Tag Archives: Martial Arts

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Review

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sam S-P

https://www.thefilmagazine.com/shang-chi-legend-of-ten-rings-mcu-review/ SSP

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Review in Brief: The Night Comes for Us (2018)

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Sam S-P

I never thought I’d say this about any martial arts movie, but THE NIGHT COMES FOR US makes THE RAID films look tame. It’s not just the lead who’s a mostly unstoppable killing machine but his friends as well. The … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Manhunt (2017/18)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Sam S-P

Surprise, surprise, John Woo’s latest is very John Woo. MANHUNT’s action may take a while to really ramp up, but once it does you’ve got more people flying through the air, sliding along surfaces and rapidly expending and replacing guns … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Blade of the Immortal (2017)

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Sam S-P

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL is one-man filmmaking army Takashi Miike’s 100th feature and arguably his largest scale project to date. I doubt the man who makes Ridley Scott look sluggish even broke a sweat (only a film a year, Ridders? … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: The Villainess (2017)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Sam S-P

Creative fight choreography and full-on violence is one thing, but what really blew me away about THE VILLAINESS was the cinematography. I can’t even begin to imagine how they achieved some of these impossible shots. For once a POV action … Continue reading →

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Review: The Raid (2011)

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Sam S-P

THE RAID, or: the Fine Art of Ultraviolence, as it really should be subtitled (subtitled REDEMPTION in the USA, which is sort-of a spoiler) was the finest martial arts film for a decade when it was rolled out over 2011-12 … Continue reading →

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Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Sam S-P

In 2000 audiences and critics across the world were blown away by CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. The product of international co-operation between studios and directed by Ang Lee, an auteur celebrated both in his native Taiwan and China and in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Raid 2 (2014)

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Sam S-P

Sometimes bigger is indeed better. Whereas Gareth Evans’ breakout film THE RAID astounded audiences and critics alike by giving them a visceral and pulse-pounding experience that made up for its modest budget with ingenious filming techniques and clever scripting. THE … Continue reading →

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Jakarta Calling…

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Sam S-P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDw3n2w9ty8 Today saw the debut of the teaser trailer for THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. If you never saw Gareth Evans’ first slice of martial arty Indonesian awesomeness, then why the hell not? It was stunning. The trailer doesn’t reveal much, … Continue reading →

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