the earth.” Today, on Kaiju Korner , I’m going to flip the script a bit and focus on . . . bugs. While usually small and...

In which the five venoms return to save China from mass-starvation as ruthless thugs take over the land, leaving thousands of refugees in their wake! Directed by Chang Cheh and featuring explosive fig...

Opening with an animated sequence of the main cast fighting each other, Two Champions of Shaolin takes its use of montage quite seriously as the on-going feud between the Shaolin disciples and the Wu-...