Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Review: Reign of Assassins aka Jian Yu (Taiwan/China/Hong Kong 2010)
Reign of Assassins is one of the best wu xia films of the past decade, marrying old school pleasures with comic book aesthetics and inventive action instead of relying on the grim seriousness mandated by the Hero model. Characterization is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 2010, China, Hong Kong, John Woo, Kelly Lin, Michelle Yeoh, Shawn Yue, Su Chao-pin, Taiwan, Wu xia
Leave a comment
NYAFF 2017: Interview with Director Alan Lo and Actress Carrie Ng about Zombiology
Alan Lo’s first film, Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (Hong Kong 2017), starring Carrie Ng (Naked Killer), Alex Man (Rouge), Michael Ning (Port of Call), and Louis Cheung (Ip Man 3), opened July 18 as part of the 16th New York … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews
Tagged 2017, Alex Lo, Alex Man, Carrie Ng, Hong Kong, Horror, NYAFF, Zombie
Leave a comment
Review: Twin Dragons aka Brother vs. Brother (Hong Kong 1992)
Twin Dragons is simultaneously very stupid and very fun. The tale of two brothers, separated at birth and both played by Jackie Chan, is both a cross-cultural fish-out-of-water tale and a rollicking action flick. It’s not one of the better … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1992, Chu Yuan, Hong Kong, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Lau Kar Leung, Maggie Cheung, martial arts, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark
Leave a comment
Review: Crocodile Fury (Hong Kong/Indonesia 1988)
Easily the most entertaining Godfrey Ho movie I’ve ever seen, Crocodile Fury is a almost non-stop parade of ludicrous reptilian carnage, interrupted only for nonsensical interludes with hopping vampires. The crocodile special effects in particular are mind-blowing. The crocs on display … Continue reading
Review: The Treasure Hunters (Hong Kong 1981)
Certainly not one of Shaw Brothers’ best, this wacky kung fu comedy stars Alexander Fu Sheng and his brother Chang Chen Peng as petty crooks out to steal a big treasure. Everybody does their usual schtick – Fu Sheng is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1981, Alexander Fu Sheng, Gordon Liu, Hong Kong, martial arts, Shaw Brothers, Wang Lung, Wu xia
Leave a comment
Review: Dragon Lord (Hong Kong 1982)
Within the two years after Dragon Lord’s release, Chan would enter into his golden age with the quadruple punch of Project A, Winners and Sinners, Wheels on Meals, and Police Story, catapulting him into superstardom and cementing his reputation as … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged 1982, Golden Harvest, Hong Kong, Jackie Chan, Kung Fu, Mars, martial arts
Leave a comment
Review: The Black Tavern (Hong Kong 1972)
An obscurity from the Shaw Brothers’ libraries, this film is definitely staffed with the Shaw B-team but still manages to be an energy-filled take on King Hu’s classic Dragon Inn.