In which the Shaw Brothers go gonzo for pulp fiction, combining a magical spider whose webs capture foes and then melt their faces right off their skulls! Alongside some limited martial arts mayhem, T...

In which the Yakuza enter into a Godzilla flick. Yes, those badass dudes. Sure, their involvement in the plot of Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla proves to be little more than shoot-out to add some conspira...

Don’t let those colored backgrounds fool you one bit. The cast - or half of it - might stand stoically as the credits roll in the beginning of Life Gamble , but this wuxia feels a bit odd after that....

And so arrives Hong Kong legend Derek Yee . It is here, in the role of the third master as a 20-year-old, where the young actor absolutely delivers a memorable role as the greatest sword master in the...

Opening with a wild animated sequence in which an unknown spacecraft escapes pursuit by other space invaders, Invaders from Proxima B attempts the most perilous task of being a lovable indie film for...

Battles on (and below) bridges! Awesome swordplay in familiar Shaw Brothers ’ sets! Nunchuck stabbings! And the fabulous Chen Ping kicking all sorts of ass as The Bloody Hibiscus! The Vengeful Beauty...

Maybe I am getting a bit soft in my old age, but I was completely wrong in my original opinion of this direct-to-video sequel. The Man With The Iron Fists 2 does exactly what it needs to do in continu...

Meteor. Butterfly. Sword. For myself, any interest that I had in Hong Kong cinema began here. Killer Clans is a martial arts masterpiece which remains stunning in its use of the shawscope lens, provin...

“In this world of guns and knives, Tang Lung is the one who walks the lonely road.” Mixed with a solid sense of comedy that Jackie Chan would later use in his films, Bruce Lee ’s The Way of the Dragon...

In which the Shaw Brothers go gonzo for pulp fiction, combining a magical spider whose webs capture foes and then melt their faces right off their skulls! Alongside some limited martial arts mayhem, T...

Mutated by the H-bomb one octopus takes its deformity into its own hands and attacks!! That’s right, Kaiju Kravers, it’s time to ramp up those fears of a nuclear attack with It Came From Beneath the S...

Because all girls have them. You know, those platonic male friends where nothing but laughs and support is ever expected. Maybe a side hug here and there, but no lingering touches. And definitely no k...

What do Pam Grier, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ’s Gordon Liu , Dave Bautista , and legendary fight choreographer Corey Yuen have in common with the Wu-Tang Clan ’s beatmaker the RZA ? This film, my Ch...

Maybe I am getting a bit soft in my old age, but I was completely wrong in my original opinion of this direct-to-video sequel. The Man With The Iron Fists 2 does exactly what it needs to do in continu...

The first few minutes of any horror film are some of the most important. It is here, at the very beginning, where mood is established and tone is orchestrated; elements that can sink films if not done...