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 Wild Blade of Strangers (2024)	Pretty good mainland wuxia	2024-04-17	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
New Kung Fu Cult Master (2022)	New but not necessarily improved	2022-12-06	Simon
Sanak (2021)	Die Hard in a hospital	2021-11-02	Simon
My Blood And Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)	Sabu in dark mode	2021-06-04	Simon
Taoist Priest (2021)	It's the 21st century mainland friendly Mr. Vampire	2021-03-08	Simon
The Swordsman (2020)	Straightforward but satisfying entertainment	2021-03-02	Simon
Double World (2020)	Big budget epic fantasy	2020-07-26	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Saaho (2019)	Maximum overload	2021-12-19	Simon
Hydra (2019)	Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew	2021-07-24	Simon
The Prey (2019)	Tightly executed take on the human hunt	2020-08-25	Simon
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
Enthiran 2.0 (2018)	Crazy spectacle	2022-05-01	Simon
BuyBust (2018)	Shonky first half but gets better as it goes on	2021-03-14	Simon
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)	Some creative fight choreography	2020-06-16	Simon
The Brink (2017)	Lazy writing but gorgeous visuals	2022-08-12	Simon
Asura: The City of Madness (2016)	Grimy and bleak	2024-03-22	Simon
Akira (2016)	An interesting take on a familiar tale	2022-09-03	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
Call of Heroes (2016)	Justice only exists if it is maintained	2020-08-24	Simon
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)	Something of a return to form for Miike	2021-07-24	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)	Good if not quite great conclusion	2021-06-17	Simon
Girl's Blood (2014)	Largely inexplicable fusion of elements but somehow it works	2019-11-16	Simon
Kung Fu Jungle (2014)	Martial arts are for killing	2015-03-11	Simon
Once Upon A Time In Vietnam (2013)	Nice looking film but all been done before	2020-08-08	Simon