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
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Ride On (2023)	Glory fades	2023-10-12	Simon
Extraction 2 (2023)	Another action masterclass	2023-08-14	Simon
Full River Red (2023)	Weak by Zhang Yimou standards	2023-04-30	Simon
Pathaan (2023)	Gloryhallastoopid	2023-04-10	Simon
Sakra (2023)	Nearly a classic	2023-03-31	Simon
Snipers (2022)	Zhang Yimou? Really?	2024-01-26	Simon
Furies (2022)	Just what the doctor ordered	2023-03-26	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
The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die (2022)	On the shortlist for best action of the year	2022-10-26	Simon
The Princess (2022)	Are Disney princesses always this hardcore?	2022-07-31	Simon
Fistful of Vengeance (2022)	Pretty tasteless and generic	2022-02-17	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
Cliff Walkers (2021)	Solid spy propaganda	2024-01-27	Simon
Limbo (2021)	A Hong Kong film	2022-06-18	Simon
The Whole Truth (2021)	Totally pointless	2021-12-12	Simon
Sanak (2021)	Die Hard in a hospital	2021-11-02	Simon
Master (2021)	Some good parts but 3 hours is too long	2021-08-09	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	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
Space Sweepers (2021)	Superficial but slick and polished	2021-02-23	Simon
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)	A sweet, fun film with a big heart and excellent fight scenes.	2022-08-13	Simon
Yokai Girl Kirin (2020)	Low budget and offers little to compensate	2021-08-22	Simon
Get the Hell Out (2020)	Super-fun action comedy with zombies	2021-08-14	Simon