In which the cave of the Golden Snake is introduced! The Sword Stained With Royal Blood is a certifiable classic of Kung-Fu madness. It’s an adventure with a strong narrative which sees Yuan Cheng-chi...

“I am Dracula. I bid you welcome.” In which the Universal Monsters film series moves away from the silent era and legitimately begins! Pre-Code Horror doesn’t get any better than here with Producer Ca...

In the new satirical comedy The Menu , director Mark Mylod (TV's Succession ) and screenwriters Seth Reiss and Will Tracy (former writers at The Onion ) use the world of food, foodies, critics, and ch...

Revenge, thy name is Sammo Hung!n The Iron-Fisted Monk is some good ol’ kung-fu delivered with all the grit and the glory one would expect from its talented cast. Produced by Raymond Chow (who was sti...

Nicholas Michael Jacobs , independent film director of Night, Urban Fears , and Tales from Six Feet Under, and Four Minutes of Terror , is back with the concluding tale in his Genevieve series. His DI...

It’s a deadly game of bat and mouse!!! The steady beat. The blistering horns. That powerful theme of James Bernard ’s pierces the walls of this cemetery; it is majestic even. It sounds like a processi...

In which Philip Kwok has to wear one of the most ridiculous-looking (possibly) knitted caps throughout the entire film! Whatever it is, it’s horrible. House of Traps might be for “Venom” completists o...

Let the blood flow freely! And boy does it ever in Masked Avengers , a martial arts bonanza which features blood drinking, satan worshiping, and a whole lot of bloody trident action! Not for the faint...

It’s East meets West ERN when Sammo Hung comes to town! With dynamic fight sequences throughout and a genuine goofiness in its DNA, Millionaires’ Express , written and directed by Sammy Hung , continu...

If you think sequels are a side effect of the modern era, you are absolutely incorrect. For proof of this, let’s take a look at the subject of this article: 1933’s Son of Kong , which gives the audien...

In which Angela Miao, Whang Ing-Sik and Sammo Hung (in the roles of Yu Ying, Kao and Fan), coming from a small Korean school of Martial Arts, all take turns breaking boards and cracking skulls with th...

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...