Reviews

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  Accident Man

  4.0
  Action, Crime, Martial Arts, Thriller  •  UK

  Sticking to its sweary and sometimes seedy roots ‘Accident Man’ knuckle sandwiches the audience with a rowdy onslaught of despicable characters, fruity language and searing fight action.

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  The Young Rebel

  3.0
  Action, Crime, Drama, Martial Arts  •  Hong Kong

  Though the overly moral message may deter some, there’s more than enough rough and tumble scraps to entertain fight fans and a host of strong performances from the leads as well as a thoroughly involving story to engage most everyone else.

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  Love Education

  4.0
  Drama  •  China, Taiwan

  A poignant family drama with dashes of dry humour, ‘Love Education’ is a film that director and star Sylvia Chang can be suitably proud of.

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  Valley Of The Fangs

  3.0
  Action, Adventure, Martial Arts  •  Hong Kong

  From opening credits that ape the Spaghetti Westerns of the period to its surprising epilogue wrap-up, ‘Valley of the Fangs’ is an equally surprising and unexpected hidden gem.

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  The Great Passage

  4.0
  Comedy, Drama, Romance  •  Japan

  Only in Japan would a book like ‘The Great Passage’ catch the public imagination, only in Japan would someone then think that this might translate to the big screen and only in Japan would it be a rousing success.

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  The Lady Hermit

  3.5
  Action, Drama, Martial Arts  •  Hong Kong

  ‘The Lady Hermit’ still manages to stand up well decades on as an extremely entertaining, if not extremely gory, example of the Shaw Brothers armed combat films in their prime.