Reviews

The Moon Mask Rider

2.5

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi • Japan
Mar 20

Unfortunately, despite its intentions, its neither deliciously loopy the way you might hope that a Japanese superhero film would be nor is it especially engaging.
Blood Hunters: Rise Of The Hybrids

3.0

Action, Fantasy, Horror, Martial Arts • Philippines
Mar 12

This short, sharp and mostly sweet martial arts vampire actioner may lack budget and a dense narrative but what it does have is oodles and oodles of awesome fight action.

Enter The Fat Dragon

3.0

Action, Comedy, Martial Arts • Hong Kong
Mar 6

Most of the film’s jokes are lame and the plot would be familiar to those who have seen more than a couple of 80s’ Hong Kong movies.
Still Human

5.0

Comedy, Drama • Hong Kong
Feb 28

‘Still Human’ is everything that good Hong Kong cinema can be. It tells a good story without pomp, grounds it in reality and focuses on ordinary everyday folk.
Iceman: The Time Traveller

1.5

Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts • Hong Kong
Feb 28

What could have been a fun period set actioner is instead a rushed, confusing sequel which, as other reviews have pointed out, seems to have been cobbled together in a rush from unused footage from the first ‘Iceman’.
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back

2.0

Action, Martial Arts, Sport • USA
Feb 28

Despite attempting to use several of the same ingredients, the serious tone mixed with sub-par fight sequences and an overly familiar plot somehow manages to suck all of the fun out of it.
Iceman

1.5

Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts • China, Hong Kong
Feb 15

‘Iceman’ is more of a lame comedy with a little bit a decent action rather than the fantasy blockbuster if could have been.
Ip Man And Four Kings

2.5

Action, Drama, Martial Arts • China
Feb 7

‘Ip Man And Four Kings’ leaves gaping holes in an already threadbare plot while taking even the simplest of character development as an ordeal.
Shadow

3.0

Action, Drama, Martial Arts, War • China
Jan 31

Zhang Yimou’s black, white and blood red opus mixes political intrigue, wuxia action and enough twists and turns to fill several mysteries.
Send Me To The Clouds

3.5

Drama • China
Jan 24

The two most striking things about ‘Send Me To The Clouds’ are the photography and the performance of actress Yao Chen.
Paradox

3.5

Action, Crime, Drama, Martial Arts, Thriller • Hong Kong
Jan 17

The third instalment in the ‘SPL’ franchise sees original director Wilson Yip return for another dark crime tale that doesn’t skimp on the nihilism or the hard edged fight action.
A Lifetime Treasure

2.0

Comedy • Hong Kong
Jan 9

It’s almost as if director Andrew Lam just got a few mates together for an exercise in tedium to prove how willing we are to forgive anything for a hit of nostalgia.
Death Fighter

2.5

Action, Martial Arts • USA
Jan 9

It’s nice to see Wilson and Rothrock back in action and there are some flashes of talent in amongst the fight scenes, but none of it is ever quite enough to overcome the film’s obvious faults.
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

4.0

Action, Drama, Martial Arts • Hong Kong
Dec 25

Competently directed by the legendary Yuen Woo-Ping and utilising a decent budget, ‘Master Z’ is pleasingly straight-forward, action soaked entertainment.
Dead Mine

3.0

Action, Horror • Indonesia
Dec 3

This Indonesian B-movie horror never quite lives up to its awesome high-concept but has enough going for it to make it a swift, slick shocker.
Lost In The Pacific

2.0

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller • China
Nov 20

Much like ‘Last Flight’, the pace is just too static and there isn’t enough fun or silly action to recommend it to even B-movie aficionados.
Last Flight

1.5

Action, Horror, Thriller • China
Nov 8

This should have been some silly, slick fun but is instead just a slog with far too much exposition and unnecessary melodrama clogging up proceedings.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1

3.0

Action, Adventure, Fantasy • Japan
Nov 8

Despite doing some things right in terms of the look and feel of the franchise, it never quite seems to re-capture the atmosphere or the magical abilities to the point where they truly captivate.
Kill ‘Em All

1.5

Action, Crime, Martial Arts, Mystery, Thriller • USA
Oct 30

‘Kill ’Em All’ has a gem of an idea at its core but squanders it with needless flashbacks, unnecessary characters and terrible editing.
The Witness

3.5

Crime, Thriller • South Korea
Oct 23

The characters are realistic and have sympathetic worries to consider, the twists keep the viewer guessing throughout and it benefits from Kim Sang-ho at his very best.