Reviews from China

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 Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Endgame (2021)	Promising start but fails to deliver	2024-04-12	Simon
The Legend and Hag of Shaolin (2021)	Surprisingly strong kung fu film	2024-03-31	Simon
Kids From Shaolin (1984)	Jet Li's second film is goofier but ends with a bang	2024-03-24	Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996)	A beautiful intimate epic	2024-03-03	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Snipers (2022)	Zhang Yimou? Really?	2024-01-26	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Women Who Flirt (2014)	... or women who don't?	2023-08-30	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
The Mermaid (2016)	Some good scenes but not good overall	2022-08-14	Simon
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)	Expected more from this collaboration	2022-04-03	Simon
Operation Mekong (2016)	Empty spectacle	2021-09-11	Simon
Suzhou River (2000)	Drifting along	2021-08-03	Simon
Special ID (2013)	Yeah... it's not good	2021-07-12	Simon
Last Letter (2018)	Another gem from Shunji Iwai	2021-05-30	Simon
Ju Dou (1990)	When I buy an animal I treat it as I wish	2021-04-03	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Shadow (2018)	Strikingly beautiful and poetic	2020-06-23	Simon
Chinese Zodiac (2012)	Messy but ultimately entertaining	2014-06-22	Simon
Painted Skin: The Resurrection (2012)	Beautiful, tragic fantasy	2013-04-21	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
White Vengeance (2011)	Gorgeous production with interesting characters and plot	2012-04-23	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
The Sorcerer And The White Snake (2011)	Pretty, but nothing to write home about	2011-12-19	Simon
Shaolin (2011)	nicely made	2011-12-19	Simon
Little Big Soldier (2009)	Well worth a look.	2010-11-10	Simon