Genre: Crime
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Avengement
Sep 9, 2019Adkins and Johnson go full force here and while it may not be to everyone’s taste, ‘Avengement’ is another hit for the duo and showcase for the unprecedented talents of Scott Adkins.
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Azooma
Feb 19, 2015One could almost believe the idea was hatched in a few minutes as scenes are needlessly dragged out and nothing significant happens until the closing moments.
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Badges Of Fury
Feb 20, 2015‘Badges of Fury’ cannot decide whether it is merely an abysmal spoof of cop films, an action comedy or a gaudy pantomime.
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Banana Cop
Feb 20, 2015‘Banana Cop’ is a quick-moving film that is at times amusing and at times, thanks to some fine direction, suspense-filled.
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Bangkok Dangerous
Feb 20, 2015This lacklustre and also very sluggish remake, comes from Nicholas Cage and the Pang Brothers once again and offers nothing new to say and pretty much suffers from the same problems as the original.
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Battles Without Honour And Humanity
Feb 21, 2015What prevents Battles Without Honour and Humanity from being a true masterpiece is its confused, muddled plot.
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Bayside Shakedown
Feb 21, 2015As an introduction to the lunacy of Wangan precinct and Japanese protocol in general, ‘Bayside Shakedown’ more than holds the attention with its zesty pace and attempts to do things a little differently.
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Beast Cops
Feb 21, 2015‘Beast Cops’ is a powerfully shot and highly entertaining movie that raises some important issues regarding today’s society, which really need to be addressed.
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Beijing Blues
Feb 22, 2015‘Beijing Blues’ is occasionally frustrating, but acts as an interesting anathema to the usual portrayal of police work as gritty or glamorous.
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Big Bullet
Feb 23, 2015Although the state of Hong Kong cinema is much approved now, it’s hard to forget the wretched state just a few years ago. ‘Big Bullet’ really stood out when it was released and remains a class act.
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Black Coal, Thin Ice
May 10, 2015‘Black Coal, Thin Ice’ is one of those films that are encountered once in a while that are much easier to admire than feel warm and fuzzy about.
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Blood Brothers
Feb 24, 2015Not a complete waste of time as it does provide some basic gangster movie stylings but ‘Blood Brothers’ is just that: an exercise in style and a style that has been done much better by other films.