Cert 15 | 88 mins | 2003
4 Star
One Cop, One Gun, One Deadly Night.
Seasoned director Johnnie To (Election, Election 2, Mad Detective, Exiled) brings a Hong Kong tale of how one little mistake can easily start a string of events that totally change the participants lives forever, in this cop loses his gun story Hong Kong style.
PTU (Police Tactical Unit) are a division connected to the…more
Cert 15 | 121 mins | 2020
4 Star
Plenty of Bang for Your Bucks.
From writer director Herman Yau (Shock Wave, Turning Point, Turning Point 2) comes this year’s blockbuster thriller as he teams up once again with writer Erica Li ( Ip Man: The Final Fight) to bring us a stand-alone sequel in name only, set in Hong Kong and using the Police Explosive Ordinance Bureau as…more
Cert 18 | 114 mins | 2000
4 Star
Brutal Death Race, Oh and Babies.
Classic Martial Arts filmmaker, writer, director and Producer Hark Tsui (Zu Warriors From the Magic Mountain, Once Upon A Time In China Trilogy, Iron Monkey, The Taking of Tiger Mountain) comes to the twenty-first century with this Hong Kong and South American crime fiction. Where young men have to find their place in society…more
Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1972
4 Star
Martial Art Revenge.
Following in the vein of the Shaw Brothers Studio (Come Drink with Me, The One-Armed Swordsman, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) of Hong Kong comes one of their stars Jimmy Wang Yu (The One Armed Swordsmen, One-Armed Boxer II, Return of the Chinese Boxer) as writer, director and starring himself as the lead role. This film pulls together…more
Cert 15 | 95 mins | 1958
4 star satirical take on corporate greed in 1950’s Japan.
Giants and Toys is a Japanese film, originally released in 1958. It makes it’s worldwide Blu-ray debut in 1080p courtesy of Arrow Video. Based on the short story by Takeshi Kaikō, it has a screenplay by Yoshio Shirasaka and directed by Yasuzô Masumura (Lullaby of the Earth).
The film is presented with…more
Cert 15 | 85 mins | 2021
4 stars of high kicking stylish martial arts action.
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master is written by by Liming Li (Young Ip Man: Crisis Time), who also directs alongside Qingshui Shi. It is presented here on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK courtesy of Dazzler Media.
“Kung Fu. Why do we practice it? My master said, it’s a Kung Fu master’s duty…more
Cert 15 | 297 mins | 1983-1985
4 Star
Girls, Crooks and Cops.
(or Misfits Save the Day)
From the original idea by writer Barry Wong (Mr. Vampire, Eastern Condors, Hard Boiled), the Martial Arts legend Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (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) also…more
