Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
The Red Phoenix (1978)	Nothing special, but some decent action	2023-11-01	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
Game Of Death (1978)	Worse than I remembered	2023-11-04	Simon
Super Lady Cop (1992)	Stupid film with amazing action	2023-11-05	Simon
Dragon Fight (1989)	Interesting pairing of two future superstars	2023-11-12	Simon
Zen of Sword (1992)	Solid but not essential Swordsman-like	2023-11-16	Simon
Prosperous of Family (1970)	Not awful, but no great reason to watch it	2023-11-22	Simon
The Element of Crime (1984)	Fascinating and frustrating	2023-11-22	Simon
Epidemic (1987)	An insight into Lars Von Trier's mind	2023-11-25	Simon
Europa (1991)	...read review...	2023-12-02	Simon
Filthy Guy (1978)	Fairly disposable but Sammo is Sammo	2023-12-06	Simon
Men Suddenly in Black (2003)	One of Hong Kong's smartest comedies	2023-12-09	Simon
Asia-Pol (1967)	Harmless	2023-12-10	Simon
Inter-Pol (1967)	A decent Bond-alike	2023-12-10	Simon
Karate Kiba (1973)	Grimy and stylish	2023-12-16	Simon
Karate Killer (1973)	More stylish grime	2023-12-16	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
The Idiots (1998)	Not just empty provocation	2023-12-18	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)	Dazzling	2024-01-01	Simon
The Trap (1996)	A lesser final entry but still great	2024-01-01	Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon