Category: Hong Kong Cinema

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  The Killer (1989)

  September 16, 2020

  1980s, Action, Crime, Drama, Existential, Hong Kong Cinema, Noir

  I remember first watching The Killer (1989) thanks to SBS Cult Movie night as well as renting a VHS version with a terrible English dub. Reviving the Dragon Dynasty DVD I owned of this Hong Kong action classic directed and written by John Woo, it was a pleasure to revisit. When I was younger, much… Read.

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  Drunken Master (1978)

  April 20, 2020

  1970s, Action, Comedy, Hong Kong Cinema, Martial Arts

  I’d long heard about the legend of Drunken Master (1978) so it was good escapism to finally catch up with this iconic Jackie Chan film, a box office hit in Hong Kong early in his career, Wikipedia tells me. As the character of Wong Fei-Hung, Chan is a cheeky, cocky troublemaker whose mischief catches up… Read.

• Hard Boiled (1992)

  September 27, 2019

  1990s, Action, Crime, Hong Kong Cinema

  Considering how much I loved The Killer as a teenager, I can’t believe it took me this long to see Hard Boiled (1992), which was the action classic every one said it was, maybe the height of director John Woo’s craft. Well, I still can’t get over Woo thinking “How can I raise the stakes… Read.