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 Magic Crane (1993)	Not Film Workshop's finest hour	2024-02-07	Simon
Yellow River Fighter (1988)	A rare mainland Chinese wuxia film	2024-02-04	Simon
Painted Skin (1993)	An ignominious end to a stellar career	2024-01-30	Simon
Oath of Death (1971)	Surprisingly gnarly for its time	2024-01-28	Simon
Golden Balls (1993)	On the nose critique of toxic masculinity	2024-01-28	Simon
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Snipers (2022)	Zhang Yimou? Really?	2024-01-26	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
The Wheel of Life (1983)	Moderately interesting anthology film	2024-01-21	Simon
The Cub Tiger from Kwangtung (1973)	A strong debut for Jackie Chan	2024-01-14	Simon
The Runaway Pistol (2002)	Hyper-black	2024-01-14	Simon
The Missing Gun (2002)	Superlative cinema	2024-01-14	Simon
All the King's Men (1983)	I don't think I am smart enough to understand this film	2024-01-11	Simon
Four Moods (1970)	A who's who of Taiwanese cinema in 1970	2024-01-07	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
A Massacre Survivor (1979)	...read review...	2024-01-04	Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
The Trap (1996)	A lesser final entry but still great	2024-01-01	Simon
The Stairway to the Distant Past (1995)	Dazzling	2024-01-01	Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
The Assassin (2015)	Pretentious arthouse yawnfest	2023-12-28	Simon
Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1976)	A good name and a good time	2023-12-21	Simon
The Idiots (1998)	Not just empty provocation	2023-12-18	Simon
The Secret Rivals (1976)	Indie kung fu royalty	2023-12-17	Simon
Karate Killer (1973)	More stylish grime	2023-12-16	Simon
Karate Kiba (1973)	Grimy and stylish	2023-12-16	Simon
Inter-Pol (1967)	A decent Bond-alike	2023-12-10	Simon
Asia-Pol (1967)	Harmless	2023-12-10	Simon
Men Suddenly in Black (2003)	One of Hong Kong's smartest comedies	2023-12-09	Simon