One film that I was dying to see at the NYAFF but didn’t have the time to do so was Benny Chan’s Shaolin. Apparently it is a beautiful look piece of martial arts cinema that fan... Read more
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate marks the first movie in 14 years that Tsui Hark and Jet Li have worked on together since their very popular film, Once Upon a Time in China series. Tsui Hark,... Read more
BKO: Bangkok Knockout has some of the greatest choreographed fighting I’ve ever seen in a film and guess what, it’s finally coming to Blu Ray and DVD! I reviewed this film at th... Read more
Directed by Hwang Yu Sik and starring a new, up and coming actor, Jeong Seok-won, comes the latest Korean thriller to hit the big screen. It’s called THE BEAST, which is quite a fitti... Read more
My next Japanese review is another film that is being co-presented by the NYAFF and The NY Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, it is entitled Milocrorze: A Love Story. Right off the b... Read more
Based on the popular newspaper comic and anime TV series, Ninja Rantaro Flunks Again, comes this family friendly, live-action adaptation film called Ninja Kids!!!, directed by the one and on... Read more
Wow. I didn’t realize how old Supercop was until I watched Supercop again. The 1992 action comedy stars a very young Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Maggie... Read more
Thanks to Indomina Releasing, on July 26th, everyone in the US will have the opportunity to finally purchase Bodyguards and Assassins, the martial arts action/drama that made a huge splash a... Read more
The 10th Anniversary of the New York Asian Film Festival is rapidly approaching and as such, we have finally been graced with the glory that is the full festival lineup. After attending the... Read more
It’s about time! A teaser has finally been released for Jackie Chan’s 100th film entitled 1911 (or Xinhai Revolution). After months of marketing and the slow release of producti... Read more
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