REVIEW: Men from the Monastery (1974)
This is director Chang Cheh’s second, lesser entry in his Shaolin Cycle of Shaw Brothers films covering the exploits of southern Shaolin’s famous folk heroes. It follows HEROES TWO with a fast-paced, scattershot tale of martial heroism [...]
REVIEW: Kid with the Golden Arm, The (1979)
Loaded with superheroes and villains and bloody kung fu action, this colorful wuxia actioner pits Venoms Mob stars against one another as the martial world’s most notorious bandits attempt to steal a shipment of gold that’s guarded [...]
REVIEW: Heroes Two (1974)
Director Chang Cheh begins his Shaolin Cycle with this solid kung fu actioner about a band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state and driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple [...]
REVIEW: Shaolin Rescuers (1979)
Writer-director Chang Cheh revisits southern Shaolin folklore in this Qing-era kung fu comedy featuring the Venoms Mob, Shaw Brothers leading man Jason Pai Piao as folk hero Hung Hei-gun and in a guest cameo, Cantonese martial arts [...]
Donnie Yen, Vincent Zhao in ‘Special Identity’
The Chinese media reports that a press conference was held yesterday in Beijing to announce Donnie Yen’s next film project, SPECIAL IDENTITY (特殊身份), a contemporary action film to [...]
REVIEW: Sanshiro Sugata, Part 2 (1945)
Akira Kurosawa returns to the martial arts stage with this sequel to his 1943 film with elements that can be said to be an influence on some of today’s martial arts films. In 1887 Yokohama, a young [...]
REVIEW: Woman Knight of Mirror Lake, The (2011)
With the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China has come a slew of historical films celebrating the event. Martial arts filmmakers, quick to jump on every trend, have weighed in as well, from [...]
REVIEW: Scorpion King 3, The: Battle for Redemption (2012)
Actor and martial artist Victor Webster (MUTANT X) takes on the role immortalized by former pro wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in this third installment of the MUMMY spin-off series. This installment features perhaps the most martial [...]
Gary Daniels Interview
To celebrate the release of THE LEGEND OF BRUCE LEE on DVD this week, I had the chance to speak with one of its guest stars – Gary Daniels. Being a massive Gary Daniels fan and liking [...]
Bob Anderson, Sword Master Extraordinaire, Has Passed Away
Former Olympic fencer and fight choreographer Bob Anderson died on Jan. 1 in West Sussex, England, at the age of 89. Mr. Anderson was one of the unsung giants of action film, with a career spanning MASTER [...]
Last Shaw Brother Retires at Age 104!
Sir Run Run Shaw has announced his retirement from Television Broadcasts Ltd (TVB), the Hong Kong-based entertainment conglomerate he founded over forty years ago. The 104 year old tycoon is one of the few remaining links to [...]
REVIEW: Harakiri (1962)
Director Masaki Kobayashi helms this classic samurai eiga that, like his Japanese counterpart Akira Kurosawa, features exciting camera techniques that would influence later martial arts films. In addition, an exciting storyline and twist leads to a classic [...]
REVIEW: Vigilantes (2005)
In the world of independent action films, directors have the tendency to combine interesting storylines with intricate action sequences. However, in the case of Trevor L. Smith’s VIGILANTES, the story and film overall is marred by less [...]
REVIEW: Warrior (2011)
In martial arts cinema, there comes a time when a film brings not only exciting fight scenes, but brings a sense of humanity and heart driven by excellent performances by the cast. Director Gavin O’Connor (MIRACLE) successfully [...]
REVIEW: Dance Fu (2011)
Former child actor Kel Mitchell (ALL THAT) jumps on the martial arts bandwagon with this action comedy that isn’t meant to be taken seriously, but is a fun comedy that melds elements of the recent hip hop [...]
REVIEW: Tensou Sentai Goseiger [TV] (2010)
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Heaven and guardian angels are the theme for the 2010 Super Sentai Series, which proves to be quite an enjoyable series that follows one of the most successful series, SAMURAI SENTAI SHINKENGER (2009). A deadly group known [...]
REVIEW: Gokaiger vs. Goseiger – 199 Super Hero Big Battle
Japan’s Super Sentai Series gets one of the ultimate treatments with the annual team-up of this year’s team, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, and the previous team, Tensou Sentai Goseiger. However, the big reat comes in the appearance of [...]
Reeves Tackles the ‘Man of Tai Chi’
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is preparing to make his directorial debut, a martial arts film entitled MAN OF TAI CHI. This will be the first time Reeves has worked with a Hong Kong stunt team since training [...]
REVIEW: Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
The Dragon Warrior known as Po and the Furious Five are back in this exciting sequel to the 2008 animated martial arts feature film. Po (voiced by Jack Black) and his cohorts Tigress (Angelina Jolie), Mantis (Seth [...]
REVIEW: Fist 2 Fist (2011)
Hapkido master Jino Kang unleashes this action packed drama co-starring HUMAN WEAPON star Bill Duff in the villain role. Kang plays Ken Min, a martial artist who used to be part of a gang run by Tokyo [...]
