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Saturday, September 29th, 2007
Another rather convincing slice of the Hong Kong triad gang world from Election director Johnnie To – with an ensemble cast to die for!… (more…)

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Fong Sai Yuk

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Bizarre, inspired fight scenes and farcical fun, Corey Yuen directs Jet Li in a silly but highly enjoyable movie… (more…)

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Forest Of Death

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Danny Pang proves he can no longer see the wood for the trees in this disappointing, ill-conceived, badly scripted horror-thriller… (more…)

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Golden Chicken

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
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…)

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High Risk aka Meltdown

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
A martial arts movie star famous for his stunts? Now who could Wong Jing be lampooning in this Jet Li vehicle?… (more…)

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Saviour Of The Soul

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Corey Yuen and Daniel Lai co-direct this superb comic book nonsense… (more…)

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Seoul Raiders

Wednesday, March 16th, 2005
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…)

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Shaolin Soccer

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
With the imminent release of Kung Fu Hustle on DVD, is there a better time to revisit this silly but fun classic?… (more…)

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So Close

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004
Three ass kicking babes in some of the best action sequences in ages - Charlies Angels eat your heart out… (more…)

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The Eye 2

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
The Pang Brothers do it again with a worthy scary follow-up to their acclaimed horror The Eye, starring the Gorgeous Shu Qi… (more…)

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