Period Film 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
Shaolin Temple (1982) Some of the finest martial arts seen on film 2024-03-18 Simon
The Emperor's Shadow (1996) A beautiful intimate epic 2024-03-03 Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004) In retrospect this was a wuxia classic 2024-01-01 Simon
Project A (1983) A Hong Kong cinema landmark 2022-12-08 Simon
The Assassin (1967) Impressive 2022-08-07 Simon
Rang De Basanti (2006) Hits way harder than I was expecting 2022-07-24 Simon
Finger Of Doom (1972) Ahead of its time 2022-02-06 Simon
The Hidden Fortress (1958) Beautifully filmed 2021-11-14 Simon
Millionaires' Express (1986) Sammo really went all-out on this one 2021-09-19 Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018) The most bonkers film I've seen in a while 2021-09-18 Simon
One-Armed Swordsman (1967) One of the pillars of martial arts cinema 2021-07-18 Simon
Gemini (1999) A surreal and sumptuous period horror from Shinya Tsukamoto 2021-07-07 Simon
Bells Of Death (1968) Simple but effective story of revenge 2021-06-06 Simon
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969) Chang Cheh in wuxia mode 2021-04-12 Simon
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) One of the highlights of the Shaw Brothers catalogue 2021-04-01 Simon
The Shadow Boxing (1979) Corpses don't pee 2021-03-27 Simon
The Rebel (2007) One way or another we will all end up on that truck 2021-03-05 Simon
Once Upon A Time In China II (1992) One of the finest sequels ever made? 2020-03-27 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014) Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film 2016-01-31 Simon
The Sword Of Many Loves (1993) Mad as a bag of poisonous spiders 2013-02-17 Simon
Last Hurrah For Chivalry (1979) I never enjoy drinking with a dead man 2012-11-26 Simon
Blade Of Fury (1993) Epic tale of politics, brotherhood and kung fu 2012-11-06 Simon
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993) One of the best examples of the early 90's wu xia film 2012-10-31 Simon
Warriors Two (1978) Classic showcase of Wing Chun 2012-10-04 Simon
Ugetsu (1953) Recommended 2012-05-22 Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010) Highly enjoyable 2012-02-15 Simon
Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain (1983) Landmark 2010-11-07 Simon
Ip Man (2008) Excellent kung fu film 2010-10-26 Simon
Judgement Of An Assassin (1977) One of the best wu xia 2006-05-29 Simon
Sons Of Good Earth (1965) Solid debut from one of cinema's masters 2006-04-24 Simon

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