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THE MAGNIFICENT CHANG CHEH Eureka Blu-Ray Review: Essential Viewing For All Fans Of The Classics

The Magnificent Chang Cheh arrives on Blu-ray from Eureka Entertainment on April 29 from Eureka Classics. Pre-orders are up and running at MVD Shop. Classic wuxia and kung fu and hijinks are on the menu and for this, we turn to Eureka Entetainment’s latest Eureka Classics packaging, The Magnificent Chang Cheh. First up is the late autuer’s 1966 adventure, The Magnificent Trio boasts the casting of screen stalwarts Jimmy Wang Yu, Lo Lieh, and Cheng Lei, along with Lui Ming, Fanny Fan Lai, Chin Ping, and Margaret Tu. We firstly meet Lu Feng (Wang Yu), a wandering swordsman who stumbles upon a scene that looks more unsavory than it is. Indeed, it’s a kidnapping of the local magistrate’s daughter, implemented by a villager and his sons desperate to hold him accountable for his tyrannical ways. Wei’s first order of business is to assemble a band of as many henchmen as […]

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THE ADVENTURERS Eureka Blu-Ray Review: Andy Lau And Rosamund Kwan Illuminate Ringo Lam’s 1995 Revenge Epic

The Adventurers arrives on Limited Edition Blu-Ray on April 29 from Eureka Entertainment. Pre-orders are now up and running at MVD Shop. The late Ringo Lam remains one of the biggest core figures in Hong Kong cinema today. A notable figure among a roster of signaling Hong Kong’s “new wave,” Lam is best known for flourishing on the big screen with spells of modern crime dramas and thrillers, including his 1995 film, The Adventurers. A lush rice field sets the stage for a prologue flashing back to 1975 as we witness the brutality of the Khmer Rouge in a helpless Cambodian village. The explosive backstory anchors the film’s introduction into the story of a much-older Wai Lok-yan (Andy Lau), a Thai Air Force pilot who lands the opportunity of a lifetime to avenge the murder of his family. His target? A CIA turncoat named Ray (Paul Chun) who made billions […]

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TACFEST III Review: In GUNMAN (GATILLERO), Gripping, Absorbing, Breathless.

Pablo “El Galgo” Correa (Sergio Podeley) is a hitman recently released from prison who finds himself embroiled in a series of misfortunes after accepting a minor job for his boss, unwittingly falling into a web of betrayals that will make him the prey of all the neighborhood’s thugs. This small Argentine production surprises with its excellent staging, taking the viewer through the streets of the oppressed Isla Maciel neighborhood, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, under a relentless hail of bullets and betrayals that keep the audience on edge throughout the whole film. Cristian Tapian Marchiori creates an intense film through a single continuous shot in which we follow an anti-hero, as reprehensible as the thugs hunting him, around a relentless buildup of tension and emotions that culminates in a violent outcome that leaves the viewer completely breathless. Gunman (Gatillero in its original language) is a very remarkable work, a […]

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