The first film for the defunct Lo Wei Motion Picture Company is a “sequel” to the Bruce Lee classic and its star is a familiar face, that of a young Jackie Chan. After the death of Chen Zhen, the hero of the Ching Wu School, the remaining survivors have found themselves no other choice but […]Read Post ›
After becoming a superstar with both Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow and Drunken Master in 1978, it was finally time for Jackie Chan to take the reins on this classic kung fu comedy, which marked his directorial debut. Ah Chan is a young ruffian who had just moved to town with his grandfather Chen Peng-Fei, […]Read Post ›
Donnie Yen takes a bow in this final installment of the long-running franchise of Bruce Lee’s teacher, Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man. It is the year 1964. Grandmaster Ip Man has learned that he has head and neck cancer and as a result, he is to stop smoking. To make matters worse, his son Ip […]Read Post ›
What do you have when you combine the elaborate musical sequences and romance of Bollywood cinema and the master choreography of Hong Kong legend Tony Ching Siu-Tung? The result is this action-packed superhero film that is somewhat reminiscent of the original Black Mask starring Jet Li. Indian heartthrob Hrithik Roshan’s training under Tony Ching Siu-Tung […]Read Post ›
Before Black Dynamite and Undercover Brother, there was the City Dragon, in this shot-on-video action-comedy that all of a sudden takes a turn into something one would see on Lifetime. Ray is the City Dragon, a martial artist who loves to hang with the guys and hook up with the ladies through his constant rapping. […]Read Post ›
If you are a fan of Hong Kong cinema, especially from the late 1980s to mid 1990s, chances are you have seen Mark Houghton. An exponent of the Lau Family Hung Gar style, Mark got his start in films under his future sifu, the late great Lau Kar-Leung (1934-2013), when he appeared in Aces Go […]Read Post ›
If you are not a fan of Hong Kong films, you may not know the name of Mark Houghton. However, after seeing this documentary, you will know who he is, and this is a wonderful documentary about a man who has battled so much for a dream. Born in the United Kingdom, Mark Houghton was […]Read Post ›
This standard basher with the typical movie rivalry between China and Japan is highlighted by quite a finale between Chen Sing and Yasuaki Kurata. Chen Kwong is a Chinese kung fu expert who returns home after living a life in the United States. He was the first Chinese man to win a Western boxing championship […]Read Post ›
Stephen Fung concludes his two-part epic that combines the period kung fu film and steam punk genres, and this finale is just as good as the first part. Where we last left off, Yang Lu Chan marries Chen Yu-Niang only because he was saved by her. However, while they are married, it is so he […]Read Post ›
First the snake fought the eagle. Now, the monkey takes on the snake in this exciting kung fu film from director Cheung Sum. Ah Lung is a local fishmonger who long to live a dream. That dream is to study kung fu. He tends to go on his deliveries but makes detours to the local […]Read Post ›
