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
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978)	Better than expected	2022-05-16	Simon
Taal (1999)	All-time great soundtrack	2022-05-11	Simon
Mrs K (2017)	Kara Hui has still got it	2022-04-30	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster (2001)	Doesn't live up to my memory of it	2022-04-23	Simon
Roja (1992)	Disappointing	2022-03-19	Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)	Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games	2022-03-07	Simon
The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)	One of the more enjoyable Venoms films	2022-02-27	Simon
Murderer Pursues (1981)	...read review...	2022-01-23	Simon
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)	Fine, if a little insubstantial	2022-01-22	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
The Bar (2017)	Probably the weakest Alex De-la Iglesia film	2021-11-13	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)	Sounds more fun than it actually is	2021-09-25	Simon
Doomsday (2008)	Very uneven but has some fun moments	2021-09-19	Simon
The Master of Kung Fu (1973)	Solid but unremarkable Wong Fei-Hung story	2021-08-15	Simon
Samui Song (2017)	Tries too hard to confound the audience	2021-08-15	Simon
Master (2021)	Some good parts but 3 hours is too long	2021-08-09	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)	Sequel switches onto a different track	2021-08-01	Simon
Ong Bak 3 (2010)	Reduced in scale and ambition, but brings closure	2021-07-26	Simon
Vital (2004)	An unclassifiable enigma	2021-07-06	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song (1973)	...read review...	2021-07-06	Simon
The Postman Fights Back (1982)	Some good moments but they don't cohere into a strong film	2021-07-02	Simon
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)	Less obviously a Lau Kar-Leung film than most he directed	2021-06-20	Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020)	My kind of party	2021-06-05	Simon
One-Armed Boxer (1972)	Silly but fun	2021-05-29	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead: Ultimate Power (2006)	Cheap and cheesy sequel/prequel that's fun to watch	2021-05-22	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
Black Butterfly (1968)	A decent if unremarkable late 60's wuxia	2021-05-10	Simon