Cert 15 | 96 mins | 1986
4 Star
You’ll Know When You’ve Been Yeoh’ed.
This is the second instalment of the ‘Girl’s With Gun’s’ films following on from Yes Madam, that ended up as the ‘In the Line of Duty’ series where we see strong female Martial Artists, using guns in the course of saving their city from would be wrong doers. Once again, the theme is “I…more
Cert 18 | 173 mins | 1974
4 Star
The King of Kung-Fu Double Bill.
Writer and director Teruo Ishii (Female Yakuza Tale, An Outlaw), brings us his violent crime story. As leading man, The King of Kung-Fu Shin’ichi Chiba (as Sonny Chiba) takes to the streets of Hong Kong, to put criminals out of business. He does this with his amazing martial arts skills. He will beat the…more
Cert 18 | 93 mins | 1985
4 star
Martial Arts in Hong Kong 80s Style.
Corey Yuen (Righting Wrongs, She Shoots Straight) brings us the female lead martial arts extravaganza, that started the ‘girls-with-guns’ sub-genre, and spawned the In ‘the Line of Duty’ series of films. Produced by the great Sammo Hung (Jackie Chan’s Police Story & Police Story 2, Jackie Chan’s PROJECT A & PROJECT A PART…more
Cert 12 | 97 mins | 1982
4 Star
The Good, The Bad, and the Dead.
Once again, Eureka Classics brings us one of Sammo Hung’s (Three Films With Sammo Hung, Wheels on Meals, Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain, The Fate of Lee Khan, Mr Vampire, Jackie Chan’s PROJECT A & PROJECT A PART II) dark comedies. Directed by Martial Arts master Wu Ma (Kung Fu of 8…more
Cert 15 | 1415 mins | 1978-1993
5 Star
Shaolin on the Rampage.
ARROW VIDEO have done it again, but even bigger this time as we see volume 2 of the masters of Martial Arts film making the Shaw Brothers. Ten, yes, ten disks. Fourteen action packed films (See below) and two disks of soundtracks. Brilliant stuff. Volume two should be the Christmas present for any Kung Fu fan…more
Cert 15 | 186 mins | 1972
5 Star
Brilliant 70s Martial Arts
The Lightning Hands and Feet of Mao.
Once more, Eureka Entertainment brings us a cracking pair of Martial Arts films, this time featuring the amazing talents of Angela Mao (Enter The Dragon, Thunderbolt) Where we see her as a woman out for vengeance, and the other as she defends her Martial Arts School. Also, they have packed…more
Cert 18 | 114 mins | 2021
4 Star
Love can be Brutal.
Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, comes via Indonesia and the alternative streaming service ARROW. From the pen of Eka Kurniawan, from his novel of the same name, and adapted for the screen by himself and writer/director Edwin (Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly, Aruna & Her Palate). The film takes place in the late…more
