Everything Everywhere All at Once by Daniels (Review) Michelle Yeoh shines in this trippy sci-fi epic about a woman struggling to pay her taxes, run her family’s laundromat, and save the multiverse. Apr 14, 2022 Movies
Drive by Steve Wang (Review) Direct-to-video martial arts action comedies from the mid-to-late ’90s don’t get much better than this. Mar 26, 2022 Movies
The Paper Tigers by Tran Quoc Bao (Review) Tran Quoc Bao’s first feature film is a martial arts comedy gem. Aug 23, 2021 Movies
The Octagon by Eric Karson (Review) Because sometimes, you just need to watch Chuck Norris fight a bunch of ninjas. Jun 5, 2021 Movies
The Villainess by Jung Byung-Gil (Review) The film’s mind-blowing action sequences are ultimately undermined by a convoluted plot and characters you don’t care about. Jan 9, 2018 Movies
Why in the world did I watch Ninja III: The Domination? (Review) Making it through the final film in Cannon Film’s “ninja trilogy” required more than nostalgia. Oct 6, 2017 Movies
Derek Yee’s Sword Master Is an Underwhelming CGI Spectacle (Review) This CGI-filled remake of 1977’s Death Duel never quite reaches the martial arts heights to which it so clearly aspires. Jun 22, 2017 Movies
13 Assassins by Takashi Miike (Review) I love the idea of a Takashi Miike samurai film, but 13 Assassins just doesn’t live up to its promise. Apr 9, 2017 Movies
Ashes of Time Redux by Wong Kar-Wai (Review) I’ve yet to see a Wong film that didn’t impress me on some level, but I’ll admit it was difficult to make it through Ashes of Time. Apr 5, 2017 Movies
Sword of the Stranger by Masahiro Ando (Review) An increasingly dull and predictable storyline populated by characters that are a collection of clichés. Aug 27, 2009 Anime Movies
Tom Yum Goong by Prachya Pinkaew (Review) Despite some really fun action scenes, Tom Yum Goong is a decidedly inferior film to its predecessor, Ong-Bak. Feb 6, 2007 Movies
Curse of the Golden Flower by Zhang Yimou (Review) I need to stop the review lest it just become a checklist of everything I dislike about the movie. Jan 14, 2007 Movies
Geochilmaru by Kim Jin-Seong (Review) There’s something refreshing, even affecting, about the lo-fi approach that Geochilmaru takes to martial arts cinema. Nov 30, 2006 Movies
Fearless by Ronny Yu (Review) It’s obvious that this film is a personal project for Jet Li, one he cares deeply for. Sep 23, 2006 Movies
The Secret Rivals by James Nam, See-Yuen Ng (Review) The movie became less a piece of entertainment, and more a tattered, browning, fading document from an alternate kung fu universe. Jul 9, 2006 Movies
Sha Po Lang by Wilson Yip (Review) When its firing on all cylinders, there’s nothing I love as much as Hong Kong cinema, and Sha Po Lang is a reminder of almost every reason why. Mar 12, 2006 Movies
Born to Fight by Panna Rittikrai (Review) This is a movie you watch purely for the sheer joy of gasping at one insane stunt after another. May 28, 2005 Movies
New Police Story by Benny Chan (Review) Easily one of, if not the, darkest and most somber film that Chan has made to date. Jan 24, 2005 Movies
House of Flying Daggers by Zhang Yimou (Review) House of Flying Daggers has moments of brilliance that are simply unmatched. Sep 18, 2004 Movies
Throw Down by Johnnie To (Review) Put mildly, I found this film a complete waste of time. Sep 18, 2004 Movies