Reviews

As the ’70s came to a close, Hong Kong studios were attempting to mix up the martial arts formula. Moviegoers wanted more than just a good old revenge story solved with fist and feet. Supernatural elements were introduced in order to give an extra dimension to fighting. Spirits, demons and

Camp Crystal Lake became the most infamous summer camp in 1980. The place was already had a bad reputation when in 1958, a camper drowned because the horny camp counselors were too busy getting freaky to hear his screams at the lake. Years later when they decided to reopen, it

While the last few years, we’ve been getting a revival of Shaw Brothers martial arts and wuxia films, the studio did other genres. Cinema had gone spy crazy in the mid-60s with the James Bond films becoming global blockbusters. Besides being a movie studio, Shaw Brothers ran a chain of

While martial arts had taken over the Hong Kong action in the ’70s with the rise of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, there were still those of enjoyed the sword play of wuxia. In 1980, Patrick Tam brought back the clanging glory of wuxia with a movie appropriately

We always talk about escaping into books, but is it a really good idea? Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds is an animated film about two sisters that get lost in the pages. Agnes has just completed the latest chapter in her successful Sirocco fantasy novel series. She’s exhausted and