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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Lady Hermit (1971) Enjoyable female-led wuxia 2022-12-11 Simon
Project A (1983) A Hong Kong cinema landmark 2022-12-08 Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022) New but not necessarily improved 2022-12-06 Simon
Crows Explode (2014) A slight improvement 2022-11-28 Simon
The Five Venoms (1978) ...read review... 2022-11-21 Simon
Crows Zero II (2009) More of the same 2022-11-14 Simon
Drive (1997) A joy to watch 2022-11-12 Simon
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die (2022) On the shortlist for best action of the year 2022-10-26 Simon
Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead (1991) One of the all-time great film titles! 2022-10-26 Simon
Breaking News (2004) ...read review... 2022-09-07 Simon
Angel Terminators 2 (1993) Girls With Guns And Attitude 2022-09-03 Simon
Akira (2016) An interesting take on a familiar tale 2022-09-03 Simon
Bombay (1995) Heavy handed but hits its target 2022-08-25 Simon
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) Extraordinary 2022-08-19 Simon
The Mermaid (2016) Some good scenes but not good overall 2022-08-14 Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020) A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes. 2022-08-13 Simon
The Brink (2017) Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals 2022-08-12 Simon
The Killer Meteors (1976) Reasonably entertaining fluff 2022-08-09 Simon
The Assassin (1967) Impressive 2022-08-07 Simon
800 Bullets (2002) A nostalgic Meta-Western 2022-08-04 Simon
The Princess (2022) Are Disney princesses always this hardcore? 2022-07-31 Simon
Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) Deranged and delightful 2022-07-29 Simon
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) A real stinker 2022-07-28 Simon
Muertos De Risa (1999) ...read review... 2022-07-28 Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012) Not clear what purpose this serves 2022-07-27 Simon
Rang De Basanti (2006) Hits way harder than I was expecting 2022-07-24 Simon
The Deadly Knives (1972) Decent action makes up for a recycled story 2022-07-10 Simon
The Seventh Curse (1986) Very enjoyable! 2022-07-09 Simon
Heroes Of The East (1978) Amongst the greatest kung fu films ever made 2022-07-04 Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000) Not quite as topical as it once was, but still exceptional 2022-06-24 Simon

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