Author: Andrew Saroch
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Yellow Fangs
Oct 8, 2024‘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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Moscow Mission
Sep 17, 2024Bookended by two outstanding train-based action sequences, ‘Moscow Mission’ starts with a bang before settling into a more standard, yet still entertaining, police procedural.
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Crystal Fortune Run
Sep 9, 2024Despite its strengths and a bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember that early-90s aesthetic, ‘Crystal Fortune Run’ is less than the sum of its parts.
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Corey Yuen Kwai – A Tribute
Aug 23, 2024Andrew Saroch honours the career of Hong Kong director, producer, action choreographer, and actor Corey Yuen Kwai (元奎).
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A Light Never Goes Out
Aug 19, 2024A beautifully shot portrait of grief, redemption and family, ‘A Light Never Goes Out’ deserves the plaudits it is receiving and much more.
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The Crippled Masters
Aug 1, 2024Few genre films have achieved the cult status that ‘The Crippled Masters’ has and, thanks to a lovely remastered release from Film Masters, it can finally reach a wider audience.
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Cheng Pei-Pei – Remembering The Girl With The Thunderbolt Kick
Jul 29, 2024Andrew Saroch looks back at the career of Chinese-American actress Cheng Pei-Pei (鄭佩佩).
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The Romancing Star
Jul 16, 2024‘The Romancing Star’ might be a product of a particular time and culture, but its problems do not lay there – the fact is that it’s unfunny and annoying.
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Legend Of The Fox
Jul 3, 2024It’s a shame to report that ‘Legend of the Fox’, while peppered with solid characters and decent fisticuffs, is a frustrating experience.
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Chilli Laugh Story
Jun 19, 2024‘Chilli Laugh Story’ is pure Hong Kong, a comedy drama about those that would probably be forgotten about by other film industries.
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The Legend And Hag Of Shaolin
May 28, 2024Once it settles down and the MacGuffin doesn’t become the sole focus of the story, ‘The Legend and Hag of Shaolin’ becomes an enjoyable homage to early 90s Hong Kong cinema.
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Raid On Royal Casino Marine
May 15, 2024Part three has none of the charm of the original and doesn’t even stack up well against the second part; this is a lazy, charmless affair that had me looking at the clock every couple of minutes.