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
Not to be confused with The Sword Stained With Royal Blood (this is DrunkenFist.com, after all), Royal Wedding is a wonderful, later film featuring the talents of Fred Astaire. Well acted, funny and featuring just a bit more plot than … Continue reading
The Big Sleep is an insanely cool movie. The plot is somewhat convoluted, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter because in this movie Bogart fully illustrates the style and screen presence that made him a … Continue reading
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