PICTURE OF A NYMPH – 88 Films Review: Wu Ma’s Classic Haunts With Spectral Delight
Coming this week from 88 Films!
Retro Reviews
JFF Theater: TIME TRAVELLER: THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME: Time Travel as a Vessel for Memory
Time travel stories have always held a unique allure, possessing a special charm that consistently captivates audiences. This is certainly the case for this story within Japanese culture; based on the 1967 Yasutaka Tsutsui’s novel, it has been adapted for the big screen no fewer than four times, with each iteration offering its own distinct perspective. This 2010 adaptation, serves as a sequel to the 1983 film starred by popular 80´s idol Tomoyo Harada in her screen debut . It follows the daughter of the original protagonist as she travels back to 1972 to find her mother’s teenage love and deliver a long-awaited message. However, the journey is fraught with errors: she arrives two years late. There, she encounters an aspiring young filmmaker who helps her on her quest, inadvertently weaving a new story that leads them to a poignant realization—in this life, the only thing that truly survives the […]
BULLET IN THE HEAD – Shout! Blu-Ray Review: Woo Under Fire!
Now available from Shout! Studios on 4K UHD/Blu-Ray!
ONCE A THIEF – Shout! Review: Chow, Chung And Cheung Are A Triple Threat In Woo’s Caper Classic
The movie is now available on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray from Shout! Studios
KING OF BEGGARS – Eureka Blu-Ray Review: A Signature Stephen Chow Kung Fu Comedy Delight
Arriving on January 27 from Eureka Entertainment.
SAGA OF THE PHOENIX – 88 Films Blu-Ray Review: A Niche Fantasy Classic That Still Flies High
Now available from 88 Films
PAPER MARRIAGE – Eureka Review: Classic Action And Thrills With Antiquated Comedy Romantics
Starring Sammo Hung, Maggie Cheung, Dick Wei, and Billy Chow
THE KILLER – Shout! Review: Quite Possibly The Best Version Ever Put On Physical Media
“The movie where John Woo becomes ‘John Woo'” comes home on Deluxe Limited Edition 4K/Blu-Ray on 12/2!
THE MANCHU BOXER – Eureka Review: An Early Kung Fu Classic With Some Early Sammo Greatness
Directed by Wu Ma and featuring action sequences by Sammo Hung
SHANGHAI SHANGHAI – Eureka Review: Sammo Hung And Yuen Biao Headline All-Star Hong Kong Classic
Starring Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Anita Mui, and George Lam
THE RED SPECTACLES Review: Mamoru Oshii’s Fascinating Dystopian Head Trip
Playing at the Metrograph in NYC from Friday through Sunday!
A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE AND DEATH IN SAIGON – Shout! Review: Tsui Hark’s Epic Finale To A Chow-Fueled Franchise
The film stars Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Anita Mui, and Shih Kien
A BETTER TOMORROW II – Shout! Review: John Woo’s Fully-Loaded Sequel Maxes Out With Guns Blazing!
Starring Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, and Dean Shek
A BETTER TOMORROW – Shout! Review: One Of Hong Kong Cinema’s Finest, Made By One Of Hong Kong Cinema’s Finest
Starring Ti Lung, Chow Yun Fat, and Leslie Cheung
Haymaker 2025 Review: In DRAGONS FOREVER, Chan, Hung and Yuen, One Last Time
The film screens this weekend for the first-annual Haymaker Film Festival!
Streaming Sleepers: In MERCENARIES FROM HONG KONG, Wong Jing’s Fresh 80s Action Classic
Mercenaries From Hong Kong was previously reviewed for the twenty-sixth edition of Fantasia Festival. The film is currently available to stream via Arrow Player. Undoubtedly, one of the most well-received aspects of being an avid Arrow Video collector nowadays means being exposed to rounds of cult classic titles long-adorned by certain niches. Specifically, we’re talking those of the Hong Kong cinema kind and folks especially fond of Arrow’s Shawscope 2K restorations of late, including and not limited to Wong Jing’s third directorial outing in his career with Ti Lung starrer, Mercenaries From Hong Kong. Ti Lung plays Lok Li, a hired killer working in Hong Kong already wanted for murdering the son of a crimeboss. Before he can escape to Thailand until the heat blows over, Lok gets enveloped into even more trouble at the behest of Ho Ying (Candice Yu), a wealthy tycoon’s daughter who claims she is being […]
PEKING OPERA BLUES – Shout! Review: A Revolutionary Classic In Its Own Right
The film is now available from Shout! Factory
THE CAT – 88 Films Blu-Ray Review: Lam Nai Choi’s Last Greatest Meows On A High Note
THE CAT arrives tomorrow on limited edition Blu-Ray from 88 Films
FLAMING BROTHERS Eureka Blu-Ray Review: Keeping Love And Loyalty Alive In Joe Cheung’s Gangster Classic
The film arrives on limited edition Blu-Ray on September 16.
Arrow Video Blu-Ray Review: In PROOF OF THE MAN, A Transcendant Masterpiece
This is one of the best films ever made.