Some facts about Challenge of The Masters: Lau Kar-Fai (Gordon Liu) plays Wong Fei-Hung One of the climactic battles is with his adopted brother, Lau Kar Leung Lau Kar Leung also direct the film So yeah, Challenge of the Masters … Continue reading
It’s been so long since he was truly relevant to me, I almost forgot how much I used to like John Woo’s work. While I was always particular to Ringo Lam’s substance versus Woo’s style during the height of the … Continue reading
Simply, Ip Man is a great pure martial arts movie. Everything that’s right about the genre is present here and, for my money, that makes this one a keeper. Directed by Wilson Yip (SPL) and starring Donnie Yen, one of … Continue reading
I went to the Brattle Monday and checked out Ashes of Time Redux, Wong Kar Wai’s “definitive” version of his 1994 wuxia pian. Fifteen years and three distinct versions of the movie later, Ashes of Time is still a baffling, … Continue reading
I guess you can’t really know what a joy it is to see these Shaw Brothers films presented in clear, remastered editions without having been around in the pre-Celestial era where the only way to see these incredible films was … Continue reading
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