training

Best of the Best (1989)

Best of the Best (1989)

“A team is not a team if you don’t give a damn about one another” is the tagline for this underrated martial arts drama about five…

Film Reviews, Reviews

REVIEW: ‘American Shaolin’ (1991)

REVIEW: ‘American Shaolin’ (1991)

Hong Kong-based Seasonal Film Corporation continues their U.S. crossovers, after the NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER trilogy (1985-1989) and THE KING OF THE KICKBOXERS (1990) with this…

Film Reviews, Reviews

REVIEW: ‘Dirty Kung Fu’ (1978)

REVIEW: ‘Dirty Kung Fu’ (1978)

The late Wong Yue, best known for his starring role in Lau Kar-leung’s groundbreaking kung fu comedy SPIRITUAL BOXER and later in Lau’s DIRTY HO, stars…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Kiltro (2006)

Kiltro (2006)

Marko Zaror, best known previously for his Taurus Award winning performance as stuntman in THE RUNDOWN (2003), stars in his first martial arts movie as a…

Film Reviews, Reviews

REVIEW: ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ (2008)

REVIEW: ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ (2008)

Armed with a large array of popular Chinese myths, martial arts movie references and martial arts philosophy, screenwriter John Fusco and director Rob Minkoff have assembled…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Fight or Flight (2006)

Fight or Flight (2006)

Although often thrilling to see, martial arts as depicted in martial arts movies are chiefly an external and superficial representation of conflict. Large-than-life heroes played by…

Reviews

REVIEW: ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ (1978)

REVIEW: ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’ (1978)

Step up, step up ladies and gentlemen for one of the greatest martial arts films of all time! No surprise here. Orchestrating this illustrious affair is…

Film Reviews, Reviews

Clan of the White Lotus (1980)

CLAN OF THE WHITE LOTUS is one of few movies directed by prolific kung fu movie star Lo Lieh. It’s also a loose sequel of sorts…

Film Reviews, Reviews