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More than years after his death, the ‘Little Dragon’ has never been more popular - but isn’t it time we left his memory alone? (more…)

If you ever wanted to know where Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon came from you only need to know one name, King Hu. This ground breaking film, possibly one of the greatest of the martial chivalry genre, started it all… (more…)

Since 1999 Hong Kong Legends had released remastered versions of classics (relatively) old and new that had gained them an international reputation. But that wasn’t enough to keep them in business - why? (more…)

Yuen Biao makes a martial art out of doing the laundry, but this mashup of genres goes too far for anyone to come out clean… (more…)

The latest teaming of director Wilson Yip and star/action choreographer Donnie Yen (Dragon Tiger Gate, S.P.L.) brings the sort of top-notch martial arts we’ve come to expect – so why is it so light on action? (more…)

An entertaining trip through the social and economic ups and downs of nearly a quarter of a century in Hong Kong - as seen through the more literal ups and downs of a hooker… (more…)

Fist Of Fury gets the feminine touch in this rediscovered old school kung fu classic… (more…)

A martial arts movie star famous for his stunts? Now who could Wong Jing be lampooning in this Jet Li vehicle?… (more…)

An insightful look into the life of Asia’s biggest superstar, as likable and endearing as the man himself… (more…)

Heralded as something of a return to heyday of Hong Kong action movies, Invisible Target isn’t quite that, but it sure ain’t half bad.

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Jackie Chan with Wooly and Worth? Oh, how the mighty have fallen…

To celebrate the release of Jet Li latest action yarn, War, we pick out five of our favourite fights from 25 years of his movies. And offer you the chance to submit your own to our list… (more…)

Sorry, I thought you were someone else. You know, that fella that made The Killer and Hard Boiled? What, you are? Then what is all this business with that Ben Affleck geezer, a man who could take acting lessons from the cast of Thunderbirds, his acting’s so wooden? (more…)

A must see just for the John Woo spoofs, this is a great Stephen Chow (Shaolin Soccer, God of Cookery) vehicle with some unexpected darker turns… (more…)

Shaolin Soccer’s Stephen Chow is back and this time he’s doin’ the Hustle… (more…)

Yet more Jackie Chan films from the archives, but do we really need them in ‘Ultra-bit’ quality?… (more…)

A return to form for Jackie, but this could be way too sentimental for Western action audiences… (more…)

A full blown strike to the cranium of Hollywood, Tony Jaa steps up as the successor to Bruce Lee’s crown in a real old school knockabout kung fu movie that doesn’t rely on CGI or wirework… (more…)

Director Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk) and star Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love, Infernal Affairs) re-unite for a belated but rather disappointing follow-up to Tokyo Raiders… (more…)

The ground breaking martial art films that broke Jackie Chan as a superstar… (more…)

Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Volume 1 and 2) stars in a kung fu classic that is so much more than your average revenge movie… (more…)

Hong Kong Legends launch their ‘Ultra-bit’ tag with two formative films from the career of Jackie Chan… (more…)

Jackie Chan and Jet Li’s new film has the top spot in the US, which bodes well for it’s performance there and beyond…

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Jet Li and Jackie Chan - together for the first time ever…! (more…)

The bite size guide for those of you who loved Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but were too afraid to ask where to go next… these are the ten Hong Kong movies you MUST see! (more…)

A shameless cash in on the Hong Kong pop phenomenon the Twins lands them in Buffy territory, but this very stupid comedy has some of the best fight scenes around… (more…)

Director Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa and Phetthai Wongkhamlao reunite for what is effectively a slicker remake of Ong-Bak, but a lot less fun… (more…)

Hong Kong directors are ditching young stars for old veterans who’ve hardly been on screen in twenty years or more, but the real surprise is they’re giving them the best roles (more…)