Reviews

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  Black Rain

  4.0
  Drama, War  •  Japan

  ‘Black Rain’ excels in its examination of Japanese society, especially in the post-Atomic age. The bomb almost becomes the end of a civilisation as the traditional customs and expectations change forever.

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  Stuntman

  4.0
  Action, Drama, Martial Arts  •  Hong Kong

  A fantastic mix of drama and action, ‘Stuntman’ is at once an ode to the action giants of yesteryear and how the modern movie-making world has changed drastically since their heyday, and a touching family drama about redemption.

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  Yellow Fangs

  4.0
  Adventure, Disaster, Horror, Thriller  •  Japan

  ‘Yellow Fangs’ is an excellent creature feature that may have slipped under the radar for many audiences. Hopefully, Sanada’s burgeoning reputation worldwide might mean that this changes soon.

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  The Young Taoism Fighter

  3.0
  Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts  •  Taiwan

  A mixed bag of what is essentially a series of heavily leaning comedy sketches spiced up with some creative action, the Yuen Clan seem to be firing on less cylinders here.

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  Taoism Drunkard

  4.0
  Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts  •  Hong Kong

  Fantastical ingenuity, crazy comedy, outlandish practical effects, and hard-hitting martial arts are thrown together in perhaps one of the best zany action flicks to come from the Golden Era 80s.

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  Moscow Mission

  3.5
  Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller  •  China

  Bookended by two outstanding train-based action sequences, ‘Moscow Mission’ starts with a bang before settling into a more standard, yet still entertaining, police procedural.