‘Our Little Sister’ is another beautiful work to add to one of the most impressive canons in world cinema, a sincerely-acted, thoughtful meditation on family and the relationship between very different sisters.
In a relatively short time Yee creates a fascinating martial world every bit as involving as the visions that Chor Yuen used to put together years before.
Those who give it a chance will be rewarded with a well made, at times thought provoking and overall entertaining version of a Japanese classic.
I guess it will pass the time if you appreciate the works of Don Wilson or have a hankering for a few more hammy fight scenes, but it’s clear that the series was really running out of ideas.
Despite the tantalising title, this flick has nothing to do with John Woo’s genre defining classics but is rather a cheap cash in from the relentless Wong Jing conveyor belt.
Despite eschewing all the trappings of a big budget thriller, ‘Saving Mr. Wu’ is still a tense and perhaps even thought-provoking production.
A new series from Japanese director Sion Sono (‘Tokyo Tribe’) will begin streaming on Amazon Prime Japan starting on June 16th.
‘China Salesman’ is a Chinese action thriller written and directed by Tan Bing.
‘Real’ is a South Korean action thriller noir written and directed by Lee Jung-Sub.
Catch the beginning of the Joestar Saga in the ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure – Season 1’ Limited Edition Blu-ray set, debuting on July 25th.
‘Okja’ is a South Korean-American action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-Ho (‘The Host’).
‘Elizabeth’ director Shekhar Kapur will helm a new authorised biopic of martial arts legend Bruce Lee entitled ‘Little Dragon’.
‘Wolf Warrior II’ is the sequel to Jacky Wu Jing’s 2015 Chinese action war film, ‘Wolf Warrior‘.
‘Once Upon a Time’ is an upcoming Chinese romantic drama fantasy directed by Zhao Xiaoding and Anthony LaMolinara.
